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Les Leopold is the author of The Looting of America: How Wall Street's Game of Fantasy Finance Destroyed Our Jobs, Pensions, and Prosperity—and What We Can Do About It. In this video he explains the basic concepts behind the financial collapse and Wall Street's run on public money so that even the layperson can understand.

Madeleine M. Kunin was the first woman governor of Vermont, and served as the Deputy Secretary of Education and Ambassador to Switzerland under President Bill Clinton. She is the author of Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Woman Can Win and Lead.This is the presentation she gave to UVM's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources during their 2009 Spring Seminar Series titled, "Seeking Solutions To Achieve A Sustainable Planet."

Heist tells the story of how Wall Street orchestrated the greatest theft in history -- the robbery of Americans' prosperity, savings, and retirement security. By making a tax deductible donation of $25.00 or more now, you can get a copy of the Heist tratrailer and will also get a DVD of the finished film when it is released this summer.

Bruce Levine is the author of Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy. In this video from Food For Thought Books in Amherst, MA, Bruce explains the corruption and lack of common sense he sees in America's mental health care industry.

Author and one-time candidate for Attorney General of Vermont Charlotte Dennett makes the case for the prosecution of former president George W. Bush for murder in this video interview for Chelsea Green Publishing.

Author and one-time candidate for Attorney General of Vermont Charlotte Dennett makes the case for the prosecution of former president George W. Bush for murder in this video interview for Chelsea Green Publishing.

Robert Kuttner is the co-editor of The American Prospect and author of Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency. His new book is A Presidency in Peril: The Inside Story of Obama's Promise, Wall Street's Power, and the Struggle to Control our Economic Future.

Americans have pondered how to reform healthcare since the days of Harry Truman. But for most Americans, little has changed--except that healthcare costs have soared, health insurance companies have grown bigger and more oppressive to both doctors and patients, and today even those Americans who pay dearly for health insurance frequently find that their policies don't adequately cover them when they need their coverage most.Something has got to give. In his bold new book, Howard Dean--the physician and former governor widely credited for reviving the Democratic Party after the 2004 elections—tells Americans what needs to be done to successfully reform healthcare. One key, he writes, is to offer Americans the option to participate in a public health insurance program, much like Medicare. "America has had 'socialized' medicine since 1964," says Dean. "It's called Medicare; it covers every American over 65, and they are very happy with the program. The rest of America deserves a similar option."In this straight-talking guide to overcoming today's healthcare crisis, Dean spells out:What Obama's healthcare plan is all aboutHow other countries handle healthcareWhich special interests are standing in the way of progress and whyHow healthcare reform will help American businesses prosperWhy Americans need choice--between private and public health insurance coverageMillions of Americans lack health insurance; millions more pay for coverage that doesn't protect them from serious illness; and the status quo leaves Americans at the mercy of corporate interests. This persuasive argument from a passionate political strategist shows Americans how to take back the healthcare reins.