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Los Angeles becomes the first major US city to vote against corporate personhood

Hundreds of Citizens Pack Council Chambers, Council Votes Unanimously to Support the Move to Amend LOS ANGELES, CA After forty-five minutes of public testimony urging a yes vote, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to support a resolution calling on Congress to...

Move to Amend · 5,662 views · 5 stars

March Against Corruption November 1, 2014 Everywhere

Money in politics is the root of all political evil. Unite with us for a week of direct action beginning Saturday November 1, 2014 -- through and including election day in the U.S. (Nov 4th) and the Million Mask March (Nov 5th). Step One: RSVP to our official FB event page:

March Against Corruption · 3,189 views · 4 stars

Amend 2012

Thanks to the Supreme Court and Citizens United, the same big corporations and billionaires that destroyed our economy and caused millions of us to lose our jobs and homes, are spending obscene amounts to drown out our voices in elections and take over our government.But...

2 min · 7,122 views · 4 stars

Break the Endless Cycle of Violence

A few thoughts on a Sunday morning.

Josh Liveright · 1,170 views · 4 stars

John Pilger: Only When We See the War Criminals In Our Midst Will the Endless Violence Begin to End

In transmitting President Richard Nixon's orders for a "massive" bombing of Cambodia in 1969, Henry Kissinger said, "Anything that flies on everything that moves". As Barack Obama wages his seventh war against the Muslim world since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and...

John Pilger · 406,772 views · 4.8 stars

TEDx - Peter Joseph: An Introduction to a Resource-Based Economy

This was a live March 21st, 2011 TEDx [Portugal] talk by Peter Joseph called: "An Introduction to a Resource-Based Economy."

18 min · 7,147 views · 5 stars

Bill Moyers at the Howard Zinn Lecture

The first Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture is delivered by veteran journalist, Bill Moyers. Citing Zinn as his inspiration, Moyers focuses on the challenges facing our democracy. He decried what he says has been a 30-year trend toward plutocracy, where the rich get richer at the...

116 min · 5,542 views · 4.7 stars

Peter Joseph: "Social Pathology"

This lecture was given by Peter Joseph in New York on March 15th, Zeitgeist Day, 2010. Some audio had to be replaced due to static problems.

105 min · 14,739 views · 5 stars

Dear Marijuana: A Goodbye Letter

Hi. Its me, Alexandra. I know Ive been distant lately.Ivebeen avoiding you.After talking things through one night with a friend, I woke up and decided I was leaving you. Im 26. We had a good nine year run, butIm saying goodbye. I didnt just want to up and dump you out of...

Alexandra Moga · 11,741 views · 2.8 stars

The World's Most Powerful Photographs

What makes a great photograph great?

2 min · 9,864 views · 4 stars

InterReflections: A Story about The Greatest Revolution of Our Time (2020)

InterReflections is an experimental, mixed genre narrative feature film by Peter Joseph, adapted from his book The New Human Rights Movement. The ambitious, nearly 3 hour work challenges not only contemporary thinking about society, it challenges the very art of filmmaking...

165 min · 34,229 views · 3.1 stars

Look Up: A Video With One Powerful Message For Us All

Everyone should watch this at least once. This short video by Gary Turk is a reminder of the effects of social media on our society. By connecting online, we are disconnecting offline. What are we missing from life as a result? What critical moments do we miss that we didn't...

5 min · 14,449 views · 4.8 stars

I Want to Fall In Love at 85 | Poet IN-Q

We celebrate St. Valentines Day with beloved poet IN-Qs heartwarming visions of finding lifelong love and growing young together, even at age 85. This powerful spoken word film features evocative animation to capture the hilarity and hardship of romance through life's final...

4 min · 808 views · unrated

Democrats: Stop Running to the Center (Code for Republican-Lite). You're Already Too Right-Wing.

Dear Democrats, Do not move to the center! Sincerely, Someone who has watched you do this after every election loss the past 50 years. - Robert Reich

4 min · 930 views · unrated

Culture In Decline #4: The War on Nature

In this episode, Peter Joseph investigates the nature of War and human conflict; the White House declares War On Nature itself; a french chef prepares an international delicacy for the kids; Louie the Logic Gremlin returns to piss everyone off and our Man on the Street gets...

29 min · 8,632 views · 4.7 stars

Forbidden Fruit: An Excerpt from the Feature Documentary Fantastic Fungi

An excerpt from the feature documentary by Louie Schwartzberg following notable mycologist, Paul Stamets, as he discusses the important role mushrooms play in the survival and health of the earth and human species.

2 min · 19,924 views · 5 stars

Peter Joseph, Zeitgeist Movement Founder on The Young Turks

This week, Cenk Uygur sits down with Peter Joseph, founder of the Zeitgeist movement and creator of Zeitgeist: Moving Forward. The Zeitgeist movement's goal is to create global sustainability by changing established social systems. Can people save the world by changing...

49 min · 6,435 views · 4.6 stars

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward is a feature-length documentary by Peter Joseph that argues for a global transition away from our current monetary-based economic system toward a more sustainable and equitable model known as a Resource-Based Economy.

