Alex' Selection of Videos about the State of the World

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.

President Obama's best speech so far?

2009-03-05T22:00:00.002+01:00

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

The Crisis of Credit - Explained (1)

2009-02-21T23:11:00.002+01:00

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

The Crisis of Credit - Explained (2)

2009-02-21T23:00:00.001+01:00

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Part 2.

Huffington Post's inauguration video

2009-01-19T11:00:00.001+01:00

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

A very good 90-second video from Huffington Post

The Bush years - Jon Stewart comments

2009-01-16T17:18:00.001+01:00

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Six Days Seven Nights

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

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

Blue Man Group

2008-11-28T09:54:00.001+01:00

Blue Man Group on Global Warming - Very good

A Cassandra for the financial crisis

2008-11-22T11:27:00.003+01:00

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

Chief Oren Lyons on Climate Crisis

2008-11-21T09:53:00.000+01:00

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.

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

2008-11-20T18:10:00.003+01:00

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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Barack Obama's acceptance speech

2008-11-06T16:52:00.001+01:00

A historic speech for a historic moment

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

2008-11-05T04:55:00.002+01:00

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?

Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama - a beautiful moment

2008-10-20T21:03:00.000+02:00

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

Jon Stewart on the Paulson & Bernanke Bailout hearings

2008-09-26T10:51:00.000+02:00

Hilarious.

350.org explains climate science (90 seconds, no words)

2008-09-17T09:46:00.000+02:00

Debunking myths about development - Hans Rosling

2008-09-15T17:06:00.002+02:00

Our friend Hans Rosling at TED 2006.

Jon Stewart on the Republican Convention

2008-09-12T21:24:00.000+02:00

Classic Daily Show

Jon Stewart from the Republican Convention (more...)

2008-09-12T20:28:00.001+02:00

Jon Stewart on McCain's acceptance speech.

Jon Stewart on the Republican Convention (...and more)

2008-09-12T19:38:00.000+02:00

Sarah Palin gender card. Exposing hypocrisy is so much fun.

David Letterman: Rant on Global Warming

2008-09-11T13:53:00.000+02:00

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

Two great MTV commercials

2008-08-31T09:33:00.000+02:00

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

We Can Solve It - TV ad

2008-08-01T13:57:00.000+02:00

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

Bill McKibben at 350.org rally

2008-07-07T14:44:00.000+02:00

350 - Remember this number (by Jim Wine)

2008-07-07T14:41:00.001+02:00

Interdependence Day - Jim Wine's 350 ad

2008-07-07T14:36:00.001+02:00

The first and best of Jim Wine's 350.org ads.

Vaclav Havel at Tällberg Forum 2006

2008-07-06T16:16:00.000+02:00

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

From TED - John Doerr

2008-07-06T14:40:00.000+02:00

A Conversation with James G. Speth

2008-07-05T13:50:00.000+02:00

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

Thomas Berry on Humans and the natural world

2008-07-04T16:34:00.000+02:00

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

Ashok Khosla on poverty eradication

2008-07-02T10:27:00.001+02:00

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

Al Gore at TED Conference

2008-07-01T15:38:00.000+02:00

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

Manfred Max-Neef (2)

2008-07-01T10:24:00.000+02:00

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

Manfred Max-Neef (1)

2008-07-01T10:23:00.000+02:00

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

Jared Diamond on why societies fail and collapse

2008-06-29T17:54:00.000+02:00

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

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

2008-06-07T15:27:00.000+02:00

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

Barack Obama speech "A more perfect union"

2008-05-07T15:31:00.000+02:00

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

John P. Milton teaching

2008-03-08T16:45:00.000+01:00

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