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Untitled. Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek) By David Cain / raptitude.com/ Oct 23, 2013 Well I’m in the working world again.

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek)

I’ve found myself a well-paying gig in the engineering industry, and life finally feels like it’s returning to normal after my nine months of traveling. Because I had been living quite a different lifestyle while I was away, this sudden transition to 9-to-5 existence has exposed something about it that I overlooked before. Since the moment I was offered the job, I’ve been markedly more careless with my money. Not stupid, just a little quick to pull out my wallet.

I’m not talking about big, extravagant purchases. The End of Oppression - Part 1: The Problem. Sam Harris on "Free Will" Words From The Edge (2013. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992. Anima Mundi. Federico Pistono Debates World Socialist Movement - Robots Will Steal Your Jobs - Is that OK? "History of Economic Thought" [Part 2 of 12] "Freedom from Work & Social Evolution" [Part 6 of 11] Class Dismissed [1_8].mp4. Woody Harrelson 'Ethos' - Epic Documentary! - Time to Unslave Humanity. The Century of the Self. This series is about how those in power have used Freud's theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy.

The Century of the Self

Amber Lyon's iRevolution documentaries Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia, ... Peter Joseph, Director of Zeitgeist: Moving Forward. 2/17 - Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky. Psywar - Full Documentary. Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky - 1/17. Arundhati Roy - We. Zeitgeist: Moving beyond money. Revenge Of The Electric Car [HD] (Full Documentary) The Untouchables. January 22, 2013 FRONTLINE investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution for any fraud related to the sale of bad mortgages.

The Untouchables

Is SEC “Fearful” of Wall Street? Agency Insider Says Yes April 8, 2014, 3:15 pm ET · by Jason M. Breslow An SEC trial attorney used a recent retirement speech to criticize the agency for being too “tentative and fearful” in confronting Wall Street following the 2008 financial crisis. Watchdog Calls Out DOJ For Mortgage Fraud Response March 13, 2014, 6:33 pm ET · by Jason M. An inspector general’s report has called into question the Justice Department’s stated commitment to holding people accountable for misconduct that precipitated the financial crisis. How JPMorgan’s $13 Billion Settlement Stacks Up November 19, 2013, 8:57 pm ET · by Jason M. Its the largest fine against an American company ever — and here’s how it compares to other recent bank settlements.

Bank of America Liable for Mortgage “Hustle” Program October 24, 2013, 3:17 pm ET · by Jason M. Why We Can't Shop Our Way to a Better Economy: Stacy Mitchell at TEDxDirigo. The Chain of Obedience. The Century of the Self collaborative class links. Banned TED Talk: Nick Hanauer "Rich people don't create jobs". The High Price of Materialism. Awakening the Dreamer: Changing the Dream (2011. The Superior Human? (2012. The Corporation (2003. Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (2008. Economics of Prout: Economic Democracy in Practice (2004.

Richard Wolff on Fighting for Economic Justice and Fair Wages. 6 Portraits of the Solidarity Economy. James Kunstler: How bad architecture wrecked cities. THE GOOD NEW DAYS. Pyramids of Waste (2010), AKA The Lightbulb Conspiracy - Planned obsolescence documentary - 7 Translation(s) How to live with robots. HOME. The War on Consciousness: Graham Hancock at TEDxWhitechapel. Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein - A Short Film. Watch Four Horsemen online. Overdose: The Next Financial Crisis. Hempire Renovation 2012.mov. The Science of Pornography Addiction. Manifest Destiny's Child (2010. I Lost My Job. Lifting the Veil: Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy (2011. This film explores the historical role of the Democratic Party as the "graveyard of social movements", the massive influence of corporate finance in elections, the absurd disparities of wealth in the United States, the continuity and escalation of neocon policies under Obama, the insufficiency of mere voting as a path to reform, and differing conceptions of democracy itself.

