What started as a more rare trend has become normal fairly mainstream business practice, you buy up a company, put all the debt from that acquisition on the company you just bought, then pump the business for every dollar you can until it falls apart, from Red Lobster, to Marsh grocery stores, it’s a story that’s played out again and again.
The Brainwashing of My Dad 2015
The Brainwashing of My Dad is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Jen Senko about her father’s transformation from a nonpolitical Democrat into a political Republican. The film was mostly funded by a Kickstarter campaign.
Can street art survive modern capitalism?
Governments were cracking down on street art everywhere…. until they realized they could make money off of it. Where does this leave street art and its artists today? I explore the street art scene in Toronto and some parts of Berlin to see how street art is navigating its changing culture.
STOP Wasting Money on Subscription Services!
Does piracy hurt artists? When we live in a world of steadily inshitifying services how can we fight back?
The Propaganda that Shapes the USA | What German Students Learn about the Melting Pot Myth
How does the “Melting Pot” national myth shape today’s immigration propaganda in the USA?
How to Spot U.S. 🇺🇸 Propaganda | A Guide for Teaching Media Literacy from German 🇩🇪 Classrooms
Did you know German high school students study U.S. propaganda in their English classes in high school?
Analyzing Facebook’s Corporate Video Messaging (Spoiler: It’s U.S. 🇺🇸 propaganda)
In this video, we break down Meta’s corporate video messaging and uncover the subtle (and not-so-subtle) elements of U.S. propaganda.
The Surprising Way Credit Cards Make Money
You might think that credit cards only make money off you if you don’t pay them in full each month, but if there’s one thing you can always count on is nothing comes for free from billion dollar corporations.
Internet Loneliness and Loss of Community
Is the internet what makes us lonely? Or is hopeless and loneliness the goal of systemic oppression.
Monopoly is Anti-Landlord Propaganda
A video about Monopoly, landlords, propaganda and one of the most devious acts of intellectual property fraud of all time.
Vape-o-nomics: Why Everything is Addictive Now
A video about disposable vapes, and how addiction became the goal of every single company on the planet.
How College Broke the Labor Market
College has served several rolls throughout history, it’s current for in the U.S.A is that of an aspiration that is also considered a necessity, how did we get here, and what does that look like moving forward?
How Disposable Vapes Explain US-China Tensions
A video about the rise of Elf Bars and what it tells us about growing tensions between China and the US.