Kate Raworth, a renegade economist, has developed a new economic framework for the 21st century and beyond. Dismayed by the limited perception of traditional economic theory, Kate synthesized several new ways of understand human behavior to create a new way to think about what is optimal for human society to thrive. The Doughnut describes a social floor and an environmental ceiling for human activity...a world in which we don't overshoot or undershoot so as to provide for all without compromising the earths biosphere. This film describes how she arrived at her new framework, a description of Doughnut Economics itself and how she sees it applied in the real world.

Charlie Blair, co-founder and managing director of Gravitricity walks us through the ingenious solution to energy grid storage based on weights and gravity. Gravitricity will become part of the world's toolbox of solutions when transitioning to 100% renewable energy.

Matt Korda, Research Associate, of the Nuclear Information Project for the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) discusses the new nuclear arms initiative in the United States called the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent, or GBSD. He also discusses the utility of ICBMs ( intercontinental ballistic missiles) and why we should denuclearize.

Tomorrow was determined, yesterday. A film about the end of the Cold War through the eyes of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. With George Shultz, Horst Teltschik, Hubert Vedrine, Alexander Likhothal, Joe Nye, Graham Allison and Setsuko Thurlow.

"In the race to midnight, it is well after 11." This discussion was conducted in 2005 for The 11th Hour by Leila Conners. The discussion covers Trudell's worldview that encompasses his call for humans to return to their intelligence and their humanity to forge a pathway forward. His responses to the questions now seem prophetic. John Trudell was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969,broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the American Indian Movement, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After his pregnant wife, three children and mother-in-law were killed in 1979 in a suspicious fire at the home of his parents-in-law on the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Duck Valley Indian Reservation in Nevada, Trudell turned to writing, music and film as a second career. He acted in films in the 1990s. The documentary Trudell (2005) was made about him and his life as an activist and artist.

Damon Centola discusses his new book, How to Make Big Things Happen, from a talk with Leila Conners. At at time when certain ideas must be understood by whole populations, understanding how ideas move through society is crucial. If you have ever wondered how to build a movement, why people might follow leaders that run counter to their interests and why social change unfolds the way it does, this is a must watch.

"One preventable death is one too many." See what Christy Turlington Burns and others are doing to change the way clothing is made overseas, from improving working conditions to rewarding artisans from around the world.

Biomimicry, the practice of looking deeply into nature for solutions to engineering, design and other challenges, has inspired a film about it's ground-breaking vision for creating a long-term, sustainable world. This film covers how mimicking nature solves some of our most pressing problems, from reducing carbon emissions to saving water. The film, titled "Biomimicry" features Janine Benyus, is brought to you by Leonardo DiCaprio, Executive Producers Oliver Stanton, directed by Leila Conners, produced by Mathew Schmid and Bryony Schwan, created by Tree Media with Executive Producers Roee Sharon Peled and George DiCaprio. For more information on Biomimicry: http://www.biomimicry.org

REWRITING THE CONSTITUTION is the 7th in a series of 8 presentations on how we can better exercise our democracy as citizens of the United States. We are living in a time wherein corporations are writing our laws and electing our politicians. They have control over many state houses and much of Congress. As such, we, the people, are unable to protect ourselves or our communities from corporate harm. Thomas Linzey, Senior Councel for the Center for Democratic & Environmental Rights (CDER) presents a pathway forward and tells us what the problem is and how we can fix it. As we know, much of what is necessary is that we much break through the years of programming that has been telling us that there is nothing wrong with how things are set up. This series shows where our system is breaking down and where we can fix it. This series is created by Tree Media ( http://www.treemedia.com ) for N2K - Need to Know.

This interview with Daniel Ellsberg was conducted after an event for Cinema for Peace in a hotel lobby and therefore the audio is a bit challenging and for this we apologize. The discussion focused on the new nuclear arms race and how President Gorbachev's call for "a new thinking" back in 1983, when envisioning national security, is something that should be called for today as well. Ellsberg also shares his opinion about the alt-right and how the advent of Trump not only exposes the prevalence of the alt-right in America but also the ongoing nuclear arms race that started prior to Trump but continues today.

