HipHughes explains why the US Senate is controlled by small state Senators. HipHughes feeds you some poli-sci treats as he goes over some of the undemocratic mechanisms and its effects in the US Senate.

In which John discusses The Melian Dialogue, a story of Ancient Greece, the Peloponnesian War, the city-state of Athens, the island of Melos, Thucydides, and 21st century human life.

In which John seeks to understand the strange and labyrinthine process used by the Republican and Democratic parties to select a nominee for President, focusing on the great state of Missouri, where the races were close but the delegate...

America imposed a full trade embargo against Cuba 55 years ago, in an attempt to crack Fidel Castro's Communist regime. Antonio José Ponte, an exiled Cuban writer, and Aleida Guevara, the daughter of Che Guevara, reveal how the embargo...

Alice Knapp is the CEO of the Ferguson Library in Stamford CT. Alice graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Religious Studies and History from Siena College. She has a Master’s of Arts Degree in History and a Master’s in Library Science...

In this program "Benjamin Franklin" describes what really went on behind closed doors as our founding fathers hammered out the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Viewers ill tour historic Philadelphia, making stops at...

David Korten critiques the current capitalist system for exacerbating economic disparities and undermining the democratic process, suggesting that it operates counter to the interests of the broader society by prioritizing corporate...

Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment 9. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the United States.

Anatole Kaletsky, Associate Editor of the The Times, moderates the first panel of INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 8, 2011: The Emerging Economic and Political Order: What Lies Ahead? Part 1 of 5 with Anatoly Kaletsky and...

This video explores the formation of Telangana, a new state in India, and the reasons behind its separation from Andhra Pradesh. It highlights the complexities of Indian society, with its diverse languages, religions, and castes, and the...

Fascism is a difficult word to define. We know it when we see it, but no one ever has a satisfying definition. In the 30s and 40s, it brought totalitarianism, war, and genocide. So today, let’s talk about how this idea took hold, grew to...

From throwing 'undesirables' off clips to tasting urine to check for diseases, the Ancient Greeks has some pretty unusual and disturbing practices.

A report published last week by the National Counterintelligence and Security Center highlighted the very real potential for foreign interference in the 2020 election. The report suggests that Russia plans to assist President Trump again...

Orlando Patterson, a historical and cultural sociologist, is John Cowles Professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He previously held faculty appointments at the University of the West Indies, his alma mater, and the London School of...

Is there a decline of centrist politics during the early 1970's? Was the early 1970's a more important turning point compared to the fall of the Berlin wall? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 2

What are the authors impressions of how democracies have changed and how have they evolved over time? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 5

In this episode I overanalyze Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger. I discuss the field of developmental economics and explain how Steve Rodgers can be seen as a metaphor for the world's underdeveloped countries.

The right to vote is our single most important right as American citizens, and yet, many Americans fail to exercise this valuable right. This video looks at why the voting age was lowered to 18 and when universal franchisement was...

Could the electoral college elect Hillary Clinton? I saw a petition online to get electors to vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Drumpf and decided that a Faithless Elector video was in order. Why can the Electoral college ignore the...

When the women of Richmond, Virginia couldn’t afford to buy bread during the American Civil War, they incited the largest civil disturbance the Confederacy had ever seen.

Cindy McCain shocked the Republican Party when she endorsed Joe Biden for president. Now, the widow of John McCain tells The Economist Asks podcast about her prediction that the Republican Party will split and her hopes for a new era of...

At a time when women were expected to know their place, activist and businessperson Victoria Woodhull blazed a trail as a fierce advocate for women's suffrage and empowerment.

Paving the way for modern democratic society, the ancient Mediterranean world traded goods and ideas across three continents over thousands of years.

Lyn Ossome is Senior Research Fellow at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Kampala. She holds a PhD in Political Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and was previously Postdoctoral Fellow at the...