A documentary exposing how consumption and debt is encouraged by the banking industry which wields the power to influence government and society. Consumerism is now America's dominant economic engine and has created an unsustainable bubble that holds the majority in a crisis of perpetual debt.
A conversation with
Raj Patel, author of "Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food
System", on the global food crisis, the breakout of food riots across many developing countries, and the long-term structural crisis in the international food system.
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, this documentary film describes the last moment when change is possible, and explores how humanity has arrived at this moment; how we live, how we impact the earth's ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course.
Two activists take on McDonald's in the longest trial in English history. McLibel is the inside story of how a single father and a part-time bar worker took on the McDonald's Corporation.
As the credit crunch bites and a global economic crisis threatens,
Robert Peston reveals how the super-rich have made their fortunes, and
the rest of us are picking up the bill.
The Corporation explores
the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our
time. By taking its
legal status as a "person" to its logical conclusion, the film puts the
corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is
it?"
A short video and a full length audio file (MP3) of a talk by STWR exploring the common causes of global warming and global poverty, and proposing measures based on greater economic sharing as a viable solution to tackling both critical issues.
This 3-part documentary charts the origins and course of the current global economy as the outgrowth of a century of trial-and-error experimentation with different political and economic ideologies.
1 hr 39 mins. An unflinching look at the anatomy of the American war machine, weaving unforgettable personal stories with commentary by a who's who of military and beltway insiders.