Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story is one of the most important films of the year (seriously).
If only he knew the definition of “capitalism”…
Last night the headline of The Huffington Post, in characteristic bold red letters, said:
CALIFORNIA: America’s first failed state?
California has the eighth largest economy in the entire world. So what could have gone so catastrophically wrong?
I’ve been trying to make sense of the health care debate for some time now. Turns out, nobody seems to have a bloody clue what’s going on.
Until now.
To date, this is literally the only thing that has made any sense to me, and I wanted to do my small part to spread the…
I'll keep this brief, as I'd love for you to consider taking the next 21 minutes to actually watch this video.
In The Story Of Stuff, Annie Leonard does a completely masterful job of illustrating how we get all our "stuff," where it comes from and where it goes. To be frank, this might be the most important short film you see all year. Hopefully it will inspire you to pass it along and start the dialogue in your own specific circle.
Feel free to watch it here, below, or there's a wonderful interactive presentation on the Story Of Stuff website.
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I don't suppose there are too many things better to post on Christmas Eve than something about peace.
My friend Greg recently turned me on to this documentary, made by Mark Johnson, called "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music."
I don't want to ruin all the fun by telling you the story here; take 18 minutes or so and watch this video above... you'll be glad you did. (Get a sample song, "Stand By Me," below.)
Happy holidays my friends!
PBS chat transcript is here.
Playing For Change website is here.
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