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Solitary Confinement Is 'No Touch' Torture, and It Must Be Abolished
Solitary Confinement Is 'No Touch' Torture, and It Must Be Abolished
I spent about nine months in an isolated cell behind a one-way mirror. It was cruel, degrading and inhumane
By Chelsea E Manning · 7,739 views · unrated · added by Tim Hjersted
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
I went backstage at the biggest political show on earth- and found America telling stories about itself
By Laurie Penny · 19,293 views · 4 stars · added by Andrew Butler
My Favorite Definition of Privilege
My Favorite Definition of Privilege
My favorite definition of privilege is 'thinking something's not a problem because it's not a problem to you.' This is embodied most poignantly to me by the fact that most...
By Tim Hjersted · 20,083 views · 4.2 stars · added by Tim Hjersted
Up to 28 Civilians Reportedly Killed in US-Led Strike in Syria
Up to 28 Civilians Reportedly Killed in US-Led Strike in Syria
Fresh strike took place in same area where US is said to have killed scores in airstrikes last week
By Andrea Germanos · 7,872 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
Is Voting Third Party for President in 2016 a Good Idea? Here are a Few Things to Consider
Is Voting Third Party for President in 2016 a Good Idea? Here are a Few Things to Consider
This does not preclude voting for third parties at the local and state levels, which is where third party power needs to grow before a presidential campaign could win.
By gblues · 1,204 views · 1.5 stars · added by Films For Action
The Reviews Are In: Conservatives Say the DNC Was 'Disaster' for the GOP
The Reviews Are In: Conservatives Say the DNC Was 'Disaster' for the GOP
Something strange happened on the last night of the Democratic National Convention. After the GOP nominee lambasted the Democrats on Twitter for displaying what he viewed as...
By Katherine Krueger · 55,174 views · 3.2 stars · added by Films For Action
We Want a Political Revolution. First We Must Defeat Fascism.
We Want a Political Revolution. First We Must Defeat Fascism.
If progressives fail to seize the populist moment, the authoritarian right will fill the void. The insurgent Bernie Sanders campaign was a big step forward in building the...
By Jonathan Smucker · 12,149 views · 4.3 stars · added by Films For Action
Just Another Day in the Acid Nation
Just Another Day in the Acid Nation
An argument for collective expression.
By Craig Bridges · 1,518 views · 3.5 stars · added by Craig Bridges
An Anti-Trump Electoral Strategy That Isn't Pro-Clinton
An Anti-Trump Electoral Strategy That Isn't Pro-Clinton
Can voter identification, registration, and protection efforts help not only defeat Trump, but build a mass movement for democratic socialism?
By Jesse A. Myerson · 4,777 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action
Meet Some Sanders Delegates Who Plan to Turn Anger Into Positive Action
Meet Some Sanders Delegates Who Plan to Turn Anger Into Positive Action
Luz Sosa came to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as a disappointed Bernie Sanders delegate. But she is leaving fired up to take on big political fights in...
By Isaiah Poole · 18,247 views · 3.8 stars · added by Films For Action
Jane Sanders: Why Bernie Voters Shouldn't Get Over It
Jane Sanders: Why Bernie Voters Shouldn't Get Over It
Bernie's wife discusses her proudest and most difficult campaign moments, the DNC email leak and the future of his revolution
By Tessa Stuart · 117,350 views · 3.4 stars · added by Films For Action
The Need for Common Ground, and the Need to Do What You Do
The Need for Common Ground, and the Need to Do What You Do
Both Trump and Clinton are scary bad news. There's plenty of time to make a decision. You don't have to answer to anyone when you make it. Whichever decision you make, make it...
By Michael J. Dumas · 4,310 views · 4 stars · added by Liam Miller
The Martin Luther King You Don't See on T.V.
The Martin Luther King You Don't See on T.V.
It's become a TV ritual: Every year in mid-January, around the time of Martin Luther King's birthday, we get perfunctory network news reports about "the slain civil rights...
