Classical violinist Joseph Henry Douglass helped empower the Black community through music and education at a time when Southern lawmakers were pushing back against the progress of Reconstruction.

Learn the panelists views about the right wing nationalists in the Ukraine and what impact they have on the country. Ukraine & the Future of Europe, Part 5

Listen to final questions from the rest of the audience in response to the panelists presentation. Ukraine & the Future of Europe, Part 7

Listen to a few questions from the audience in reaction to the panelists presentation. Ukraine & the Future of Europe, Part 6

Political scientist Ronald Inglehart, World Values Survey director at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, says greater economic growth, democratization and social tolerance in 45 of 52 countries for which substantial time series...

Boris Johnson: "The Romans were bastards"

Adam F.C. Fletcher is a writer, speaker and focused on human engagement, education transformation, and social change. Exciting, educating, and empowering are some of the words people have used to describe Adam F.C. Fletcher. A specialist...

Neoliberalism, warns Professor Wendy Brown, has created a form of reasoning in which human beings are reduced to their economic value and activity, and in which all fields of human activity are treated as markets and institutions,...

MOT 1939: EUROPE: AERIAL WS German aircraft in flight. CU Mein Kampf book opened, pages turning, superimposed German: '...Democracy is a monstrosity...', 'Borders are made by man & can be changed by man', '...will be world power, or...

Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer discusses the unique dynamics and evolution of the court over time, the decision-making process and his legacy with Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Matt Murray.

Watch this social studies music video on why we should all vote. A great way to boost classroom engagement when introducing new topics.

Growing up I was always told that my country (USA) is the most democratic place in the world, that all countries look up to us for our democracy. After living in Poland for several years I was pleasantly surprised to find that Poles are...

In this video, the teacher discusses effective strategies for presenting answers during exams. They emphasize the importance of thoroughly reading the question, organizing the answer into three sections (introduction, main body,...

MOT 1944: SPRINGFIELD PLAN: EXT PUBLIC School. INT classroom, printing press working, girls binding books. CU book pages w/ drawings: America, China, Czechoslovakia. EXT PAROCHIAL School. INT St. Michael's Cathedral classroom w/ nun &...

MOT 1944: AMERICANISM: INT High School class, girl talking about being free from persecution, aunt was killed in Germany because Jewish, students listening. Bulletin board posting 'Town Meeting' WS Meeting. Students at table, 'equal...

The right to stand up for what we believe in is as American as apple pie and is protected under US law by the Bill of Rights: a list of ten amendments to the US Constitution that almost never existed.

MOT 1944: AMERICANISM: INT High School class, girl talking about being free from persecution, aunt was killed in Germany because Jewish, students listening. Bulletin board posting 'Town Meeting' WS Meeting. Students at table, 'equal...

This week, we're going to look at the dead, shortlived Weimar Republic. Germany in the age between the World Wars. How did a burgeoning social democracy, one of the most progressive countries on earth, fall to reactionary far-right...

What was the purpose of writing his book? What were the important events of the early 1970's? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 1

Daniel Ziblatt is Professor of Government at Harvard University and a faculty associate at Harvard's Minda De Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Ziblatt's teaching and resarch is in comparative politics, with a focus on...

MOT 1932: VICTORY: Excited crowd of men & women waving hands in air. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) standing in balcony at headquarters in New York City 11/8/1933. Roosevelt w/ family waving (standing holding son James' arm).

HipHughes explains the causes and effect of the Iran Hostage Crisis.

America feels like it's always in an election cycle, with 2020 feeling like moments ago and the 2022 midterms just around the corner. So we ask if having so many elections actually harms American democracy and if they'd be better off...

Every year, tax evasion in Africa keeps 4 million children from having healthcare. These are the stakes for fighting offshore tax shelters, explains Winnie Byanyima, INET Global Commissioner and Executive Director of Oxfam International....