Tag Archives: Politics

Is Democracy Doomed? The Global Fight for Our Future | Timothy Snyder | TED

If you think democracy is some kind of inevitable, default setting for the world, then you aren’t going to have it for very long, says historian and author Timothy Snyder. From World War I to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, … Continue reading

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Native American history. California history. Indigenous peoples. Native culture and history

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‘Operation Exodus’: Brazil miners flee Yanomami land • FRANCE 24 English

As the Amazon rainforest tops the agenda. Brazil has launched an effort to expel thousands of gold miners that are working there illegaly and who are blamed for causing a humanitarian crisis. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell tells us more. #Brazil … Continue reading

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Holocaust Memorial Day – ‘Never forget what happened’

The 27th of January marks Holocaust Memorial Day which remembers the genocide of six million Jews during World War Two. Actress and Supporter of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Dame Joanna Lumley delivers a message of solidarity from Central London … Continue reading

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Exposed: The smear tactics against wind and solar

You shouldn’t believe everything you see on the internet. Particularly when it comes to renewable energy. We started debunking some of the biggest myths about wind and solar energy – and ended up in a world of shady lobby groups … Continue reading

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20 Years of Lies: The Mad Cow BSE Scandal | Plainly Difficult Documentary

Learn with Plainly Difficult! The Mad Cow Disease scandal was the British Governments attempt to cover up the link between beef and variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) Which would result in thousands being exposed to the illness…… Thank you to my … Continue reading

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Footage of a 3-year-old chimney sweep from the 1930s 😳 | Weird and Terrifying 

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Who Are The Yoruba People?

[…] Yorubaland is the homeland of the Yoruba people. With a population of 46 million the Yoruba are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. The Yoruba built one of the largest empires in West Africa and crafted some … Continue reading

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How many continents are there?

[…] Written, presented and edited by JAY FOREMAN https://www.twitter.com/jayforeman MARK COOPER-JONES https://www.twitter.com/markcooperjones Director/DOP JADE NAGI https://www.twitter.com/jade_nagi Thanks to Chris Considine and everyone at Rose Bruford College […]

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We Are Here

5+ festivals, 2 awards and counting. Doménica and Constanza Castro are the first Mexican Sisters to be in the run for an Oscar® in the Academy’s history. Four young immigrants reveal their hopes and dreams as they navigate a perilous … Continue reading

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