Power for Pollinators explores that all private and corporate land owners and land managers have a unique opportunity to turn tens of millions of acres of valuable land into healthy pollinator habitat. Especially power companies with right of way corridors and buffer zones are uniquely positioned to create large areas and corridors of pollinator habitat . These untapped areas have the potential to become one of the largest pollinator projects in history. If power companies and other land managers choose to work together planting flowers and reducing chemical use across the landscape, we can bring back pollinators, and with them, a host of essential food and ecosystem resources and other facets of life. https://www.treemedia.com/powerforpollinators Film Premiere during the Pollinator Power Party, Thursday, June 25th, 3pm EST Live Stream of the film, followed by a reflections from two of the film’s producers. This film was created in collaboration with the Electric Research Power Initiative This Film is the third Installment of Pollinators Under Pressure

Tree Media released a new film, Pollinators Under Pressure, about the plight of pollinators around the world and the actions we can all take to ensure their survival, and that of humans and ecosystems everywhere. Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, the short film features expert voices and diverse points of view from representatives of federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and youth who are working in communities to help residents understand the impact of everyday actions on pollinators and their habitats. “We wanted to jump start a public conversation about the dangers facing pollinators and why so much depends on their survival,” said Mathew Schmid, Writer and Director of Pollinators Under Pressureand Principal at Tree Media. “Film is a powerful tool that can move people to act, and our hope is that Pollinators Under Pressurewill do just that.” “Climate change and the environmental crises it has created is placing tremendous pressure on our planet’s pollinators and their natural habitats,” said Leonardo DiCaprio. “Tree Media has created a film that will inspire human action – and will provide the resources necessary to empower individuals to protect pollinators, their habitats, ecosystems and thereby our global food supply.” Tree Media teamed up with experts in the science and management of pollinators and their habitats to produce a free resource guide to accompany the film. This companion guide can be used to introduce pollinators to viewers, with essential web links and key information, points for discussion, and learning activities. The guide can be adapted to suit the broader education needs of schools, nature centers, libraries and other community programs to build greater understanding of the importance of pollinators to our ecosystems and food security, and the steps everyone can take to protect pollinator health.

URBAN ROOTS follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit. A timely, moving and inspiring film that speaks to a nation grappling with collapsed industrial towns and the need to forge a sustainable and prosperous future. 93 mins, NTSC, 16:9

This short film is part of 8 short, testimonial films, on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois.) The Iroquois are embarking on an historic project about the 500-year history of the Iroquois, their relationship with Europe and America and their prophesies that, if heard, can help us navigate the oncoming changes due to climate change. This series of short films is done via their testimony, and creates the space for the Iroquois to tell their story as they strive to uphold the traditions and the legacy of their people while also protecting the central tenents of their people and their relationship and care for the Earth. This series was created by Tree Media in collaboration with Oren Lyons, Sid Hill and the Haudenosaunee. This series was created with the support of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and with the support of Executive Producer Oliver Stanton.

This short film is part of 8 short, testimonial films, on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois.) The Iroquois are embarking on an historic project about the 500-year history of the Iroquois, their relationship with Europe and America and their prophesies that, if heard, can help us navigate the oncoming changes due to climate change. This series of short films is done via their testimony, and creates the space for the Iroquois to tell their story as they strive to uphold the traditions and the legacy of their people while also protecting the central tenents of their people and their relationship and care for the Earth. This series was created by Tree Media in collaboration with Oren Lyons, Sid Hill and the Haudenosaunee. This series was created with the support of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and with the support of Executive Producer Oliver Stanton.

Jeremy Narby, anthropologist and author of the Cosmic Serpent, is back with a new book, Plant Teachers: Ayahuasca, Tobacco, and the Pursuit of Knowledge. Leila Conners catches up with Jeremy in a discussion that compares scientific western concepts with Amazonian indigenous concepts of the natural world. These both systems of thought are closer to each other than one would expect if one approaches these plants and their Amazonian interlocutors with an open mind.

Hopi have lived in the canyonlands and the southwestern United States for millennia. As such, their perspective is grounded in long-time and in a deep observation of humanity. This discussion, with Thomas Banyacya, Jr. and Leila Conners and Harun Mehmedinovic of Tree Media was conducted on the rim of Canyon de Chelly.

Digital Wampum is a series of 8 short, testimonial films, on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois.) The Iroquois are embarking on an historic project about the 500-year history of the Iroquois, their relationship with Europe and America and their prophesies that, if heard, can help us navigate the oncoming changes due to climate change. This series of short films is done via their testimony, and creates the space for the Iroquois to tell their story as they strive to uphold the traditions and the legacy of their people while also protecting the central tenents of their people and their relationship and care for the Earth. This series was created by Tree Media in collaboration with Oren Lyons, Sid Hill and the Haudenosaunee. This series was created with the support of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and with the support of Executive Producer Oliver Stanton.

Green World Rising is the 3rd film in the Green World Rising series. The film shows how we can be 100% off fossil fuels in a few decades. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, presented by Thom Hartmann, directed by Leila Conners and produced by George DiCaprio, Mathew Schmid, Earl Katz and Roee Sharon Peled. Music composed and performed by Jean-Pascal Beintus. Created by Tree Media with the support of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.

