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Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa
Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa
The Hyde Amendment denies low-income individuals abortion access. Following an abortion helpline in Philadelphia where every phone counselor goes by Lisa, the film gives voice to women and teens affected by the explicitly discriminatory legislation.
14 min · 6,356 views · unrated
5 Lies About Abortion Doctors Are Forced to Tell You
5 Lies About Abortion Doctors Are Forced to Tell You
Picture this: you hurt yourself, and you go to the doctor to talk about knee surgery. What would you think if your doctor was required — by law — to tell you that the operation would increase your chance of bone cancer? Or that repairing your torn ligament would increase your...
Meredith Clark · 15,952 views · unrated
Why Republicans are NOT the Party of Freedom | Robert Reich
Why Republicans are NOT the Party of Freedom | Robert Reich
Why is the party of "freedom" trying to ban abortion? Because it's not actually about freedom. It's about power.
3 min · 6,815 views · unrated
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories
When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories (1992)
This Academy Award-nominated film features compelling first-person accounts which reveal the physical, legal, and emotional consequences during the era when abortion was a criminal act. Remembrances include those of women who experienced illegal abortions, doctors who risked...
27 min · 11,719 views · 3.8 stars
An Abortion Rights Battle Bigger Than Texas | Sunsara Taylor Interview [ATV 013]
An Abortion Rights Battle Bigger Than Texas | Sunsara Taylor Interview [ATV 013]
Episode breakdown Part 1: (00:26) Why I support The Abortion Rights Freedom Ride Part 2: (04:00) What Did Stop Patriarchy learn from the 2013 Freedom Ride? Part 3: (05:25) From Roe V. Wade until today, how did we loose so much ground?
30 min · 1,259 views · 4.5 stars
What If Gun Laws Were Like Abortion Laws?
What If Gun Laws Were Like Abortion Laws?
What would gun rights look like in America if we treated them like abortion rights? The Supreme Court has ruled that owning guns and getting abortions are both rights granted to Americans, but the laws governing each are remarkably different. Republicans are the primary...
William Hamby · 5,821 views · 4.8 stars
America's War On Abortion
America's War On Abortion (2020)
Deeyah Khan investigates one of the most divisive issues in American politics - abortion, going on the frontline to meet those most affected by America's abortion wars.
66 min · 7,450 views · unrated
Roe v Wade: How The Democrats FAILED Women On Abortion | Katie Halper
Roe v Wade: How The Democrats FAILED Women On Abortion | Katie Halper
More guns, no abortion: Welcome to Joe Biden’s Liberal America
10 min · 3,021 views · unrated
Noam Chomsky - Values, Abortion, and Preserving Life
Noam Chomsky - Values, Abortion, and Preserving Life
In an edited interview from the Tony Kaye documentary "Lake of Fire", Chomsky is asked about decisions regarding the morality of abortion, and how individuals and society must take a hard look at specifics when discussing topics that deal with contradictory social values.
6 min · 1,529 views · 5 stars
America's Reproductive Slaves
America's Reproductive Slaves
On Wednesday, the day it was announced that the U.S. birthrate fell for the fourth straight year, signaling the lowest number of births in 32 years, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the most draconian anti-abortion law in the country. That the two developments came at the
Chris Hedges · 9,409 views · 4 stars
How to Understand White Male Terrorism
How to Understand White Male Terrorism
 We’ve been here before, and we know that violent backlash is at its fiercest when movements for racial and gender justice are winning.
Max Berger · 4,424 views · 4.8 stars
Instead of Defunding Planned Parenthood, Can We Defund War?
Instead of Defunding Planned Parenthood, Can We Defund War?
Stacey Johnston · 1,209 views · 4.5 stars
Christians Call Out Hobby Lobby For Hypocrisy
Christians Call Out Hobby Lobby For Hypocrisy
The arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby proudly touts itself as a Christian company that puts people over profits. However, some staunch Christians say there's a gaping hole in that claim -- namely, China.
Kim Bhasin · 539 views · 3 stars
The Rise of The Ultra-Right in The US
The Rise of The Ultra-Right in The US (2025)
How has the ultra-right made it to the heart of American politics? By gradually occupying positions of power in politics, the judiciary and the media and steadily expanding its sphere of influence. Adherents have been bolstered by Trump’s 2024 election victory. The tightening...
52 min · 1,902 views · unrated
Bill Nye: Can We Stop Telling Women What to Do With Their Bodies?
Bill Nye: Can We Stop Telling Women What to Do With Their Bodies?
The Science Guy argues that most anti-abortion legislation is derived from outdated beliefs that predate smart science by fifty centuries.
