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Should Banks Be A Public Utility? – provided by TheRealNews.com; Yves Smith: Finance sector controls the regulatory process – there needs to be a publicly controlled alternative to the private banking system
Should Banks Be A Public Utility? – provided by TheRealNews.com; Yves Smith: Finance sector controls the regulatory process – there needs to be a publicly controlled alternative to the private banking system
Bart Chilton — provided by theREALnews network; CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton says: “A Hair Trigger Away from Economic Calamity.” Wall Street lobbyists trying to slow down trading regulations and defund Commission.
1000 Protesters Storm Wall Street — provided by TheRealNews.com; Occupy Wall Street movement gains support from unions, student groups and community organizers. Watch full multipart TRNN Occupy Wall St. Stories
REFORMING THE ECONOMY – These and dozens more videos picked by Hazel Henderson and the Ethical Markets team which explore how the US and global economy have faltered and offering creative solutions moving forward.
Provided by www.MoneyAsDebt.net Money as Debt – This is a must see video that sparks great conversations in any group who views it.
Debt-gov’t, corporate, & household has reached astronomical proportions. Where does all this money come from? How could there BE that much money to lend? The answer is… there isn’t. Today, MONEY IS DEBT. If there were NO DEBT there would be NO MONEY! If this is puzzling to you, you are not alone. Very few people understand, even though all of us are effected. This fast-paced and highly entertaining animated feature explans today’s magical perverse DEBT-MONEY SYSTEM (~ 47 minutes)
The Story of Citizens United v. FEC — provided by StoryofStuff.org; Annie Leonard brings her unique insight to the world of corporate influence on American politics.
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism — provided by TheRealNews.com; The front cover ofNewsweek said we’re all socialists now. So what about the future of the capitalist system? Are we facing another major depression? Are we facing a global meltdown? And is there a more rational way to have a capitalist system? TRNN talks about all of this with Ha-Joon Chang. He’s the author of the book 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism and on the Faculty of Economics of Cambridge University. See the entire series on all 23 points on TRNN.
The Money Fix — provided by Ethical Markets; on PBS stations and affiliates around the US for free download from www.epstv.com. Directed and produced by Alan Rosenblith (see full version at www.themoneyfix.org) and edited for TV by Hazel Henderson, this feature-length documentary explores our society’s relationship with the almighty dollar and examines economic patterning in both the human and the natural worlds. Most of us take the monetary system for granted, but it has a profound and largely misunderstood influence on our lives. The film documents alternative money systems which help solve economic problems for the communities in which they operate.