Peter Warshall (1940–2013) was an ecologist, activist and essayist whose work centers on conservation and conservation-based development. He he earned his Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology at Harvard. Warshall's research interests include natural history, natural resource management (especially watersheds and wastewater practices), conservation biology, biodiversity assessments, environmental impact analysis, and conflict resolution and consensus building between divergent economic and cultural special interest groups. He worked as a consultant for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Ethiopia; for USAID and other organizations in ten other African nations; he worked with the Tohono O'odham and Apache people of Arizona. Warshall was the Sustainability and Anthropology Editor of one of the later editions of the Whole Earth Catalog series, and served as an editor of its spin-off magazine, Whole Earth Review. He was interviewed for The 11th Hour.

Mathew Schmid speaks with Peter Barnes, co-founder of Credo Mobile and an advisor to the Universal Income Project at the Roosevelt Institute. The discussion focuses on how to use our commonwealth, or, the commons, as a financial filter to solve the upcoming income problem. It is a powerful idea that can solve both the challenge of climate and the challenge of income.

Mathew Schmid speaks with Scott Santens, Editor of Basic Income today, about the benefits of UBI. UBI can prevent social ills and disintegration, and can also liberate human innovation and creativity.

Bren Smith of Greenwave gives us the update on kelp and kelp farming. The power of kelp to drawdown carbon is just one aspect of Bren's work. Kelp and ocean farming also creates jobs and also provides feedstock for innovations like bioplastic and fertilizer.

Daniel Ellsberg, of the Pentagon Papers, makes a call for people to speak now about any plans to provoke a US war with Iran. Given Ellsberg's experience in the Pentagon at the start of the Vietnam war, Ellsberg well knows about the ability to provoke war and he is asking, given the final days of Trump, for people to step forward and do their patriotic duty in support US Constitution rather than follow Trump, who so clearly flaunts the US Constitution and who is a threat to US democracy.

In this honest and brave conversation, Stephan reveals the reasons why he joined the Jehovah's Witnesses and how he managed to leave what he calls a cult. The conversation also goes into why a person would give their power over to a "high-control" group and how to get out of that kind of overpowering relationship.

Mary Bricker-Jenkins speaks with Mathew Schmid about the power of people to end poverty and the realization that must be understood that the 1% really don't have interest in fixing the problem.

Davon continues his ongoing conversation with Elizabeth (Liz) Pryor. In this episode they discuss the N-word, her father, Richard Pryor's use of the word and the evolution of culture.

Mathew is introducing the Senses series and making the case why we need to know and understand our senses. And he lays out what he will cover in the series.

Thomas Linzey of The Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER) is building a global movement to advance the rights of nature into law. In this primer, Thomas brings us through the basic concepts of nature rights.

Steven Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Tree Media and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have partnered to bring to N2K stories about the Middle East directly from the region. We start our collaboration with perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. This issue is pressing and how it is resolved has implications not just for the region but also for the world.

Filagot Tesfaye, Managing Director, On Energy Consult; President, Ethiopian Women in Energy Association. Tree Media and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have partnered to bring to N2K stories about the Middle East directly from the region. We start our collaboration with perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. This issue is pressing and how it is resolved has implications not just for the region but also for the world.

John Mukum Mbaku, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution. Tree Media and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have partnered to bring to N2K stories about the Middle East directly from the region. We start our collaboration with perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. This issue is pressing and how it is resolved has implications not just for the region but also for the world.

Mirette Mabrouk, Senior Fellow, Director of the Egypt Program, Middle East Institute. Tree Media and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have partnered to bring to N2K stories about the Middle East directly from the region. We start our collaboration with perspectives on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. This issue is pressing and how it is resolved has implications not just for the region but also for the world.

Mari Margil, of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER), discusses how the rights of natures has evolved, from the first law implemented in 2008 to laws implemented in constitutions and state frameworks covering updates from Ecuador, Switzerland, India and the United States. She also reveals what it means to be "rights bearing" and how "legal naturehood" is probably a better framework.

This discussion with Joanna Macy is part of the Into Eden project, a feature film by Tree Media and supported by Kalieopia Foundation. Into Eden has long been in production, and with the launch of N2K, we felt that some of the material should be released given its eternal quality. This excerpt is with Joanna Macy Ph.D, is from 2011. Macy is an author & teacher, is a scholar of Buddhism, systems thinking and deep ecology. A respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with learnings from six decades of activism.

Northern Ireland is targeted by a Canadian mining firm that is planning the largest gold mine in Europe. The mine is located in the green Sperrin Mountains, a place where Irish was last spoken. The threat of a mine and the poisoning of the waters that such a mine can bring, has galvanized this community beyond just a protest movement, as James Orr describes, it is helping people look to their roles as protectors and stewards of the land as well as participants in our wider human community. From a discussion with Leila Conners, the first in a series on this mine and the people it is impacting.