Lifting the Veil: Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy (2011

Original interview footage derives from Noam Chomsky, Michael Parenti, Michael Albert, John Stauber (PR Watch), Sharon Smith (Historian), William I. Robinson (Editor, Critical Globalization Studies), Morris Berman (Author, Dark Ages America), and famed black panther Larry Pinkney. Non-original interviews/lectures include Michael Hudson, Paul Craig Roberts, Ted Rall, Richard Wolff, Glen Ford, Lewis Black, Glenn Greenwald, George Carlin, Gerald Cliente, Chris Hedges, John Pilger, Bernie Sanders, Sheldon Wollin and Martin Luther King.

Films For Action's Review: The War on Kids (2009. THE WAR ON KIDS is a 95 minute documentary that shows how American public schools continue to become more dangerously authoritarian.

The War on Kids (2009

In addition to failing in their mission to educate effectively, they erode the country's democratic foundation and often resemble prisons. School children are interviewed as are high school teachers and administrators, as well as prison security guards, plus renowned educators and authors including: Henry Giroux: Author of Stealing Innocence Corporate Culture's War on Children Mike A. The Missing Human Manual. What is the Missing Human Manual All About?

The Missing Human Manual

Do you want to age well? Most of us do. If you are my age, 60, this is more important a question that if you are 30. But most of us would not wish to have heart disease, cancer, dementia when we get old. John Pilger - Freedom Next Time. The Secret of Oz (2009. Thirteen years ago, in a documentary called "The Money Masters", we asked the question why is America going broke.

The Secret of Oz (2009

It wasn't clear then that we were, but it is today. Now the question is how can we get out of this mess. Foreclosures are everywhere, unemployment is skyrocketing - and this is only the beginning. America's economy is on a long, slippery slope from here on. Money As Debt (2006. Inspiration Israel and Iran: A Love Story. Home | About Us | Contact | Subscribe Israel and Iran: A Love Story Peace Is Going Viral DISCLAIMER: Although Nextworldtv has tried to prevent political ads from appearing on this page, you may despite our best efforts see an ad that is in direct opposition to the message of this post. ************ "My idea was simple, I was trying to reach the other side.

Inspiration Israel and Iran: A Love Story

" says Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry. Using his graphic design skills and his wife's help, he made digital posters of himself and his daughter, holding an Israeli flag, with the text: we will never bomb your country We ♥ You He posted this on Facebook. Other Israelis quickly created their own posters with the same message -- and Iranians responded in kind. What a powerful example of how to make very clear that those in government do not represent the people. Stealing Africa - Why Poverty? The Awra Amba Experience: An Ethiopian Model for the Future (trailer) Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview (2013. Planetary Initiation‏: Daniel Pinchbeck at TEDxSanMigueldeAllende. Jason Lord - Visualizando uma Abordagem de Sistemas. Obey. Obey (2013. Power from the People (2002. Should it be a crime for people to share their renewable energy with others?

Power from the People (2002

From an Iowa farmer to a California solar guerrilla, these people have clean power to share--if only their utility companies would let them. Power From The People is about the fight to distribute homemade renewable energy over the nation"s power grid. Awards: EarthVision 2002 Award Winner, EarthVision Fest Renewable Energy Leadership Award, IRENEW Notable Screenings: Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival, 2003 Free Speech TV (DishTV 9415) Broadcast Premiere Nov 7, 2003 Want to Take Action? Check out the unaffiliated but related book "Power from the People" a how-to guide to DIY community solar power projects. Afra Raymond: Three myths about corruption. I LOST MY JOB. The Crisis of Civilization. The Crisis of Civilization is a documentary feature film investigating how global crises like ecological disaster, financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages are converging symptoms of a single, failed global system.

The Crisis of Civilization

Weaving together archival film footage and animations, film-maker Dean Puckett, animator Lucca Benney and international security analyst Dr. Human Resources. TEDxRio+20 - Gabor Maté - The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power.