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Communication Skills

The Art of Communicating: Thich Nhat Hanh

Nonviolent Communication Basics (2000)

How to Criticize with Kindness: Philosopher Daniel Dennett on the Four Steps to Arguing Intelligently

How to Be a Great Listener

Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success

3 Essential Strategies for Integrating Life Experiences

4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Speaking Up (or Listening)

If You Want to Say Thank You, Don't Say Sorry - And 6 Other Examples of Beautiful Communication

Alan Alda on the Importance of Clear Communication

The Four Mantras of True Presence

What It Means To Communicate

How Faux-Feelings Are Sabotaging Your Communication Efforts

21 Examples of NVC Consciousness

How to Have a Good Conversation | Celeste Headlee

8 Ways to Master the Art of Mindful Communication

5 Steps to Improve Your Child's Communication Skills

Increasing Our Capacity to Feel Is Essential to Living Our Best Life and Connecting with Our Kids. Here's How.

Thich Nhat Hanh: No Enemies

The Purpose of Nonviolent Communication

Speak Up: How to Respond to Everyday Bigotry

Everyone Growing Up In Our Culture Was Taught This Game, But It's Not Making Anyone Happy

Documentaries from the Early Days of Films For Action

The Corporation (2003)

Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices (2005)

The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)

What A Way To Go: Life at the End of Empire (2007)

The Power of Nightmares (2004)

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil (2006)

Earthlings (2005)

Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007)

The Canary Effect: Kill the Indian, Save the Man (2006)

The Crisis of Civilization (2011)

Race: The Power of An Illusion (2003)

Oil, Smoke & Mirrors (2007)

The Economics of Happiness (2011)

The Zeitgeist Movement | Peter Joseph

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

Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

The New Human Rights Movement - Peter Joseph (2017)

Peter Joseph: Introducing a Resource Based Economy (Multi-Part Series)

The Zeitgeist Movement: Activist Orientation Presentation

Peter Joseph: "Social Pathology"

Peter Joseph: When Normality Becomes Distortion

Peter Joseph - The Revolution of Values

A Critique of Bernie Sanders "Inequality in America" Town Hall, by Peter Joseph (2018)

Peter Joseph - Critique of Jordan B. Peterson (vs Slavoj Zizek: "Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism")

Revolution Now! with Peter Joseph

Popular Videos

My Son Was a Columbine Shooter. This is My Story.

In Our Hands: Seeding Change (2017)

How to Be a Friend to Yourself

A Quest For Meaning (2017)

Breaking The Silence: Truth And Lies In The War On Terror (2003)

Workers of the World... Relax!

A Bold Peace: Costa Rica's Path of Demilitarization (2016)

Kensho - Dreaming with Alan Watts

First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture (2010)

Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life (2006)

Evangeline Lilly Speaks Out on Media Reform: "Let's Make the Truth as Entertaining as the Lies"

The Great Pause: Normal *Was* The Crisis

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)

Howard Zinn's Speech on Civil Disobedience

Transition From Caterpillar to Butterfly as Analogy for Social Change

Carbon Nation: How To Really Tackle Climate Change (2010)

The Yes Men: Changing the World One Prank at a Time (2003)

5 Broken Cameras (2011)

Most Watched Documentaries

The Power of Nightmares (2004)

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FLOW: For Love of Water (2008)

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The Economics of Happiness (2011)

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2012: Time For Change (2010)

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Awakening the Dreamer: Changing the Dream (2011)

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Jeremy Bernard Corbyn: What Was Done (2017)

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First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture (2010)

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Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011)

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The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)

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Lifting the Veil: Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy (2011)

Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview (2013)

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Miss Representation (2011)

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The Fuck-it Point (2012)

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Rise Like Lions: OWS and the Seeds of Revolution (2011)

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Within Reach: Journey to Find Sustainable Community (2013)

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Slavery by Another Name (2012)

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Oliver Stone: The Untold History Of The United States (2012)

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The Century of the Self (2002)

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A New Story for Humanity: Change the Story, Change the World (2016)

