Peter Joseph on the Solution to Debt Slavery and American Consumerism

Peter Joseph on the Solution to Debt Slavery and American Consumerism
Alternative News

From RT:  Peter Joseph from the Zeitgeist Film Series and Movement speaks about possible social and economic solutions in response to the systemic collapse of our economic, environmental and social world. His ideas are radical, but please listen with an open mind. Watch the full episode @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3qidsAMfr4&feature=channel_video_title Watch more …See the Rest

Pharmageddon: America’s bitter pill

Pharmageddon: America’s bitter pill
Alternative News

From RT:  The United States has a passion for pills, being the world’s biggest users of psychotropic drugs, consuming 60 per cent of them. And pharmaceutical firms are keen to keep cashing in on the multibillion-dollar market, even if it costs people’s health. America is regarded as a country with …See the Rest

The High Price of Materialism

The High Price of Materialism
Animated Video

Psychologist Tim Kasser discusses how America’s culture of consumerism undermines our well-being. When people buy into the ever-present marketing messages that “the good life” is “the goods life,” they not only use up Earth’s limited resources, but they are less happy and less inclined toward helping others. The animation both …See the Rest

Two Decades Of Spills – NY Times

Two Decades Of Spills – NY Times
Charts and Graphs

                    Since 1990, more than 110 million gallons of mostly crude and petroleum products have spilled from the nation’s mainland pipeline network. More than half of it occurred in three states — Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana — where more pipelines exist. …See the Rest

Why We Fight – Documentary

Why We Fight – Documentary
Documentary Films

Why We Fight describes the rise and maintenance of the United States military–industrial complex (originally called the military–industrial–congressional complex by Eisenhower) and its fifty-year involvement with the wars led by the United States to date, especially its 2003 Invasion of Iraq. The documentary asserts that in every decade since World …See the Rest

The Century Of The Self-Full Length Documentary

The Century Of The Self-Full Length Documentary
Documentary Films

To many in both business and government, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power is truly moved into the hands of the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis …See the Rest

The Great American Bubble Machine

The Great American Bubble Machine
Articles

The Great American Bubble Machine From tech stocks to high gas prices, Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression — and they’re about to do it again by: Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone “The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that …See the Rest

VIDEO: Senses Helped Animals Survive The Tsunami

VIDEO: Senses Helped Animals Survive The Tsunami
Food For Thought

“Learn from nature, not about nature.” ~ Satish Kumar “Many experts say animals have senses that make them highly tuned to impending natural phenomena.   When the tsunami struck in Khao Lak, more than 3,000 human beings lost their lives. But no one we can find involved with the care …See the Rest