Debtocracy is a new documentary about Greece’s debt crisis. It’s by Greek filmmakers Katerina Kitidi and Aris Hatzistefanou, and they have posted it on the internet as a Creative Commons film so that anyone who wants to see it can watch it for free (like Yann Arthus Bertrand’s Home). I haven’t watched it all the [...]
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The Story of Broke
Why is there always money for the military, for banks and fossil fuels, but not for health or education? The Story of Stuff tackles taxation and perverse subsidies:
Land grabs: the unintended consequences of biofuels
Access to land is one of the oldest sources of conflict. It’s written deep into Britain’s history through the enclosure acts and the seizing of the commons – a process that shaped the landscape, drove people into the cities, and through the industrial revolution, changed the world forever. It’s an injustice that’s never been corrected, [...]
The greatest movie ever sold
That’s the latest project from Morgan Spurlock, or to give it it’s proper title, Pom Wonderful Presents the Greatest Movie Ever Sold. It’s an adventure in product placement, funded entirely by product placement. Yes, it’s as conflicted as it sounds, but it is certainly stirring up conversation about the pervasiveness of this somewhat covert form [...]
What’s the economy for?
Looks like an interesting site, making new economics accessible. Check out Econ4 here. HT Josh
Video: Food speculation explained
Second in today’s double-bill of short videos on commodity speculation, this animation is from German NGO World Economy, Ecology and Development. (Here’s the first video if you missed it)
Don’t let the rioters destroy the independent music industry
One of the unintended consequences of the recent rioting in London is a crisis in Britain’s independent music and film industries. Hooligans burned down a warehouse earlier this week, the contents of which were the CD and DVD stockpiles for dozens of small independent record labels and film distributors. The loss of stock is expensive [...]
Who killed economic growth?
Another great viral from Richard Heinberg and the Post Carbon Institute. This is the five minute summary of Richard’s latest book, The End of Growth, which I reviewed here. (On a complete aside, I did a bit of a double-take on viewing this, as it’s soundtracked to All Caps, by Madvillain, which I distinctly remember [...]
Just do it – a tale of modern day outlaws
A few years ago a friend and I were pitching ideas for documentaries, I wanted to make a fly-on-the-wall film about activism. Whether or not I share their cause, I find activist personalities interesting – what motivates them? How do you keep going in the face of insurmountable odds? And how far will you go? [...]
Countdown to zero: a world without nuclear weapons
The optimum number of nuclear weapons is zero, that’s the argument behind Countdown to Zero, a new film about nuclear disarmament. Unfortunately, the world has around 23,000 of them, not all of them accounted for. The film explores the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons, of black market arms sales, rogue states, and nuclear proliferation. The [...]
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