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Real Estate 4 Ransom: Why Does Land Cost the Earth? (2012)

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The Sacred Science (2011)

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Intersections of Science and Spirituality

We Need a New Story for Our Relationship with the Earth, One that Goes Beyond Science and Religion

Scientific Pantheism: Frequently Asked Questions

The Realist Approach to The Afterlife: Living On Through Memory and Deeds

Indigenous Knowledge Systems / Alaska Native Ways of Knowing

The Other Way of Knowing

The Present Need of the World (1926)

The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness | Andrew Faust (2013)

All Is Self (2019)

The Five Blind Men (And the One Who Knows He Is Blind)

Metanoia: A New Vision of Nature (2008)

Dada Krsnasevananda on "The Role of Spirituality in Modern Society"

Spiritually Incorrect (2020)

My Spirituality as an Atheist

Embracing Spirituality With a Scientific Mind

Igniting the Life Force at Our Creative Core, Bringing Spirituality into Action

Co-Creating a Peaceful World Through Love-in-Action

The History Our Culture Doesn't Teach

The War at Home: The Untold History of Class War in the United States (2021)

Schooling the World (2010)

Oliver Stone: The Untold History Of The United States (2012)

The Power Principle: Corporate Empire and the Rise of the National Security State (2012)

Plutocracy: Political Repression In The U.S.A. (2019)

Counter-Intelligence: Shining a Light on Black Operations (2013)

This Is Neoliberalism (2020)

Human Resources: Social Engineering In The 20th Century (2010)

The Canary Effect: Kill the Indian, Save the Man (2006)

Fall and Winter (2013)

What I've Learned About U.S. Foreign Policy (2000)

Monumental Myths (2009)

Utopia (2013)

Where the Term "Redneck" Came From

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The Top 10 Documentaries About the Israel / Palestine Conflict

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"You Grow Up Wanting to Be Luke Skywalker, Then Realize You've Become a Stormtrooper for the Empire"

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Panic Volkushka

The White Man in That Photo

Riccardo Gazzaniga

10 Quotes From an Oglala Lakota Chief That Will Make You Question Everything About Our Society

Wisdom Pills

The Invention of Capitalism: How a Self-Sufficient Peasantry was Whipped Into Industrial Wage Slaves

Yasha Levine

Revolution and American Indians: “Marxism is as Alien to My Culture as Capitalism”

Russell Means

22 Documentaries That Tell the Truth About How Government Really Works

Tim Hjersted

John Lennon's "Imagine," Made Into a Comic Strip

John Lennon. Art by Pablo Stanley

Awakening to the Blob: How The Media Mediates Our Lives

Maura R. O'Connor

Cancel the Apocalypse: Here Are 30 Documentaries to Help Unlock the Good Ending

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Realists of a Larger Reality: The introduction to Here Be Monsters: How To Fight Capitalism Instead of Each Other

Rhyd Wildermuth

29 Documentaries About War That the US Government Doesn't Want You to See

Tim Hjersted

“This Is What Our Ruling Class Has Decided Will Be Normal” On Aaron Bushnell’s Action in Solidarity with Gaza

Crimethinc. Ex-Workers Collective

Yes, Israel Is a Racist State

Khelil Bouarrouj

How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’

George Lakey

To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This

Mandy Len Catron

Caitlin Moran's Posthumous Advice for Her Daughter

Caitlin Moran

Capitalism and Communism - Two Economic Systems With the Same Goal

Chris Agnos

The Bemidji Statement on Seventh Generation Guardianship

Indigenous Environmental Network

Israel’s Culture of Deceit

Chris Hedges

War Is Always Justified

Charles Eisenstein

The Great Forgetting: You Probably Haven't Heard About It but It Completely Affects Your Life

Deep Ecology Hub

Human Potential and the Path Back to Indigeneity

"Human Potential and the Path Back to Indigeneity" with Bill Pfeiffer

A New Story for Humanity: Change the Story, Change the World (2016)

Indigenous Thinking for Troubled Times, Tyson Yunkaporta

"Relearning" What We Have Forgotten

TAWAI: A Voice From the Forest (2017)

Dear White People. An Open Letter to White People on Becoming Indigenous

Wetheuncivilised, A Life Story (2017)

Reframing Discourse: the Emancipatory Power of Self-Told Stories

Lakota Wisdom: Why Native American Truths Can Heal the World

Indigenous Wisdom for Living Responsibly

Why Tribal Societies Work: An Introduction

Daniel Quinn: a Return to Tribalism?