By Jeff Cohen and Salim Kujitawala · 574 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action
What to Do When the Going Gets Rough
What to Do When the Going Gets Rough
Four ways to make it through trying times with an open heart
By Pema Chodron · 7,764 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
The Real Reason White People Say 'All Lives Matter'
The Real Reason White People Say 'All Lives Matter'
Why “Black” Makes Us Uncomfortable Dear fellow white people, let’s have an honest talk about why we say “All Lives Matter.” First of all, notice that no one was saying “All...
By John Halstead · 20,149 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
Why Don't We Take Action on the Global Crisis?
Why Don't We Take Action on the Global Crisis?
Taking action requires practice, and that means training for it. Simply put, we have not been training to build the skills necessary for actively evolving the institutions of...
By Joe Brewer · 384 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action
Depression-Busting Exercise Tips for People Too Depressed to Exercise
Depression-Busting Exercise Tips for People Too Depressed to Exercise
If you’ve struggled with depression at any point in your life, you’ve probably heard some well-meaning soul say “just try to get some exercise, it’s good for your mood!”...
By Sarah Kurchak · 42,235 views · 4.7 stars · added by Andrew Butler
You're Not Voting for Hillary to Protect Me
You're Not Voting for Hillary to Protect Me
Many Americans are rightfully scared shitless of Donald Trump; in particular marginalized people. But for many of us, we do not have the privilege of it being the first time we...
By Morgana Visser · 627 views · 4 stars · added by Andrew Butler
How Political Mind Control Works
How Political Mind Control Works
The illusion of power IS a kind of real power. There is a lesson in this for the majority of humanity.
By Joe Brewer · 20,431 views · 4.5 stars · added by Andrew Butler
DNC Leak Reveals Party Insiders Promised Access to Obama in Exchange for Cash
DNC Leak Reveals Party Insiders Promised Access to Obama in Exchange for Cash
Emails appear to violate White House policy
By Nika Knight · 2,776 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
She's With Them - But We've Got Us: a Movement Bigger Than Sanders
She's With Them - But We've Got Us: a Movement Bigger Than Sanders
The DNC and the Clinton campaign joined forces against the 'political revolution' for one simple reason: they knew it could win. And it still can.
By Jon Queally · 78,626 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action
Stories Are How We Make Sense of Ourselves and the World Around Us
Stories Are How We Make Sense of Ourselves and the World Around Us
Brilliant comic, part of the Seeing Wetiko series, from The Rules.
By Christina Tran · 10,731 views · 3.8 stars · added by Andrew Butler
History Tells Us What May Happen Next With Brexit and Trump
History Tells Us What May Happen Next With Brexit and Trump
It seems we’re entering another of those stupid seasons humans impose on themselves at fairly regular intervals. I am sketching out here opinions based on information, they may...
By Tobias Stone · 57,198 views · 4.7 stars · added by Andrew Butler
Why Hope Has Power in This Gut-Wrenching Election Year
Why Hope Has Power in This Gut-Wrenching Election Year
Cynicism and despair are among democracy’s worst enemies.
By Frances Moore Lappé and Adam Eichen · 2,559 views · 4 stars · added by Andrew Butler
Dear Fellow Jillb4 Hill Folks and Berniecrats
Dear Fellow Jillb4 Hill Folks and Berniecrats
Dear fellow JillB4 Hill folks and Berniecrats, a part of me really does not want to expend energy posting to all my center-left groups about the necessity of preventing Trump...
By Creed J Shepard · 2,033 views · 4.1 stars · added by Creed J Shepard
A Perfect Symbol of Media Capture: DWS Booed, MSNBC Caption Says “Cheered”
A Perfect Symbol of Media Capture: DWS Booed, MSNBC Caption Says “Cheered”
Monday morning saw Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former DNC chair, booed offstage at the Florida Democratic Delegation Breakfast; while it was transpiring, MSNBC's caption read...