Leila Conners catches up with long-time environmentalist David Suzuki, of the David Suzuki Foundation. David shares how he thinks the local can help us through this challenging transition as well as how he is coping with the collapse of life around all of us.

Melissa Aguayo, of Break Free from Plastic and Reusable LA, brings us through the most recent developments in the movement to move away from plastic. She reveals that plastic is toxic from creation to end-of-life and why producers and not just consumers should be responsible for cleaning up and eliminating the use of this substance.

In this introduction to Trees, Mathew Schmid takes us through the process and goals and language of the nature spirits series in regards to trees.

Derek Gow, farmer and ecologist, has been central to bringing back beavers in Britain. Gow refers to beavers as "nature's collaborators" and walks us through what rewilding really means and why it is essential we give nature space to breath, work and regenerate.

Tree Media and The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy have teamed up to follow events in the Middle East as told by stakeholders and leaders from the region. Our first subject concerns water, access to water and the prevention of a potential water conflict over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ( GERD ). The series includes: Egypt with Mirette Mabrouk, Senior Fellow and Director of the Egypt Program, Middle East Institute; Sudan with Adil Abdel Aati, Leader, Liberal Party of Sudan; and Ethiopia with Filagot Tesfaye, President of the Ethiopian Women in Energy Association and Managing Director of On Energy Consult; John Mukum Mbaku, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; Timothy Kaldas, Policy Fellow, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP); Steven Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR); Dr. Mohmed Rami Mahmoud, of the National Water Research Center, Egypt and Dr. Gussai Hamror of Sudan.

In this discussion with Leila Conners, Jane Davidson tells the story of how one small nation responded to global climate issues by radically rethinking public policy for future generations. Based on her new book, #futuregen. In #futuregen, Jane Davidson explains how, as Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing in Wales, she proposed the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015—the first piece of legislation on Earth to place regenerative and sustainable practice at the heart of government. Unparalleled in its scope and vision, the Act connects environmental and social health and looks to solve complex issues such as poverty, education and unemployment. Davidson reveals how and why such groundbreaking legislation was forged in Wales—once reliant on its coal, iron and steel industries—and explores how the shift from economic growth to sustainable growth is creating new opportunities for communities and governments all over the world. #futuregen is the inspiring story of a small, pioneering nation discovering prosperity through its vast natural beauty, renewable energy resources and resilient communities. It’s a living, breathing prototype for local and global leaders as proof of what is possible in the fight for a sustainable future.

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Global Energy & Climate Innovation Editor of The Economist, speaks with Leila Conners about the impact the war in Ukraine is having on the energy system, international alliances and on the ability of the world to achieve its climate goals.

This conversation occurred in the depths of the pandemic... probably month 13 of the lockdown. Somewhat weary and deeply concerned about the political situation in the United States, I called upon my friend, Joe Costello, to give me some perspective. And so he did, and he took me all the way back to the Roman Republic. The conversation reveals strong parallels to the challenges we face today; and a subtle, deeper awareness of the dynamics of power and a degraded citizenry unable to function as it once had. I am very happy to share this conversation with you all. And if you want to follow Joe, go to his Substack: https://joecostello.substack.com/

Prof. Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. In a recent survey of international relations scholars, he was ranked as the most influential scholar on American foreign policy. Leila Conners speaks with Professor Nye on the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Professor Alexander Likhotal is half Russian and half Ukrainian. He updates Leila Conners in a second conversation about the Russian invasion in Ukraine. He discusses Putin's mistakes and the reasons for Putin's miscalculations; as well the existential path all Russians find themselves on as the horrific loss of human life continues in Ukraine. Likhotal served as a European Security analyst for the leadership of the Soviet Union. In 1991, he was appointed Deputy Spokesman and Advisor to USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev. After President Gorbachev’s resignation, Alexander served as his advisor and spokesman at the Gorbachev Foundation and served as President of the International Green Cross. Alexander is a member of the the Club of Rome, on the Board of Trustees of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, of the World Academy of Art and Science, a Councillor at the World Future Council, and serves as adviser to the Club of Madrid. He is now is a professor of International Relations at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations.

Leila Conners speaks with Beatrice Fihn about the pathway to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Nuclear escalation was already underway prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and with the war in Europe, the issue of denuclearization is now more urgent than ever. Beatrice believes that a world free of nuclear weapons is possible if we stigmatize nuclear weapons and make it difficult to possess them. As Executive Director of ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Beatrice lead the way to the creation of The U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which passed January 22, 2021. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.