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RESOURCES, BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE END OF GROWTH
When we get down to first principles in economics, biology, energy, and human behavior, we see that constraints on resources, environment, and debt capacity pose an imminent threat to the economic juggernaut that has brought unparalleled prosperity to so many. Watch peak oil / end of growth video.
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HOMEOPATHIC EMERGENCY!
When one is suffering from systemic imbalance, homeopathy may be just what the alternative doctor ordered. But what can it do when it comes to traumatic injury? Watch funny homeopathy video.
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GANDALF STREET MAGIC
Gandalf roams the city streets amazing people (and familiar characters) with magic tricks. Watch funny Gandalf video.
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MONSANTO OR MONSATANO?
The documentary Bad Seed—The Truth About Our Food explains the dangers of genetically modified food and the dirty tactics used by GMO corporations and their government henchmen to keep their products on the shelves (and out of the news). If you weren't convinced GM crops were bad before, you will be after this. Watch video on genetically modified food.
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STORE WARS
This is an excellent animated cartoon that spoofs Star Wars as it promotes better agriculture and food. It's stuffed full of great Star Wars food puns, with some fun visual humor too. We must fight the dark side of the farm! Watch funny video on organic vs. industrial agriculture.
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SUPERBOWL HALF-TIME SHOW — CENSORED!
A classic cartoon animation/parody of Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell as half-time commentators from football's Superbowl past. The spectacle, the celebrities, the glamour, the inhumanity! Watch funny halftime video.
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Project Censored
Shadows of Liberty —
07 May 2013 —
Film producer Jean-Philippe Tremblay discusses his new film Shadows of Liberty, which explores how mainstream media has been captured by corporate interests, which have systematically suppressed investigative journalism. Several clips from the film are played, including pieces about the suppression of investigations into the likely friendly-fire downing of TWA flight 800 and Gary Webb's investigation of CIA involvement in drug trafficking in LA in the 1980s.
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EconTalk
Communication, Power, and the Masters of the Word —
06 May 2013 —
William Bernstein discusses the origin and composition of writing materials as well as where and how writing became common; how the rise of radio influenced the geopolitics of the 20th century and was used to propagandize the populace; how all emerging communications technology has generally been used by the elites to herd the masses; how fast-changing internet media are still a work in progress in terms of communications usefulness.
Democracy Now
How Capitalism Is Turning the Media Against Democracy —
05 Apr 2013 —
Bob McChesney explains how concentration of media among a few giant corporations is radically changing the nature of news and information—and not for the better. ~~ Then a clip from the new documentary Shadows of Liberty covers cases of investigative journalists who have been muzzled by corporations and the government. The film shows how a corporate-controlled media can silence the truth about issues ranging from war to labor practices.
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