Larry the Loophole

Another great video from Brave New Film's series on the War on Greed, explaining how the buyout industry has been amassing fortunes thanks to tax loopholes. The burden then falls upon the working middle class.

The Job

Satirical short about the employment crisis in America.

Recession: The Movie

McCain & Bush said their war policies couldn't lead to a recession. They were wrong.

Campaign Finance Deformed

Josh Marshall breaks down all the details of John McCain's campaign finance woes, and how it will likely come back to haunt him in the near future.

Socially Irresponsible Investment Bank

Wormword Bayne, the investment bank for people whose greed is greater than their conscience.

Mario Cuomo's "Two Cities" Speech

Governor Mario Cuomo (NY) gave this famous speech, attacking Reagan's failing economic policies, at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 16th, 1984.

Gwen Guthrie - "Ain't Nothing Going On..."

...But the Rent!

Headzup: Profiles In Greed - Exxon Mobil

Exxon Mobil is on the verge of breaking its current record for most money ever made by a single corporation.

Top 10 Bush Ideas to Stimulate the Economy

On last night's Late Show with David Letterman, David shared the top ten Bush ideas for stimulating the economy. Number two might actually work!

Colbert Report - Gov. Mike Huckabee

Stephen Colbert checks in with his running mate in '08 Governor Mike Huckabee.

Schoolhouse Rock - "Tyrannosaurus Debt"

Tyrannosaurus Debt
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Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous: Liberace

Clip from the 1980s Robin Leach show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous about the legendary opulence of pianist Liberace.
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Side Note: If you'd like a closer look at some of the objects in the Liberace Museum, there's a bunch posted on my flickr account.

Pap Attack: What We Learned in Iowa

In this clip, Mike Papantonio of Air America's Ring of Fire talks about the true lesson to be learned from the Iowa Caucus.



And in this video, Mike relishes the failures of the big money candidates and the special interest groups that support them.

Henry Rollins Teeing Off on Privatization

Henry Rollins has a few choice words for the corporate monopolies who profit from never-ending war and disaster.

Santa's Workshop

Short documentary from Sweden about the inhumane conditions suffered by Chinese toy factory workers, and the toll it takes on their health and environment.

The War on Greed: Henry Kravis

Brave New Films has released a new campaign: The War on Greed.

This short film focuses on Henry Kravis, a man who makes more than $51,000 an hour, by borrowing money from banks, buying up companies, slashing benefits, then selling the companies and laying off all it's workers. He reaps profits in the hundreds of millions of dollars every year, by devastating the lives of hardworking Americans. And to top it all off, he pays far less in taxes than you.

It's time for change.

The Dabbawalas of Mumbai

Short documentary about the hyper-efficient lunch delivery service in one of the world's most densely populated cities.

The Miniature Earth

It Is Blood for Oil

Hardball's David Shuster reported tonight about comments from Alan Greenspan & Paul Wolfowitz, confirming that the Bush administration is in Iraq for the oil.

The Shock Doctrine

Brilliant short film based on the book by Naomi Klein. It is a study on how politicians and corporations have repeatedly seized on experiences of wide-spread shock to manipulate whole societies into submission.