By Liam Miller · 78,045 views · 4 stars · added by Liam Miller
Solidarity Is About What You Do - Not Who You Are.
Solidarity Is About What You Do - Not Who You Are.
I am Black. I capitalize Black and leave white lowercased. Sure, it’s the accepted spelling, but really I do it because it feels good. My family lived in Missouri, but my...
By R.L. Stephens · 8,146 views · 4.2 stars · added by Films For Action
Is the Revolution Internal or External?
Is the Revolution Internal or External?
Bringing together the inner and outer aspects of transformation may be the revolution of our times
By Kavita Byrd · 4,218 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action
Forget Gerrymandering. Here's What We Need to Fix to Ensure Truly Fair Elections.
Forget Gerrymandering. Here's What We Need to Fix to Ensure Truly Fair Elections.
It's The Biggest Problem in American Politics
By Reihan Salam · 432 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
25 Mind-Twisting Optical Illusion Paintings by Rob Gonsalves
25 Mind-Twisting Optical Illusion Paintings by Rob Gonsalves
The beautiful and mind-bending illusions in Canadian artist Robert Gonsalves’ paintings have a fun way of twisting your perception and causing you to question what in his...
By Dovas · 37,251 views · 4.4 stars · added by Andrew Butler
Demonstrators Demand 'Clean Energy Revolution' on Eve of Dem Convention
Demonstrators Demand 'Clean Energy Revolution' on Eve of Dem Convention
'When it comes to climate change, there’s precious little time for lesser evils; the physics—as scientists are quick to tell us—has put humanity on a deadline.' - Kate Aronoff
By Jon Queally · 8,913 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
The Iroquois Confederacy
The Iroquois Confederacy
In 1987, the United States Senate passed a resolution which acknowledged the contribution of the Iroquois Confederacy of Nations to the development of the United States...
By Ojibwa · 7,842 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action
How Prison Labor Is the New American Slavery and Most of Us Unknowingly Support It
How Prison Labor Is the New American Slavery and Most of Us Unknowingly Support It
If you buy products or services from any of the 50 companies listed below (and you likely do), you are supporting modern American slavery
By Sara Burrows · 90,599 views · 4.2 stars · added by Films For Action
Recipe for Clinton / Kaine Lemonade
Recipe for Clinton / Kaine Lemonade
Hillary Clinton's pick of Tim Kaine for VP may trigger the sea change progressives have been dreaming of and working towards for decades. Please hear me out.
By Michael Phillips · 6,311 views · 4.2 stars · added by Michael Phillips
I Stopped Eating Animals Because of Human Rights
I Stopped Eating Animals Because of Human Rights
What does the meat industry do to people’s mental health?
By Andy West · 22,576 views · unrated · added by Tim Hjersted
How Can We Make Our Politics Reflect What's Best in Us and Not What's Worst?
How Can We Make Our Politics Reflect What's Best in Us and Not What's Worst?
Both inner and outer change are essential for political transformation.
By Michael Edwards · 2,744 views · unrated · added by Tim Hjersted
Clinton's F-You to Progressives: This Is How Trump Could Become President
Clinton's F-You to Progressives: This Is How Trump Could Become President
Nominating a political clone like Sen. Tim Kaine is exactly the wrong thing to do if you want a higher turnout
By John Atcheson · 7,269 views · unrated · added by Tim Hjersted
We've Been Protesting for Decades. What's It Going to Take to End Police Brutality?
We've Been Protesting for Decades. What's It Going to Take to End Police Brutality?
On #BlackLivesMatter, moral injury and activism
By Tai Amri Spann-Wilson · 11,864 views · 4 stars · added by Films For Action
The Cultural Sickness That Needs to Be Named
The Cultural Sickness That Needs to Be Named
All over the world there is a feeling that something is deeply wrong. It is often felt more than seen, an unnamed darkness that keeps millions (even billions) of people...
