Bank of North Dakota – provided by Prairie Public Television and the Public Banking Institute; During the early 1900s, North Dakota was dependent on agriculture. To diversify the economy, North Dakota created the state-owned Bank of North Dakota, largely credited for making North Dakota the only state with a large budget surplus. This film discusses the bank’s history and plans for the future.
Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem — provided by Econstories.tv; Editor’s note: This appears to be the argument going on within economics but both are wrong in ignoring that the economy is embedded in and empowered by our planetary ecosystem. – - Hazel Henderson
Canada Index of Wellbeing — provided by CIW; Keynote speech by The Honourable Roy J. Romanow, Chair, CIW Advisory Board.
The Economics of Happiness — provided by The Dylan Ratigan Show; Helena Norberg-Hodge of the International Society for Ecology & Culture (ISEC) promotes her film which offers simple policy steps to reduce unemployment and pollution if we can get beyond the economic myths which have us rushing in the wrong direction.
Sarvodaya Movement – provided by SarvodayaUSA; Featuring A. T. Ariyaratne, this video shows how the Sarvodaya Movement is building alternative social, economic and political structures from bottom up, showing the stages of the Sarvodaya development process in Sri Lanka.
“What Would the Founding Fathers Do? — provided by FairElectionsNow.org; In 1776 the Founding Fathers threw off the yoke of British tyranny. Now they’re back to throw off the yoke of British Petroleum — and the other peddlers of influence who have befouled our fair democracy by pushing Congress to pass the Fair Elections Now Act. Learn more at FairElectionsNow.org.
Move Your Money provided by MoveYourMoney.info; introduces the compelling movement to move individual bank accounts from the “too big to fail” institutions into community banks and credit unions
Piano Player Stairs provided by Thefuntheory.com; To save energy, to improve health, to promote our innate creativity, something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better.
Yoram Bauman, Ph.D., explains economics Everything I Need to Know about Global Warming provided by StandUpEconomist.com; Yoram Bauman, Ph.D., explains economics
Yoram Bauman, Ph.D., explains economics Everything I Need to Know about Global Warming provided by StandUpEconomist.com; Yoram Bauman, Ph.D., explains economics
Ellen Brown – Financial meltdown: Why it happened, How it can be reversed provided by Democracy for America; Ellen Brown, author of Web of Debt, explains the roots of the current economic crisis and a way out. Brown’s articles are regularly posted at www.ethicalmarkets.com. Her presentation begins about 11 1/2 minutes into the video. Worth the wait!
Navajo Green provided by LivingOnEarth; shows effort and enthusiasm to bring green jobs to Navajo communities by adopting green job legislation, complimenting a way of life valued by many indigenous peoples.
The Organic Opportunity provided by Chris Bedford Films; Chris Bedford tells the story of Woodbury County, Iowa, first in the US to promote local organic agriculture as economic development by offering tax rebates to farmers transitioning to organic agriculture, mandating purchase of locally grown organic food by county institutions and offering no-cost loans and free building lots to farmers relocating to the county to farm organically. Copies of the film can be obtained at www.localharvest.org.
BerkShares Local Currency on BBC provided by the E.F. Schumacher Society and the BBC; BerkShares local currency supports the community, economy, ecology, and sustainability of the southern Berkshire region of Massachusetts. Launched by the E. F. Schumacher Society, BerkShares create consumer awareness about the consequences of spending practices, supports local businesses, facilitates the development of import replacing industries, and serves as a model for other regions.
Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher and the Reinvention of the Local Economy” provided by Chris Bedford Films and the Schumacher Society; Sincere appreciation goes to Chris Bedford who made this film as a labor of love, telling the story of rebuilding a local economy using strategies from community land trusts to the nation’s most successful local currency – Berkshares. Copies of the film can be obtained at www.localharvest.org.
Catherine Sneed: the Green Project - provided by the Schumacher Society, Cathrine Sneed’s work shows that bringing people out of jails and off the streets into the garden can be transformative in both the human and natural realms. (7 min) provided by Global Footprint Network, How many Earths would it take to support your lifestyle? The Global Footprint Network is pleased to announce a new video and Footprint Calculator for the U.S., two tools to help Americans see how their living habits relate to their use of the planet’s resources.
Subprime Crisis-Provided by Bremner, Bird and Fortune, Vera Productions; John Bird and John Fortune brilliantly and accurately describe the mindset of the investment banking community in this satirical interview. {@9 min}
Credit Crunch-Provided by Bremner, Bird and Fortune, Vera Productions; John Bird and John Fortune brilliantly and accurately describe the mindset behind the credit crunch with this satirical interview of George Parr. {@7 min}