162 min · 120,251 views · 4.7 stars

Should We Move To A 4-Day Work Week?

Our mindset surrounding work is stuck in the 20th century. With massive improvements in technology and productivity in the last few decades, it's time to reassess what work could look like. Is it time to move to a four day workweek? - Second Thought

13 min · 2,706 views · unrated

Spirited Away - Why Work Is Toxic

Hidden in the fantastic otherwordly narrative of Hayao Miyazakis Spirited Away is an allegory about societys toxic obsession with work. The Studio Ghibli classic was released in 2001 and commented on Japans losing its soul to capitalism in the context of the countrys lost...

24 min · 8,922 views · 5 stars

Perpetual Motion

Carpe Diem - Seize the day. While every day might not be good, there is always something good in every day. Life is filled with adventures and experiences. Life is about living. Find what drives you. Find what motivates you to get up every morning. Make every last second count.

8 min · 4,693 views · 4 stars

10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Have a Guaranteed Livable Income

The simplest most effective solution to poverty.

3 min · 10,458 views · 5 stars

The MOVE Bombing - When Police Plotted to Exterminate a Family

On May 13, 1985, one of the most shameful, horrific attacks by U.S. police ever took place in West Philadelphia. 11 people-including five children-were killed in a deliberate massacre. A racist and political attack on a radical community group known as the MOVE Organization...

30 min · 11,378 views · 5 stars

Watching Strangers Kissing is Tender, Funny, Moving, Awkward and Kinda Awesome

A short film wheretwenty strangers are asked to kiss on camera. The results are lovely and emotionally charged. Make love not war... and kiss more.

3 min · 2,079 views · 1 stars

MSNBC Is Moving "Away From Left-Wing TV" to What?

The executives at MSNBC are doing some shifting around of its network schedule. A source from the network

Ring of Fire · 2,338 views · 4.5 stars

How Worker Co-ops Are Moving Beyond Capitalism

The explosion of worker cooperatives in recent years has social justice organizers talking. Transitioning to a people-powered economy will require the work of many different social movements and worker co-ops have come to the center of the conversation due to their ability to...

David Morgan · 1,373 views · unrated

Forget Facebook, Abandon Instagram, Move To A Village

People who live in a traditional village that means a community of about 150 people are far better off than the rest of us.

Diane Cole · 37,833 views · 4.8 stars

Big Oil Has Pulled off a Classic Bait and Switch Move in the Arctic

Suzanne · 5,128 views · 1.5 stars

I Am Not Moving (Occupy Wall St)

A short film contrasting the hypocrisy of American leaders rhetoric about democracy with clips of Occupy Wall St protesters being beaten, harassed, and intimidated by the NYPD, suppressing political dissent in our own country.

7 min · 6,262 views · 5 stars

Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral On a Moving Train (trailer)

In these turbulent times, Howard Zinn is inspiring a new generation. This acclaimed film looks at the amazing life of the renowned historian, activist and author. Following his early days as a shipyard labor organizer and bombardier in World War II, Zinn became an academic...

3 min · 38,324 views · 4.7 stars

What's at Stake as TransCanada Moves to Forcefully Suppress Tar Sands Blockade

Nine activists have committed themselves to blockading construction by TransCanada of the Keystone XL pipeline project through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. The activists have established a position in trees that TransCanada must cut down in order to build the pipeline. They...

Kevin Gosztola · 2,686 views · unrated

Obama moves to make the War on Terror permanent

Complete with a newly coined, creepy Orwellian euphemism 'disposition matrix' the administration institutionalizes the most extremist powers a government can claim

Glenn Greenwald · 3,628 views · 5 stars

To Move Forward, We Must Learn from Our Progressive Past

Yesterday's ideas about curbing the ultra-rich's power remain just as relevant as ever.

Sam Pizzigati · 2,320 views · unrated

Kucinich: Takes House Floor, Moves for Cheney Impeachment

November 6th 2007 speakers session. Calling for the impeachment of Vice President Cheney for criminal acts.

25 min · 2,385 views · unrated

Bill Maher: Democrats Have Moved To The Right And The Right Has Moved Into A Mental Hospital

Bill Maher followed up his criticism of President Obama by taking on the entire political spectrum, accusing Democrats of selling out and Republicans of being "religious lunatics and Civil War reenactors.

8 min · 4,175 views · 5 stars

FCC Chief to move on Net Neutrality Proposal

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is putting together a net neutrality proposal and plans to take action on the controversial issue as early as next month, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation. Details of the proposal...

Kim Hart · 2,736 views · 5 stars

Voting Is a Chess Move, Not the Whole Game

"Voting is a chess move, not a valentine. And here's the joy of being politically engaged all year round every year; you get to work with a whole lot of chess pieces and players and strategies and longterm visions, so you don't agonize over whether this little hop with a pawn...

Tim Hjersted · 3,387 views · unrated

Why We Need to Move Closer to King's Understanding of Nonviolence

Nonviolence is not simply the absence of violence, but about taking a proactive stand against violence and injustice, and working to repair the harm.

