Videos

Telling inspiring stories of social change.

Smart Like You

posted Mar 14, 2012

Comedian Dhaya Lakshminarayanan learns the value of a good education, the importance of Seinfeld, and most of all, how to be a good teacher.

Occupy Sends In the Clowns

posted Mar 06, 2012

Meet the + Brigades, an Occupy effort to bring more innovation to the art of nonviolent protest.

How Much Is That Politician in the Window?

posted Feb 27, 2012

Sarah van Gelder on a record season of corporate-funded political advertising and what it means for the 99 percent.

Just Label It: Let Us Know It’s GMO

posted Feb 24, 2012

Because wouldn’t it be nice if they had to tell you what’s in your food?

The Revolution is Love

posted Feb 14, 2012

What’s love got to do with the Occupy movement?

Bill McKibben: “The Biggest Fight of Our Time”

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Feb 14, 2012

In which one of the world’s best-known climate activists gets personal about the enormous task of saving our planet.

A Magna Carta Moment for Internet Freedom

posted Feb 08, 2012

Video: Why we must fight for our online rights—before they’re sold, legislated, and programmed away.

Deregulation Nation

posted Feb 01, 2012

Video: Why is the Occupy movement focused on bank deregulation?

The Koch Brothers Exposed

by Oliver Lazenby

posted Feb 01, 2012

Film Review: How far do the tentacles of the Kochtopus reach? Follow the money with this collection of 13 short films.

Save the Shoes! A Life Lesson from a Volunteer Firefighter

posted Jan 30, 2012

Volunteer Firefighter Mark Bezos reminds us that heroism starts with everyday acts of kindness.

How to Reverse the Corporate Coup d’Etat

posted Jan 26, 2012

Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig discuss the Occupy movement, Citizens United, and our best options for real reform.

Occupy the Dream: MLK’s Legacy in the Age of Occupy

posted Jan 16, 2012

What would Martin Luther King, Jr. have made of the worldwide social movements of 2011?

Why Own When You Can Share?

posted Jan 11, 2012

Welcome to the new age of collaborative consumption.

The Scientization of Politics

posted Dec 22, 2011

How did climate science get so politicized—and what can we do about it? Climatologist Michael Mann responds in this TEDx talk.

I Will Be A Hummingbird

posted Dec 21, 2011

Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai tells the beautiful tale of a hummingbird determined to save its home from a destructive forest fire. She reminds us that insurmountable odds shouldn't prevent us from trying our best.