Two years after the Supreme Court of the United States made the 5-4 ruling that corporations are persons with constitutional rights equal to real people, we (and many others) still think it was the wrong decision. Support a constitutional amendment to overturn the Citizens United ruling and help restore our democracy.
The United States isn’t broke; we’re the richest country on the planet and a country in which the richest among us are doing exceptionally well. But the truth is, our economy is broken.
Originally released in December of 2007, our flagship movie has been viewed millions of times in every country in the world. We welcome you to watch it again, or maybe for the first time, on our new website!
This map represents but a small number of the screening parties we know have happened. Click the link below and add your screening party to the community map. We’d love to hear from you and see you represented here!
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I use my radio as an alarm clock and since I don’t exactly bound out of bed in the morning, it often results in a bizarre half-dreams about Apple’s supply chains, the state of the Dow Jones and assorted sounds bites from the circus that is the GOP primary. This morning I awoke to an FM rallying cry to Occupy Congress…. FULL POST »
When Annie created and launched The Story of Stuff in December of 2007, that was supposed to be it. One movie, one web page. But when that movie went viral, the response was undeniable. A chord was struck, a community was galvanized and The Story of Stuff Project was born!
Now, four years, five staff, and seven movies later, we’re still going. But unlike the Energizer Bunny, we’re powered by you, not alkaline and mercury!… FULL POST »
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Dear friend,
I’m back in California today preparing for Thanksgiving with family and friends after a week on the road. Revisionist history aside, Thanksgiving is a great holiday — an opportunity in the midst of our hectic year-end hustle and bustle to spend two days pausing, recharging, and looking into the faces of loved ones rather than our computer screens…. FULL POST »
On November 8th, we’ll be releasing the new Story of Stuff Project movie: The Story of Broke: Why There’s Still Plenty of Money to Build a Better Future.
The concept for this new movie was born, quite frankly, of frustration…. FULL POST »
Annie on Colbert talking about how our quest for more stuff is taking the place of things that provide deeper happiness. Check it out!
Our movies have been shown in schools, theaters, living rooms, backyards, film festivals, brown bag lunches, churches and community spaces all across the world; in every country and territory recognized by Google Analytics, in fact! We invite you to host a screening of any of our movies in your community and share your screening with the entire Story of Stuff Community here!
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