Mexico
Cracking the Maya Code
Submitted by Jray Nels on January 28, 2010 - 8:33pmThe story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs. This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. The Forgotten Maya Temples. In 1774, Spanish explorer Jose Calderon rediscovers the temples of Palenque and the ancient hieroglyphs of the Maya, a people whose culture was decimated by the Spanish conquistadors.
A Hidden History. Toiling away in the basement of Harvard’s Peabody Museum, archeologist Tatiana Proskouriakoff discovers that Maya monuments contain a decipherable history rather than mere pictures and symbols.
Political Roadblock. Working behind the Iron Curtain, Russian linguist Yuri Knorosov posits that Maya glyphs may represent sounds, but his ideas are discredited in the West.
Child’s Play. David Stuart submits his first scholarly paper on glyphs at age 12 and later becomes a major player in Maya studies with his advances in script decipherment.
Cultural Revelations. An image of the ancient Maya comes to life, and their descendants in modern-day Mexico and Central America begin to relearn their lost language and history.
History and the Coming Singularity in 2012
Submitted by Jray Nels on September 1, 2009 - 11:31pmWe are approaching a culmination of technological advancement and human achievement, what many refer to as the Singularity. This event is scheduled for sometime this century. Some believe it may happen as soon as 2012 when super-computing capacities reach the equivalent of the human brain.
As we get closer, our predicament becomes more and more precarious. Our very survival as a species will reach a tipping point that will result in either our extinction or our transcendence.
Drunvalo Melchizedek - The Maya Of Eternal Time
Submitted by Jray Nels on August 15, 2009 - 11:09pmThis is a web broadcast of Drunvalo Melchizedek about the Mayan prophecies about 2012, The leader of the Mayan council of elders Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez has given his approval to Drunvalo to tell the world what the Mayans themselves have to say about the 2012 prophecies, this is the first time they reveal to the world what they think will happen.
Tales From The Jungle: Carlos Castaneda (2007)
Submitted by Jray Nels on July 26, 2009 - 8:07pmCarlos Castaneda rose to fame after the publication of his book, The Teachings Of Don Juan. The book is based on his anthropological fieldwork in the Mexican desert in the Sixties with a Yaqui Indian shaman, whom he called Don Juan. The Teachings Of Don Juan was an instant success for Castaneda, persuading thousands of Americans to set off for Mexico in search of drugs, nirvana and enlightenment. Castaneda was dubbed the "grandfather of the New Age movement" by Time magazine and awarded a doctorate in anthropology from UCLA. But an investigative journalist claimed Castaneda had faked his fieldwork and that Don Juan was merely a figment of his imagination. This film investigates the controversy that surrounded Castaneda's book and explores the practices of today's Yaqui Indians with Dr David Shorter, who has spent the last decade working among them in Mexico.
Jesse Ventura on Geraldo At Large
Jesse Ventura calls for the decriminalization of marijuana on Fox News.
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The Private Life of Plants
Submitted by Kelly Clayton on May 2, 2009 - 1:21pmThe Private Life of Plants is a series by the BBC and is written and presented by David Attenborough. This 6 part program covers, Travelling, Growing, Flowering, The Social Struggle, Living Together, and Surviving. Through the incredible use of time lapses, this program shows you the life of plants that would otherwise be almost impossible to be seen by the naked eye.
The Nation's Deathbed
Submitted by SB Vegan on January 22, 2009 - 4:01pmThis documentary explores the Security and Prosperity Partnership and how it is a stepping stone for a North American Union. The film also explores the resistance movement to the SPP and the protests of August 2007 in Montebello, Canada.
The True Story of Che Guevara
Submitted by Jray Nels on January 3, 2009 - 11:36am- Society
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This documentary explores the man behind the myth, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. Che, who is still idolized around the world today by young revolutionaries, was a determined guerilla leader who was willing to sacrifice himself for an ideal. This film covers Che's upbringing and his rise to power in spirit of freeing the the Cuban people from the emerging dictatorial world order. His affiliation with the Cuban liberator, Fidel Castro, lead to the severing of economic ties with the United States in Havana, Cuba.
"After a two year hit-and-run war against the forces of Cuban President, Fulgencio Batista, a guerilla force lead by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara has now gained control over Cuba. In Havana, it will be Che's job to keep the new revolutionary government in power, by targeting and purging any opposition."
Time of the Sixth Sun: A Journey of Awakening
Submitted by Jray Nels on November 19, 2008 - 9:10pm"From the Americas to Africa, from Tibet to Australasia, these times are seen as pivotal in the evolution of mankind. Ancient prophecies speak of massive earth changes and of a huge shift in Planetary Consciousness. According to the Mayan Long Count Calendar, the last date recorded is the winter solstice - 21st December 2012.
They call this the time of the Sixth Sun each sun marking the evolutionary steps of human consciousness. They also refer to this time as the end days or the end of time as we know it."
Zack De La Rocha Interviews Noam Chomsky
Submitted by Jray Nels on August 26, 2008 - 3:08pmMuscisian, Zack De La Rocha interviews MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Linguistics Professor, Noam Chomsky. Zack claims that it was Chomsky who helped him, "understand the nature of globalization and it's effects on people and societies around the world." The two discuss NAFTA, the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and other progressive instruments of globalization.
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