5 min · 1,719 views · 5 stars
2023, in 7 minutes
2023, in 7 minutes
The year’s already over? Let’s look back.
8 min · 707 views · unrated
When Cheering for Murder Is Disguised as Patriotism
When Cheering for Murder Is Disguised as Patriotism
To revel in the image of human beings being blown apart is to confess a kind of moral numbness that civilizations acquire only in their final stages of decay.
Tim Hjersted · 272 views · unrated
How Unaccountable Institutions Are Shaping Your Life | Robert Reich
How Unaccountable Institutions Are Shaping Your Life | Robert Reich
Never forget that a majority of Supreme Court justices were appointed by presidents who initially lost the popular vote. The court is now poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, despite Americans supporting the landmark abortion ruling by a roughly 2-to-1 margin. This is not how a...
5 min · 3,660 views · unrated
The Age of the Demagogues
The Age of the Demagogues
The increase in nihilistic violence such as school shootings and Friday’s lethal assault on a Planned Parenthood clinic, the frequent executions of poor people of color by police, and the rise of thuggish demagogues such as Donald Trump are symptoms of the collapse of our...
Chris Hedges · 3,118 views · 5 stars
Dear America: Please Get Your Head Out of Your Ass About Bernie Sanders
Dear America: Please Get Your Head Out of Your Ass About Bernie Sanders
Seriously, though, come on, guys.
Emil Mella · 19,837 views · 5 stars
5 Ways May Is as Bad as Trump
5 Ways May Is as Bad as Trump
Donald Trump’s presidency has already been an unprecedented barrage of racism, homophobia, sexism and other attacks on human rights and the planet. He is a racist, a misogynist, and the world’s climate change denier in chief; in short he is terrifying. But the response gives...
Steve Rushton · 6,246 views · 0.5 stars
Why the Handmaid’s Tale Has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes in Trump's America
Why the Handmaid’s Tale Has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes in Trump's America
Maybe it’s because we’re starting to see bits of Gilead all around us.
Mark Rahner · 10,201 views · unrated
What Republicans and Conservative Libertarians Really Stand For, As Explained by an Anarchist
What Republicans and Conservative Libertarians Really Stand For, As Explained by an Anarchist
A strange thing happened during the October 2013 battle in the US Congress over a government shutdown and threat of default. The Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, denounced the Republicans as “anarchists.” So did Elizabeth Warren, one of the most liberal Senators. As did...
Wayne Price · 6,737 views · 5 stars
What "Taking the Country Back" Means for the Rest of Us
What "Taking the Country Back" Means for the Rest of Us
I’ve been really angry and depressed for the last few months. I’ve finally pieced together why.
Derrick Lemos · 2,524 views · 5 stars
Simone De Beauvoir's Political Philosophy Resonates Today
Simone De Beauvoir's Political Philosophy Resonates Today
Simone de Beauvoir is rightly best known for declaring: ‘One is not born, but rather becomes, woman.’ A less well-known facet of her philosophy, particularly relevant today, is her political activism, a viewpoint that follows directly from her metaphysical stance on the self...
Skye C Cleary · 10,606 views · unrated
Why Do People Find Jordan Peterson so Convincing? Because the Left Doesn't Have Its Own House in Order
Why Do People Find Jordan Peterson so Convincing? Because the Left Doesn't Have Its Own House in Order
The Canadian clinical psychologist and university professor has become hugely popular for his 'anti-PC' views and is beloved of many on the alt-right. He's appealing for a number of reasons, most of them connected to the left-wing people he opposes
Slavoj Zizek · 4,618 views · 5 stars
Agenda 21: the UN, Sustainability and Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
Agenda 21: the UN, Sustainability and Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
Virtually none of the outlandish claims about Agenda 21 are true. Yet, as with all such baseless propaganda, the hysteria over it has had the effect of poisoning any kind of rational discussion of the very real challenges we face — challenges that are essential to tackle...
Heidi Beirich · 3,147 views · unrated
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
Daniel Hunter · 7,959 views · unrated
The Dark Money Game (w/ Alex Gibney) | The Chris Hedges Report
The Dark Money Game (w/ Alex Gibney) | The Chris Hedges Report
On this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Chris Hedges speaks with filmmaker Alex Gibney about Gibney’s documentary series The Dark Money Game, which examines the “labyrinth of mirrors” that facilitates untraceable corruption through the American political system. Although...
49 min · 467 views · unrated
Trump’s War on America
Trump’s War on America
Trump’s newest presidential memoranda criminalizes critics of empire, capitalism, Christian nationalism, abuses by the state and those who fight racism and gender discrimination.
