Posts Tagged ‘Capitalism’

Sacred Economics with Charles Eisenstein

Sacred Economics

This short film features commentary from Charles Eisenstein, author of the book Sacred Economics where he examines the nature of money and the growing movement away from the current monetary system to a new system that empowers people and their local communities. Eisenstein’s book traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern [...]

Capitalism Is The Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity

Capitalism in Crisis

Capitalism Is The Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity examines the ideological roots of the “austerity” agenda and proposes revolutionary paths out of the current crisis. The film features original interviews with Chris Hedges, Derrick Jensen, Michael Hardt, Peter Gelderloos, Leo Panitch, David McNally, Richard J.F. Day, Imre Szeman, Wayne Price, and many [...]

Lifting the Veil: Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy

Lifting the Veil: Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy

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 [...]

Commanding Heights: The Battle For The World Economy

Commanding Heights: The Battle For The World Economy

A global economy, energized by technological change and unprecedented flows of people and money, collapses in the wake of a terrorist attack …. The year is 1914. Worldwide war results, exhausting the resources of the great powers and convincing many that the economic system itself is to blame. From the ashes of the catastrophe, an [...]

Quants: The Alchemists of Wall Street

Quants: The Alchemists of Wall Street

Quants are the math wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial products that almost crashed Wall st. The credit crunch has shown how the global financial system has become increasingly dependent on mathematical models trying to quantify human (economic) behaviour. Now the quants are at [...]

Super Rich: The Greed Game

Super Rich: The Greed Game

As the credit crunch bites and a global economic crisis threatens, BBC’s Robert Peston reveals how the super-rich have made their fortunes, and how the rest of us are picking up the bill. An interesting documentary if you want to understand how the top 1% are able to make all decisions while the other 99% [...]