Kazu Haga · 2,738 views · unrated

As the Trump Administration Retreats on Climate Change, US Cities Are Moving Forward

Despite almost universal scientific consensus that climate change poses a growing threat, President Donald Trumps recent infrastructure plan makes no mention of the need to build resilience to rising global temperatures. Instead, it actually seeks to weaken environmental...

Katherine Levine Einstein and David Glick and Maxwell Palmer · 1,868 views · unrated

Moving On From #Metoo | Louise Mazanti PhD

How can we move forward as men and women in the wake of the #metoo campaign? Psychotherapist and relationship expert Louise Mazanti PhD talks to Rebel Wisdom founder and journalist David Fuller. For more details on Louise Mazanti: https://www.mazantilousada.com/ They also...

28 min · 4,731 views · 0.5 stars

Why I Never Moved to Portland

I was always going to move to Portland. For years, that was my escape plan.

Sarah Kobos · 2,225 views · 5 stars

Can We Let Capitalism Die and Move On?

Death can be very painful and confusing. This is true for economic systems just as it is for personal loved ones. Moving on is just a hard thing to do. Its really tough to work through all the difficult feelings we have about loss. Will I see my grandmother again? What am I...

Joe Brewer · 4,988 views · 5 stars

People Were Moved to Tears After Taking the DNA Journey

It's easy to think there are more things dividing us than uniting us. But we actually have much more in common with other nationalities than you'd think.

5 min · 74,815 views · 5 stars

Best Mentor Ever Tells Boy 'It's OK to Cry' in Moving Viral Video

A man is offering kids a shoulder to cry on.

Elyse Wanshel · 15,356 views · 5 stars

Move Your Money from Banks to Credit Unions

Join Matthew Cooke and Susan Sarandon by pledging to withdraw your money from these big banks until they agree to: 1. Divest from Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of the Dakota Access Pipeline. 2. Pressure President Obama to halt construction and put a stop to...

2 min · 17,068 views · 4.8 stars

Dr. MLK Jr. Legacy Symposium: "Moving Toward Collective Liberation"

Honoring the life, legacy and enduring dream of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This interactive panel will explore the continued struggle for collective liberation and explore the role of men and masculinity in a new civil rights movement led by queer/femme black and...

112 min · 1,166 views · unrated

Moving the Giants - An Urgent Plan to Save the Planet

David Milarch is an arborist from central Michigan. In 1991, Milarch had a near death experience that inspired a personal quest to archive the genetics of the world's largest trees before they're gone and to replant global forests to fight climate change. This is the story...

11 min · 16,111 views · 4.5 stars

4 Essential Self-Defense Moves Every Woman Should Know

Trish Hoffman has made it her goal to teach women how to feel safe and prepared, no matter what. In the video above, she demonstrates how a woman can defend herself against an attacker in three specific scenarios. There's no way of knowing how strong your attacker may be. So...

2 min · 12,444 views · 5 stars

Moving the Giants

In 1991, arborist David Milarch had a near-death experience that inspired a personal quest to reforest our planet. He would harvest the genetics of the world's oldest trees, initiate tree-planting efforts to combat climate change, and help restore the planets health...

11 min · 4,558 views · 5 stars

Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia (and Moved to the Netherlands Instead)

I was always told, growing up, that the suburbs (of Canada) are a good place to raise children. But I've come to appreciate the importance of independence for the a child's development, something that's nearly impossible in today's car-dependent suburbs. It was pretty clear...

12 min · 6,690 views · 5 stars

A Temple of This Earth: Moving Beyond Redemptive Violence

(This essay is the final installment of a series. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,

Charles Eisenstein · 5,144 views · 4 stars

Feminine Power Does Not Move the World Through Force

It Tethers the Masculine Powers to Life, Directs them Toward Love, and Keeps Them Grounded in Beauty.

Charles Eisenstein · 2,403 views · 4.5 stars

Chris Hedges: My Thoughts on Trump Moving to End the War in Ukraine

This was pulled from my last livestream, which you can watch via Part 2.

5 min · 583 views · unrated

Designing Land Access With Deep Time in Mind: Moving Toward a Timeless Ethic of Land Stewardship

When we begin to act with deep time in mind, perhaps future generations will remember us not for what we took, but for what we tended, protected, and passed on.

Darby Weaver · 249 views · unrated

The World is Moving Far-Right: What Went Wrong?

In the aftermath of the 2024 American presidential election, we have seen a lot of finger-pointing and misplaced blame. The fact that Donald Trump's brand of far-right populism beat the liberal centrism of Kamala Harris and the Democrats is not surprising.

10 min · 537 views · unrated

Trump’s Alarming New Moves Could be a VERY Bad Sign of What Comes Next

Over the weekend CPAC speakers reinforced the idea that Trump is above the law. Some of them even did Elon Musks salute to show support for the administration. Meanwhile, Trump made very alarming moves that could be a sign of whats to come.

19 min · 1,376 views · unrated