Catherine Mulbrandon, creator of the blog Visualizing Economics, illustrates the distribution of income in the US, comparing the earnings of the top one percent to those of the bottom 99.
A poignant documentary exposing the government's suppression of the health hazards of low-level radiation after nuclear tests in the 50s - even more relevant since the release of radiation in...
(Canada/India) This charming video is from Kiran Ahluwalia, who specializes in folksongs from her native Punjabi region. What makes her work far more accessible than a "pure" rendition is the...
In Vancouver's downtown eastside, a place rife with homelessness and addiction, Eva Mendes and Sol visit health advocate Liz Evans and the Portland Hotel Society--North America?s only safe-injection site.
(Senegal) The first time we saw this video we wondered "where's Baaba?" Yes, he's definitely there, but in a collaboration that takes him far from his usual turf. "Television" the...
(Mexico) The versatile diva Lila Downs here brings us a song that is part aria, part rap, part passion and poetry. She starts off in supersonic mode singing two octaves...
(USA/India) The Himalayan Project is MCs Rainman who is Chinese, and Chee Malabar who is South Indian. Both live in the USA, and they are creating some of the most...
A block of Latin Alternative music with percolating sounds from Novalima, cumbia rap by Bomba Estereo, the Spanish-Southwest fusion of DePedro, retro madness with Mexican Institute of Sound and Cineplexx,...
(USA/Spain) After watching this video you may ask yourself, "who the hell ARE these guys??" It's a legitimate question because identities intentionally collide in this offbeat update of a 15th...
Block 100 "Live" is all great live performances from the amazingly sensual Peruvian Diva Eva Ayllon to Richard Galliano's rendition of Astor Piazzola's gorgeous "Milonga de Angel." Click here for...
A fun-filled block with videos that are musically and visually eclectic. Magnifico's "House of the Rising Sun" goes Balkan, Mexican Institute of Sound visits the dinosaur room, Rahul Sharma presents...
"Topical" music with a message: The Taiwanese hip hop group Kou Chou Ching deliver a timely statement about runaway capitalism in China, and Pistolera tackles the issue of immigration -...
Music can sometimes translate our most profound dreams and wildest flights of fancy into the catchiest tunes imaginable. From Portugal's Madredeus to Sweden's Garmarna, these videos combine visually innovative scenes...
(Mexico) Hey who's the guy in the Devo hat? It's Mexican Institute of Sound's DJ and producer Camilo Lara. By day, Lara is the president of EMI Mexico and at...
(Mexico) In the movie "Rudo Y Cursi", which roughly translates to "Tough and Prissy", two brothers leave their banana farm in Jalisco to gain fame and fortune as soccer players...
