Alex' Selection of Videos about the State of the World

Here is my highly subjective selection of powerful video files that say things that make us think - and re-think.

October 2, 2009

September 17, 2009

DC "Tea Party" 13 September 2009



The UK had its "loony left" in the 1970's. Here is the "loony right"

Bill O'Reilly defends Glenn Beck



The two most dangerous men in America?

April 20, 2009

On Sweden (from The Daily Show - Part 1)

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
The Stockholm Syndrome Pt. 1
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Political HumorJason Jones in Iran


Bill O'Reilly of Fox News asks: "Do we really want to change America into Sweden"? The Daily Show sent their very own reporter to Sweden to find out what Sweden is really like.

March 5, 2009

President Obama's best speech so far?



President Obama's amazing speech, addressing the joint session of Congress on February 24 2009.

February 21, 2009

The Crisis of Credit - Explained (1)



A very good animation explaining the background to the credit crisis (part 1).

The Crisis of Credit - Explained (2)

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Part 2.

January 19, 2009

Huffington Post's inauguration video

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/huffpost-video-our-inaugu_b_158943.html

A very good 90-second video from Huffington Post

January 16, 2009

The Bush years - Jon Stewart comments



President BUsh's final press conference, as commented by Jon Stewart

November 28, 2008

Blue Man Group



Blue Man Group on Global Warming - Very good

November 22, 2008

A Cassandra for the financial crisis



On the financial crisis: Financial pundit Peter Schiff predicting - to general laughter - the crisis in 2006-07.

November 21, 2008

Chief Oren Lyons on Climate Crisis



This is a speech by Chief Oren Lyons (Faithkeeper, Turtle Clan, Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee, Six Nations, Iroquois Confederacy Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, New York), illustrated with beautiful footage from Greenland.

November 20, 2008

Disappearing forests in the US (a New York Times video)

A very powerful report on the pine beetle epidemic, destroying forests all across western North America.


http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/science/1194811622277/index.html#1194833211431


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November 6, 2008

Barack Obama's acceptance speech



A historic speech for a historic moment

November 5, 2008

Obama's victory - live with Jon Stewart & Steven Colbert



The historic moment, live on The Daily Show's Election Night Special. Now, were those real tears or not? And where were YOU at that moment?

October 20, 2008

Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama - a beautiful moment



Words of wisdom from a man who really knows how to present an argument. Beautiful and powerful.

September 15, 2008

September 12, 2008

September 11, 2008

David Letterman: Rant on Global Warming



When introducing Thomas Friedman, David Letterman went wild on the topic of global warming.

August 31, 2008

Two great MTV commercials





MTV is running a campaign called MTV Switch. Here are two of its great commercials - read more at www.mtvswitch.org.

August 1, 2008

We Can Solve It - TV ad



The first ad from Al Gore's campaign - "America does not wait".

July 6, 2008

Vaclav Havel at Tällberg Forum 2006



Vaclav Havel's video greeting to the Tällberg Forum in 2006.

From TED - John Doerr

July 5, 2008

A Conversation with James G. Speth



A one-hour armchair conversation on a wide range of issues with Gus Speth, a towering figure of environmental policy.

July 4, 2008

Thomas Berry on Humans and the natural world



Thomas Berry, soon 95 years old, talks about the difficult relationship between humans and the natural world

July 2, 2008

Ashok Khosla on poverty eradication



Ashok Khosla, founder of Development Alternatives in India, on poverty eradication

July 1, 2008

Al Gore at TED Conference




Al Gore in February 2008 at TED conference in Monterrey, California.

Manfred Max-Neef (2)



What are the 2 greatest dangers to our global economic system?

Manfred Max-Neef (1)



Part 1 of an interview with Manfred Max-Neef - on the limits of economic thinking

June 29, 2008

Jared Diamond on why societies fail and collapse



From TED2003, a 20-minute digest of his important book.

June 7, 2008

Obama's "Yes we can" by will.i.am



Viral online activism at its best: will.i.am and friends adapting Obama's "Yes we can" message into a music video.

May 7, 2008

Barack Obama speech "A more perfect union"



March 18, 2008. Philadelphia. A truly memorable speech.

March 8, 2008

John P. Milton teaching



John P Milton, ecologist and teacher, demonstrates simple meditation stances

Alex on Greeland

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About me

Stockholm, Sweden
Här är min samling inspirerande artiklar och tankar om världen vi lever i 2012. Jag arbetar på Tällberg Foundation i Stockholm, där jag är sköter vår löpande omvärldsanalys (och jobbar med program- och processdesign för Tällberg Forum). Men innehållet här är endast mina egna tankar.