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The Conflation Trap: How the Left & Right get Fooled into Supporting Elite Interests

The Conflation Trap: How the Left & the Right Are Fooled Into Supporting the Same Elite Interests

Peasants for Plutocracy: How the Billionaires Brainwashed America

America's Real Divide Isn't Left Vs. Right. It's Democracy Vs. Oligarchy

This Is Neoliberalism (2020)

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

Golden Rule: The Investment Theory of Politics (2009)

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

Exposing the American Okie-Doke: Russiagate, Corporate Propaganda, and the Historical Obstruction of Class Consciousness

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

Propaganda and The Engineering of Consent for Empire with Mark Crispin Miller

The Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand: Capitalism As a State-Guaranteed System of Privilege

Major Study Finds The US Is An Oligarchy

Barack Obama VS Those Craaaazy Republicans: Is He the Lesser Evil, or the More Effective Evil?

We Can't Battle the Bigotry Stoked by Trump without a Strategy to Alleviate the Chronic Misery Behind It

The Cult of Trump

Most Watched Documentaries

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

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

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Money & Life (2013)

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The Economics of Happiness (2011)

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This Is Neoliberalism (2020)

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

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Gasland (2010)

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Class Dismissed: A Paper Tiger Documentary (2004)

Sir! No Sir! The GI Movement to End the Vietnam War (2005)

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Mark Corske's Engines of Domination (2014)

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The Cove (2009)

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Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead (2010)

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Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980)

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The Sacred Science (2011)

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

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I AM (2010)

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Addicted to Plastic (2008)

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Within Reach: Journey to Find Sustainable Community (2013)

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Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days (2009)

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The Nature of Cities (2010)

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

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War By Other Means (1992)

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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

Miki Kashtan

Miki Kashtan: Exiting the Either/Or Trap - Decision Making Beyond Consensus and Command / Control

#MeToo and Liberation for All

Wanting Fully Without Attachment

Core Nonviolence Commitments

Why Capitalism Cannot Be Redeemed

Tenderness, Vulnerability, and Mourning in Response to the Legacy of Patriarchy

Why Patriarchy Is Not About Men

Indigenous Knowledge

The Circle of Courage – Native American Model of Education

The Bemidji Statement on Seventh Generation Guardianship

Indigenous Principles of a Just Transition

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

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

Rose Pere: We Believe In The Oneness of Everything That Exists

Rights VS Responsibilities: "In Our Language, We Don't Have a Word for Rights. We Have Words for Responsibility."

Defend the Sacred Manifesto

Indigenous Wisdom for Living Responsibly

It's Taken Thousands of Years, but Western Science Is Finally Catching up to Traditional Knowledge

Indigenous Knowledge Systems / Alaska Native Ways of Knowing

Why Cultural Diversity Is as Essential to Human Survival as Biological Diversity

Arkan Lushwala Shares Indigenous Wisdom: The Earth Is Our Mother

The Other Way of Knowing

The Western Idea of Private Property Is Flawed. Indigenous Peoples Have It Right

Earth Whisperers - Papatuanuku (2009) (trailer)

Lakota Wisdom: Why Native American Truths Can Heal the World

Beyond Civilization: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

An Indigenous Approach to Healing Trauma

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

Standing Rock Wisdom: How Sacred, Nonviolent Activism Has the Power to Succeed

Biocultural Rights: A New Paradigm for Protecting Natural and Cultural Resources of Indigenous Communities

Red Cry (2013)

Why Tribal Societies Work: An Introduction

The Rights of Nature: Indigenous Philosophies Reframing Law

Daniel Quinn: a Return to Tribalism?

Tribal Revival: The Tribal Basis Of The Next Civilization

Maori Elder Rose Pere Speaks and Sings for the 2015 Parliament Indigenous Plenary

Inspiring Short Films

Today I Rise: This Beautiful Short Film Is Like a Love Poem For Your Heart and Soul

The Most Mind-Altering Photograph of All Time

The Most Astounding Fact about the Universe

Alan Watts: What If Money Was No Object?

We Are Built To Be Kind

The Empathic Civilization (Animated)

He Didn't Always Speak. But when He Did, He Gave the Greatest Speech of All Time.

My Revolution: A Blazing Declaration for Inner & Global Transformation

The Astronauts Who Saw This Were Never the Same Again

The Revolution Is Love! Our Movement is for the 100%

A New Story of the People | Charles Eisenstein

Who Are You? Watching This Breathtaking Video Could Be the Moment You Change Your Life

Environmental Films

Treeline: A Story Written in Rings (2018)

Klamath (2016)

Ecological Learning Through Direct Experience (2015)

India's Healing Forests: Come Home, Be Healed (2019)

How Wolves Change Rivers | George Monbiot

Public Trust: Fight for America’s Public Lands (2020)

Regreening the Planet (2014)

Stories Of Wolves: The Lobo Returns (2013) (trailer)

How Whales Change Climate | George Monbiot

Fantastic Fungi (2019)

Ripple Effect (2014)

Why Earth Destruction Is a Crime (2015)

HOME (2009)

Earth Days (2009)

Regreening the Desert with John D. Liu (2012)

Vanishing of the Bees (2009) (trailer)

The Dark Side of Tulum (2019)

Symphony of the Soil (2012)

Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War (2008)

The Soil Solution To Climate Change (2013)

Trending Articles

Comic: If Bart Simpson and Chris Griffin Went to Couples Therapy

Panic Volkushka

The Top 100 Documentaries We Can Use to Change the World

Films For Action

The Top 10 Documentaries About the Israel / Palestine Conflict

Tim Hjersted

The Top 100 Documentaries Inspiring the Shift to a Sustainable Paradigm (2012 Edition)