Chris Hedges · 440 views · unrated
Autopsy Results: Why the Democrats Lost in 2024—And How to Start Winning Again
Autopsy Results: Why the Democrats Lost in 2024—And How to Start Winning Again
Without a full and honest accounting of the Harris campaign and the Democratic Party’s myriad failures, there can be little realistic hope of defeating Trumpist authoritarianism in the future.
Christopher D. Cook · 2,242 views · unrated
6 Reasons Female Nudity Can be Powerful
6 Reasons Female Nudity Can be Powerful
Last week, in the midst of what appears to be infinite fascination [2] about Lena Dunham’s nudity, I saw a fundraiser for the documentary “Free the Nipple [3]“ and also, by coincidence, talked to Facebook spokespeople
Soraya Chemaly · 4,843 views · 3 stars
15 Powerful Quotes From the World's Most Humble President
15 Powerful Quotes From the World's Most Humble President
"Modest yet bold, liberal and fun-loving." Naming Uruguay the country of the year in 2013, the Economist may very well have described the rising nation's head of state, President José "Pepe" Mujica. Known for his unusual frankness, fiery oration
Hyacinth Mascarenhas · 209,842 views · 4.8 stars
Women Like Sex. Stop Making 'Health' Excuses for Why We Use Birth Control
Women Like Sex. Stop Making 'Health' Excuses for Why We Use Birth Control
When 99% of the female population uses contraception, it's sad that we can't just come out and say that we use it for sex. And that we like the sex – a lot.   Women like to have sex. Some women who like to have sex don't want to get pregnant, so they use birth control. I...
Jessica Valenti · 4,422 views · 5 stars
The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan's Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking
The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan's Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking
Necessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood.
Maria Popova · 62,713 views · 4.7 stars
Election 2014 Postmortem: We Fucking Did This To Ourselves
Election 2014 Postmortem: We Fucking Did This To Ourselves
Did you vote yesterday? Are you under 30? Well, congratu-fucking-lations. You are among the few and the proud. Yesterday, Republicans swept to what I'm bound by day-old tradition to refer to as "histor
Erin Gloria Ryan · 6,959 views · 3.5 stars
How Cities Can Protect People Threatened by Trumpism
How Cities Can Protect People Threatened by Trumpism
Cities can offer shelter and protection to their vulnerable citizens and become a place progressives can exert real power.
Arun Gupta · 18,613 views · 5 stars
Where We Go From Here: 5 Key Ways to Build a Movement
Where We Go From Here: 5 Key Ways to Build a Movement
From "You Are on Your Own" to "We Are All in This Together." What this moment demands is a coherent strategy and egalitarian vision that can harness the energy and outrage Trump has provoked
Jules Lobel · 3,159 views · unrated
The Everyday Power of Movement Activism
The Everyday Power of Movement Activism
Activism is normal; what’s strange is that we don’t see it that way.
Laurence Cox · 908 views · unrated
The Market Theocracy
The Market Theocracy
The Handmaid’s Tale is less a dystopian nightmare about Trump’s America than a comforting fiction we tell ourselves.
Angela Nagle · 1,996 views · unrated
Class: The Little Word the Elites Want You to Forget
Class: The Little Word the Elites Want You to Forget
The culture wars give the oligarchs, both Democrats and Republicans, the cover to continue the pillage.
Chris Hedges · 3,703 views · 5 stars
The One-Choice Election
The One-Choice Election
There is only one choice in this election. The consolidation of oligarchic power under Donald Trump or the consolidation of oligarchic power under Joe Biden.
Chris Hedges · 5,206 views · unrated
The Cautious Case for Harris
The Cautious Case for Harris
A Kamala Harris presidency will not fundamentally change the neo-liberal status quo, but what wins can we get?
Vincent Pagliaccio · 1,423 views · 5 stars
Your Mommy Kills Animals
Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)
Writer-director Curtis Johnson seems to view compassionately the young militants who make up the loose network of public speakers, protest organizers, and lab-animal liberators the U.S. government has labeled the number one domestic terrorist threat. One activist notes that...
105 min · 12,296 views · 3.1 stars
A History of Beliefs about the New World Order in Popular Culture
A History of Beliefs about the New World Order in Popular Culture
As a conspiracy theory, the term New World Order or NWO refers to the emergence of a totalitarian one-world government.
various writers · 9,840 views · unrated
How to Spot - and Defeat - Disruption on the Internet
How to Spot - and Defeat - Disruption on the Internet
David Martin’s Thirteen Rules for Truth Suppression,  H. Michael Sweeney’s 25 Rules of Disinformation (and now Brandon Smith’s
Washington's Blog · 3,303 views · 4.8 stars
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism pulls back the curtain on Fox News, revealing how it built a media empire on spin, fear, and partisan propaganda. Through insider accounts and damning footage, the film exposes how "fair and balanced" was always a marketing...