A Thousand Rivers: What the Modern World has Forgotten about Children and Learning

Indigenous Knowledge Systems / Alaska Native Ways of Knowing

We Are All Indigenous

The Lessons Ancient People Have for Us

European Paganism and Christianization

The Circle of Courage – Native American Model of Education

The Children’s Fire: Our Culture’s Missing, Ancient, Core Value

The Tribal Identity - Paradigm for the Next Generation

The Core of the Indigenous Worldview

“Economics Is Not Just About Money; It's About Our Holistic Well-Being as a Planet”

Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

Defend the Sacred Manifesto

Occupy Your Mind: On Power, Knowledge, and the Re-Occupation of Common Sense

Elder Explains the Origins of the First Nation Seven Teachings

Earth Whisperers - Papatuanuku (2009) (trailer)

The Bemidji Statement on Seventh Generation Guardianship

Bioregional Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Place in Which You Live?

The Other Way of Knowing

Mary Lyons Describes 'The We'

The Profound Importance of Rites of Passage: Mentoring the Future

Recovering Our Sense of Place, Reconnecting with Pachamama

Videos by Second Thought

Is The State Your Enemy?

The Problem With Hyper-Individualism

The Minimum Wage Debate Explained

Capitalism And Monopolies: How Five Companies Control All US Media

The Capitol Riot Explained

America's Prescription Drug Cartel

The CIA is a Terrorist Organization

Why The US Prison System Is The Worst In The Developed World

Censorship and the Future of the Internet

How Ranked Choice Voting Can Save American Politics

Worker Cooperatives: Expanding Democracy In The Workplace

You're Probably Already A Socialist

Are You Really "Free" Under Capitalism?

Is Universal Basic Income The Future?

America's Two-Party Corporate Duopoly

The Blackwater Pardons, PMCs, And US Imperialism

Why American History Whitewashes Radical Figures

America's Police Problem: Brutality and Racism

America's Patriotism to Fascism Pipeline

America's Stunted Political Spectrum

Capitalism And The American Pandemic Response

Racist Statues and Revisionist History

Astroturfing: How To Spot A Fake Movement

How Exxon Deceived The World (But Not Their Investors)

Should The US Be Considered A Democracy?

Emergency Powers And Creeping Authoritarianism

America's Unemployment Problem

The Importance Of Revolutionary Optimism

How Hollywood Sells Us War

Why American Fascism Is On The Rise

How Left Is The American Left...And Why Didn't Socialism Catch On Here?

How American Workers Are Losing Billions

The Myth Of Upward Mobility

Environmental Justice: How Capitalism Threatens Humanity

The Two Futures Of Automation: Capitalism VS Socialism

How Capitalism Ruined Work

How The United States Ended Up With Two Right-Wing Parties

The IPCC's New "CODE RED" Climate Report

How Finland Ended Homelessness

Documentaries about the Israel-Palestine Conflict

The Bloom Series: A Journey Through Transformational Festivals

The Bloom Episode 1: Fundamental Frequencies

The Bloom Episode 2: Practicing The New World

The Bloom Episode 3: New Ways of the Sacred

The Bloom: A Journey Through Transformational Festivals (trailer)

Culture In Decline

Culture in Decline #1: What Democracy?

Culture in Decline #2: Economics 101

Culture In Decline #3: C.V.D. - Consumption Vanity Disorder

Culture In Decline #4: The War on Nature

Culture in Decline #5: Baby Go Boom!

Culture in Decline #6: Tale of Two Worlds

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