Zeitgeist trilogy - documentaries

 

I've found these documentaries to be very interesting, and they have developed some what of a cult following, particularly among people on the Internet.  All three deal with different subjects; some topics include the US monetary system, globalization, social change, conspiracy theories, religion, human nature, natural resources, and economics.

Personally, I do not normally suggest the first film because it has many unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.  The second and third film have become two of my favorite documentaries.  But, I will let you be the judge.  These three films have been released for free on the Internet.  The main page for the films is at http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/.

Zeitgeist:  The Movie (2007, 122 minutes)

     -  Watch online at Vimeo

Zeitgeist:  Addendum (2008, 123 minutes)

     -  Watch online at Vimeo

Zeitgeist:  Moving Forward (2011, 161 minutes)

     -  Watch online at YouTube

LibriVox - public domain audiobooks

LibriVox is a volunteer-based library of public domain audiobooks.  Most books are available in MP3 and OGG format.  Go to http://librivox.org/ to start searching.

Some authors of interest:
     -  Karl Marx
     -  Oscar Wilde
     -  Emma Goldman
     -  Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
     -  François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
     -  Henry David Thoreau
     -  Leo Tolstoy
     -  John Ruskin
     -  Mikhail Bakunin

Steal This Film I & II - documentaries

These two films, released in 2006 and 2007, respectively, document the movement against intellectual property rights.  They were both released via bittorrent only, and with no copyrights.  Visit the website for more information or to donate at http://stealthisfilm.com/Part2/.

Steal This Film I

     -  Download at Archive.org (MP4, OGG, and Quicktime formats)

     -  Watch it at Google Video

Steal This Film II

     -  Download via torrent (XviD format)

     -  Download via torrent (DVD format)

     -  Download via torrent (iPod format)

     -  Download via torrent (HD format)

     -  Watch at Shooting People

The Yes Men Fix the World - documentary

The Yes Men are a "culture jamming" activist group.  They deal with social and political issues such as anti-consumerism, globalization, the environment, and corporate crime.  The Yes Men Fix the World is a sequel to the first film, The Yes Men (2003).

This is a hilarious and informative documentary.  It has been released by the filmmakers in a special torrent edition.  To view the website, go to http://www.vodo.net/theyesmen.  To donate, you can go to http://www.vodo.net/donations/redirect/128/.

     -  Download via torrent here
        (95 minutes, 698MB)

Project Gutenberg - free public domain ebooks

Project Gutenberg constantly updates its database of public domain ebooks and offers many of them in PDF, EPUB, HTML, TXT, and many other formats.  Go to Gutenberg.org now to search!  Below is a sample of some of the most famous politically "radical" ebooks they offer:

Emma Goldman
     -  Anarchism and Other Essays
     -  Marriage and Love

Leo Tolstoy
     -  War and Peace
     -  Anna Kerinina
     -  Kingdom of God is Within You
     -  ...and more!

Karl Marx
     -  Communist Manifesto
     -  ...and more!

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
     -  What is Property?
     -  System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery

Mikhail Bakunin
     -  God and the State

The Corporation - documentary

This documentary explores the aspects of the modern-day corporation and its effects on society.  Released in 2003 and 145 minutes in length, this film features many prominent corporate critics and intellectuals, including Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Paul Hawken, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore.  Visit the official site for more information at http://www.thecorporation.com/ and you can donate at http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=318.

     -  Download the Filmmakers Official Download Edition from Archive.org
               (Many formats are included here, including OGG, MP4, and DivX
     -  Watch it online at IMDB.com

Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig - ebook

Free Culture:  How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity

This ebook was released on the Internet under the Creative Commons license.  From Wikipedia:  "Professor Lessig analyzes the tension that exists between the concepts of piracy and property in the intellectual property realm in the context of what he calls the present 'depressingly compromised process of making law' that has been captured in most nations by multinational corporations that are interested in the accumulation of capital and not the free exchange of ideas."  Visit the website for more information:  http://www.free-culture.cc/index.html

     -  Download it at Free-Culture.cc (PDF format) 
               -  Many other formats are available here, including audio, HTML, etc.
     -  Download it via torrent

Earthlings - feature length animal rights documentary

This documentary absolutely changed my life.  Released in 2005 and lasting for 95 minutes, this film delves into the realities of the meat industry, animal experimentation, and all other areas that involve the exploitation of animals.  Earthlings is probably the most violent and disturbing film you will ever see.  I highly recommend it to anyone out there that professes at least a minute love of animals.

     -  Watch it on Earthlings.com (Recommended)
     -  Watch it on YouTube
     -  Donate to Earthlings
     -  Buy the DVD from Earthlings.com

Home - environmental documentary

This has been a favorite of mine for a few years.  Think of that series that was on BBC and The Discovery Channel a few years ago called Planet Earth, and then add ecological concerns to it.  This is a beautiful and thought-provoking film that should be watched by everyone.

This film was released in 2009 under a Creative Commons license, and it is approx. 1 hour and 33 minutes in length.

Watch it on YouTube
Watch it on Vimeo
Download it via torrent (MP4 format)
Download it via Archive.org (Standard and Blu-Ray versions available in MKV, OGG, and MP4 formats)

Defiance, Ohio - anti-capitalist folk punk

 (http://www.noidearecords.com/bands/photos/defianceohio.jpg)

Violins, guitars, drums, cellos...amazing anarcho folk-punk.  Defiance, Ohio releases all of their music free online under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA) license.  They currently have eight albums free of charge to download.  If you'd like to make a donation to them for downloading the albums, you can do so at http://defianceohio.terrorware.com/audio/.

Midwestern Minutes
(2010, approx. 30 MB, VBR MP3)

The Fear, The Fear, The Fear (2007)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Defiance, Ohio / Youth Environmental Crunch 7" Split (2007)
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

The Great Depression (2006)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Defiance, Ohio / One Reason 7" Split (2004)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Defiance, Ohio / Ghost Mice Split CD (2004)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Share What Ya Got (2003)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

Demo (2003)
     -  Download via torrent
     -  Download individual songs via Archive.org (MP3 and OGG formats)

The Ralph Nader Reader - ebook

According to Seven Stories Press: "To commemorate the release of Ralph Nader's first work of fiction, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", we're now offering a free PDF edition of the Ralph Nader Reader, including an expanded version of the seminal piece 'Cutting Corporate Welfare.'"

The Ralph Nader Reader - Ebook Edition
(6.29 MB, PDF)

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