78 min · 16,914 views · 4.3 stars
Why We Don't Make Demands
Why We Don't Make Demands
From Occupy to Ferguson, whenever a new grassroots movement arises, pundits charge that it lacks clear demands. Why won’t protesters summarize their goals as a coherent program? Why aren’t there representatives who can negotiate with the authorities to advance a concrete...
CrimethInc. · 3,707 views · 4.5 stars
5 Ways Powerful People Trick You Into Hating Protesters
5 Ways Powerful People Trick You Into Hating Protesters
Let's say that tomorrow you are elected Secret Ruler of the USA, a position that gives you total power over the government, economy, and the culture at large -- everything that hippies refer to as "the system." Now, your first job is to not get beheaded by rioting peasants...
David Wong · 28,528 views · 4.8 stars
Feminism Against Capitalism
Feminism Against Capitalism
Ultimately the goals of a radical feminism and socialism are the same — justice and equality for all people.
Nicole M. Aschoff · 5,559 views · unrated
Bernie Vs. Hillary: What's a Feminist to Do?
Bernie Vs. Hillary: What's a Feminist to Do?
America's Only Elected Female Socialist on Women and the Presidential Race
Kshama Sawant · 21,339 views · 5 stars
The Democrats Are Flawlessly Executing a 10-Point Plan to Lose the 2016 Presidential Election
The Democrats Are Flawlessly Executing a 10-Point Plan to Lose the 2016 Presidential Election
One needn’t speculate about how the Democrats could end up losing the 2016 presidential election. In fact, a subtly complex, multi-part plan to do just that is exactly what the Democrats have been up to over the last six months.
Seth Abramson · 5,855 views · 4.2 stars
Towards a Tranformative Anti-Fascism
Towards a Tranformative Anti-Fascism
The Relevance of Radicalized Peacebuilding to Antifa Praxis
Emmi Bevensee · 4,676 views · 5 stars
Crossroads and Country Roads: Wildcat West Virginia and the Possibilities of a Working Class Offensive
Crossroads and Country Roads: Wildcat West Virginia and the Possibilities of a Working Class Offensive
During the four days I spent in West Virginia, I was repeatedly thanked for coming to support teachers from out of state, though mostly people seemed a bit surprised that I cared. Perhaps it was because I arrived at the exact moment that most of the national media was leaving...
Kate Doyle Griffiths · 9,817 views · unrated
Voting Matters
Voting Matters (trailer)
More than 50 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most extensive pieces of civil rights legislation, people of color across the United States still are engaged in a battle to protect their right to vote. Voting Matters follows one dynamic woman working...
2 min · 1,907 views · unrated
AOC, Sanders, and Warren Are the Real Centrists Because They Speak for Most Americans
AOC, Sanders, and Warren Are the Real Centrists Because They Speak for Most Americans
DO YOU KNOW what really annoys me about the media’s coverage of U.S. politics, and especially the Democratic Party?
Mehdi Hasan · 1,973 views · unrated
The Most Important Article You’ll Never Read? How Western Media Support State Terror, While Millions Die, and How This Article Was Killed
The Most Important Article You’ll Never Read? How Western Media Support State Terror, While Millions Die, and How This Article Was Killed
As media theorists, we set out in Spring 2019 to pool our collective expertise into a short and very readable article for the mainstream press about how media treats Western foreign policy.
Matthew Alford, Daniel Broudy, Jeffery Klaehn, Alan MacLeod, Florian Zollmann · 3,281 views · 5 stars
Building the New America
Building the New America
I: The American Reality America was founded on a dream. It was a dream that all people, from all the war-torn and disease-ridden corners of the earth, could come to this new-age Promised Land and build a common future side-by-side. It was half history, and half mythology...
Matthew R. Bishop · 1,265 views · 4.9 stars
The Everyday Violence of Modern Culture
The Everyday Violence of Modern Culture
Modern society — industrial civilization — is built on violence.
Max Wilbert · 1,576 views · 4 stars
There Is a Moderate Republican in This Race, but She's Running as a Democrat
There Is a Moderate Republican in This Race, but She's Running as a Democrat
Historical perspective on Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
Tony Brasunas · 15,209 views · 4.5 stars
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