The Last Hours for Climate Change

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Published on Sep 24, 2015

A special showing of our climate change documentary Last Hours – narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio and yours truly.

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Watch: Pope Francis addresses Congress (with subtitles)

PBS NewsHour

Published on Sep 24, 2015

Pope Francis spoke on behalf of immigrants and families Thursday during a joint meeting of Congress, the first address ever by a pope. Read more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/w…

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Banks Got Bailed Out, We Got Sold Out: The 2008 Housing Bubble • BRAVE NEW FILMS

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Published on Sep 24, 2015

#ThrowbackThursday: Remember when the banks purposefully defrauded hundreds of thousands of people -and then got bailed out for it? SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1JUX3Xv

This video was originally produced in 2009, under the title “Fighting for Our Homes”

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DC rally for Pope calls for action on climate change

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Published on Sep 24, 2015

Pope supporters hold a rally on the National Mall urging Congress to address the globe’s changing climate. RT’s Simone Del Rosario reports on why demonstrators believe climate change is an important issue and how it is hurting the world.

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Why was John Boehner Crying During Pope Francis’ Speech?

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Published on Sep 24, 2015

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How Pope Francis’ bipartisan call resonated in Congress

PBS NewsHour

Published on Sep 24, 2015

In an unprecedented address to the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis called for action on poverty, climate change, immigration and the refugee crisis. He urged the protection of human life at all stages, as well as the easing of partisan divisions. William Brangham offers a closer look at the pope’s speech and political director Lisa Desjardins shares reactions from Capitol Hill with Judy Woodruff.

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“We Are Living at a Critical Moment of History”: The Pope on Poverty, Immigration & Climate Change

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Published on Sep 24, 2015

Pope Francis heads to Capitol Hill today to become the first pope ever to address Congress. On Wednesday, he spoke at the White House, then addressed hundreds of U.S. bishops at St. Matthew’s Cathedral. He later canonized the controversial 18th-century missionary, Father Junípero Serra — a move protested by many indigenous groups. The pope also made a previously unannounced stop to visit nuns at the Little Sisters of the Poor, which sued the federal government over the birth control mandate in the Affordable Care Act. At the White House, Pope Francis spoke about poverty, immigration and climate change. “Mr. President, I find it encouraging that you are proposing an initiative for reducing air pollution,” Pope Francis told President Obama. “Accepting the urgency, it seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation. When it comes to the care of our ‘common home,’ we are living at a critical moment of history.”

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German Lawmaker: At the Root of Refugee Crisis are U.S. Wars in Middle East

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Published on Sep 9, 2015

The United Nations is now estimating at least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean this year and next, seeking refuge in Europe to escape violence and unrest in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. Already 366,000 people have arrived in Europe this year. Earlier today, the president of the European Commission called on European Union member states to accept a total of 160,000 asylum seekers from war-torn countries. We speak to Annette Groth, member of the German Parliament and spokeswoman for human rights for the Left Party. She just returned last week from a trip to Hungary, where she saw thousands of migrants stranded at the Budapest train station. “What is the root for this massive migration?” Groth asks. “It is war, it is terror, and it is the former U.S. government who is accountable for it.”

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Noam Chomsky: The United States, Not Iran, Poses Greatest Threat to World Peace

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Published on Sep 22, 2015

Democracynow.org – In a speech Saturday at The New School in New York, Noam Chomsky explained why he believes the U.S. poses the greatest threat to world peace. “[The United States] is a rogue state, indifferent to international law and conventions, entitled to resort to violence at will. … Take, for example, the Clinton doctrine—namely, the United States is free to resort to unilateral use of military power, even for such purposes as to ensure uninhibited access to key markets, energy supplies and strategic resources—let alone security or alleged humanitarian concerns. And adherence to this doctrine is very well confirmed and practiced, as need hardly be discussed among people willing to look at the facts of current history.” Chomsky also explained why he believes the U.S. and its closest allies, namely Saudi Arabia and Israel, are undermining prospects for peace in the Middle East. “When we say the international community opposes Iran’s policies or the international community does some other thing, that means the United States and anybody else who happens to be going along with it.”

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Dorothy Day: A Look at the Life of One of Pope’s “4 Great Americans”

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Published on Sep 24, 2015

During his speech before Congress today, Pope Francis highlighted the work of four “great” Americans: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. “In these times when social concerns are so important, I cannot fail to mention the Servant of God Dorothy Day, who founded the Catholic Worker Movement,” the pope said. “Her social activism, her passion for justice and for the cause of the oppressed, were inspired by the gospel, her faith and the example of the saints.” He went on to say, “A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty as Lincoln did, when it fosters a culture which enables people to “dream” of full rights for all their brothers and sisters, as Martin Luther King sought to do; when it strives for justice and the cause of the oppressed, as Dorothy Day did by her tireless work, the fruit of a faith which becomes dialogue and sows peace in the contemplative style of Thomas Merton.” We look at the life of Day, who was endorsed for canonization by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2012. Day founded the Catholic Worker Movement with Peter Maurin. Thus began a life of voluntary poverty and radical politics. The Catholic Worker first began by setting up urban houses of hospitality and farm communes to feed and shelter the poor. The movement also advocated pacifism and opposition to the draft. We speak to her granddaughter, Martha Hennessy, and Robert Ellsberg, who has edited and published the writings of Dorothy Day.

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