By Joe Brewer · 17,074 views · 4.5 stars · added by Films For Action
What You Can Do Right Now About Police Brutality
What You Can Do Right Now About Police Brutality
Once again we find ourselves confronting the murder of another black man at the hands of police. The video showing Michael Slager fire eight times at a fleeing Walter Scott is...
By Ijeoma Oluo · 4,296 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
Why Black Lives Matter Won't Go Away: a Primer on Systemic Racism in America
Why Black Lives Matter Won't Go Away: a Primer on Systemic Racism in America
Intellectually lazy. Willfully ignorant. Blinded by privilege. Drunk with prejudice. These are some of the words that come to mind when I think of the 30 percent of Americans...
By Anthony DiMaggio · 339 views · unrated · added by Tim Hjersted
I'm With the Banned - Welcome to the Scream Room
I'm With the Banned - Welcome to the Scream Room
What my evening with Milo told me about Twitter’s biggest troll, the death of reason, and the crucible of A-list con-men that is the Republican National Convention.
By Laurie Penny · 2,214 views · 4.2 stars · added by Andrew Butler
15 Films That Explain Why the Political Revolution Must Continue Past November and Beyond
15 Films That Explain Why the Political Revolution Must Continue Past November and Beyond
No matter who we vote for or who gets elected, the revolution must continue. These films remind us why. 
By Tim Hjersted · 2,651 views · 4 stars · added by Tim Hjersted
15 Films Inspiring and Illuminating the 'New Story' Revolution
15 Films Inspiring and Illuminating the 'New Story' Revolution
Charles Eisenstein is one of the first people I heard talk about the "new story," synthesizing a diverse movement that has been emerging for the last several decades. When I go...
By Tim Hjersted · 7,722 views · unrated · added by Tim Hjersted
Dear Democrats: An Open Letter from a Sanders Supporter to Democrats Calling for "Unity". This is What it Looks Like from My Side
Dear Democrats: An Open Letter from a Sanders Supporter to Democrats Calling for "Unity". This is What it Looks Like from My Side
Dear Democrats, As the absurd Trump convention grinds on, somewhere in Philadelphia I imagine there is an army of volunteers inflating one hundred thousand colorful balloons...
By unknown Redditor · 68,387 views · 3.8 stars · added by Liam Miller
The Deeper Reason Many Intelligent Progressives and Independents Will Not Support Hillary Clinton
The Deeper Reason Many Intelligent Progressives and Independents Will Not Support Hillary Clinton
The “lesser-of-evils” argument might not work for independent voters this year. Tony Brasunas investigates the real reasons behind Clinton's flagging support. The piece had...
By Tony Brasunas · 2,000 views · 4 stars · added by Liam Miller
7 Solutions We Can Support Right Now to Transition to a Resource Based Economy
7 Solutions We Can Support Right Now to Transition to a Resource Based Economy
One of the downsides of presenting such a visionary solution to our global crisis is that it's hard to know where to begin, beyond raising awareness. The gap between where we...
By Tim Hjersted · 8,207 views · 4 stars · added by Tim Hjersted
Two Brilliant Thinkers Had the Same Solution to Political Oligarchy: Direct Democracy
Two Brilliant Thinkers Had the Same Solution to Political Oligarchy: Direct Democracy
The primary threat to nature and people today comes from centralizing and monopolizing power and control. - Vandana Shiva
By Yavor Tarinski · 1,453 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
Now Is the Time to Defeat Both Trump and Clintonian Neoliberalism
Now Is the Time to Defeat Both Trump and Clintonian Neoliberalism
"If Trump is the price we have to pay to defeat Clintonian neoliberalism – so be it." — Mumia Abu-Jamal
By Mark Lewis Taylor · 3,501 views · unrated · added by Films For Action
Listen to the Baton Rouge Police Killer: Tavis Smiley
Listen to the Baton Rouge Police Killer: Tavis Smiley
How many more disaffected black men have to self-radicalize before we take their claims seriously?
By Tavis Smiley · 4,246 views · 4.6 stars · added by Films For Action