Films For Action

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

Russell Means

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

John Lennon. Art by Pablo Stanley

Seeing Wetiko: on Capitalism, Mind Viruses, and Antidotes for a World in Transition

Alnoor Ladha and Martin Kirk

Survival Of The Nicest? A Theory Of Our Origins Says Cooperation-Not Competition-Is Instinctive

Eric Michael Johnson

The White Man in That Photo

Riccardo Gazzaniga

How American Oligarchs Created the Concept of Race to Divide and Conquer the Poor

Courtland Milloy

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

Yasha Levine

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek)

David Cain

The Truth About “Trailer Trash”

Sonya Salamon and Katherine MacTavish

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

Wisdom Pills

Empire Managers Explain Why This New Protest Movement Scares Them

Caitlin Johnstone

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

George Lakey

Scientific Pantheism: Frequently Asked Questions

Paul Harrison

25 Mind-Twisting Optical Illusion Paintings by Rob Gonsalves

Dovas

The History and Philosophy of Aikido

Aikido Association of America

We’ve Got a Better World in Mind - 8 Principles for a Beautiful Future

Christine Hanna and Berit Anderson

Cancel the Apocalypse: Here Are 37 Documentaries to Help Unlock the Good Ending

Films For Action

Caitlin Moran's Posthumous Advice for Her Daughter

Caitlin Moran

Capitalism and Communism - Two Economic Systems With the Same Goal

Chris Agnos

Your Life Can Be Different: 11 Things I'd Like to Tell My Younger Self

Charles Eisenstein

Noam Chomsky

Requiem For The American Dream (2015)

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model of News: An In-Depth Explanation

Why Propaganda Works & The Great Question of Our Time | Noam Chomsky

The Business Class Wants You to Hate the Government Because It Has a Defect | Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky Explains the Beauty of Concision

Was The Soviet Union Really a Socialist Country? Noam Chomsky Dispels This Propaganda In 1 Minute

Incredible Animation Summarises Noam Chomsky's 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine

Noam Chomsky: How the Mass Media Manufactures Consent

The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News (trailer)

Noam Chomsky: How the Business Class Shapes Our Opinions about Democracy and Government

Permaculture

Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective (2015)

Bioregional Living: A Permaculture Guide to Food and Energy Independence | Andrew Faust (2020)

The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness | Andrew Faust (2013)

Seeds of Permaculture: If It's Beautiful, It's Better (2013)

Regreening the Desert with John D. Liu (2012)

Growing an Abundance of Food in the City Using Permaculture

The Soil Solution To Climate Change (2013)

Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest (2019)

All About Weeds

Establishing a Food Forest the Permaculture Way (2008)

Intro to Permaculture

Perma Kultcha (2010)

What People Are Watching Now

Communities Of Hope: Discovering the Ecovillages of Europe (2020)

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Holocaust Survivor Tells Me: Israel Is Committing Genocide - w. Stephen Kapos

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Oh Canada - Our Bought & Sold Out Land (2009)

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You Need To See This Incredible 17–Minute Film Set Entirely On A Teen’s Computer Screen

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Religulous (2008) (trailer)

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Sand Wars (2013)

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

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Before You Have Sex, Watch This

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Israelism (2023)

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Born Sexy Yesterday: A Hollywood Movie Trope That Maybe Needs to Die

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October 7th: The Whole Story Finally Revealed

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Biden PANICS Over Israel's Genocide

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Israel’s Secret War

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WitchHunt (2019)

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Money & Life (2013)

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How To Let Go And Stop Worrying (10 Stoic Tips)

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The Wisdom of Trauma (2021)

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Gaza Fights For Freedom (2019)

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Constructing The Terrorist Threat (2017)

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Apology Of An Economic Hitman (2010)

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Developing Skills of the Heart

Thich Nhat Hanh - Being Love: Teachings to Cultivate Awareness and Intimacy

3 Essential Strategies for Integrating Life Experiences

What It Really Means to Hold Space for Someone

The Four Qualities of True Love | Thich Nhat Hanh

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

Nonviolent Communication Basics (2000)

The Myth of Positivity: Why Your Pain Holds a Mighty Purpose

21 Examples of NVC Consciousness

What Is My Activism Really About? to Love, Serve and Remember

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

The Ultimate Romance Begins From the Love We Show Our Selves

The Steps Toward Self Empowerment

Harnessing Pain and Burning It as Fuel for the Revolution

The Compassionate Activist Toolkit: the Ultimate Guide to Love-Centered Activism

Core Nonviolence Commitments

Toxic Love VS Healthy Love: 14 Core Differences

6 Toxic Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Normal

Do You Have Time to Love?

Why Self-Compassion Trumps Self-Esteem

The Demand to be Safe in a Relationship Inevitably Breeds Sorrow and Fear

Wanted: Men Who Love

6 Simple Self-Compassion Exercises

What It Means To Communicate

The Purpose of Nonviolent Communication

Radical Kindness Is Liberating

Wanting Fully Without Attachment

Control is a Trap

The Privilege of Not Caring Cannot Exist When True Love Is There

The Importance of Rites of Passage

The Profound Importance of Rites of Passage: Mentoring the Future

Ike - Knowledge Is Everywhere (2014)

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

Films For Action University: a Map for Navigating the Transition From Empire to Earth Community

What Is The Cost For Those of Us Not Born into Community?

Initiation Into a Living Planet

The Bloom Episode 2: Practicing The New World

The Bloom Episode 3: New Ways of the Sacred

Towards a Regenerative Cosmology: Re-Inhabitation, Re-Enchantment, Re-Indigenisation

The Circle of Courage – Native American Model of Education

Ikigai - Finding Your Reason for Being

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