TED Talks
TED: The workers rebuilding communities after natural disasters | Saket Soni
As climate change leads to more and more natural disasters, a group of workers is showing up at one site after another to rebuild and repair. Labor organizer Saket Soni tells the stories of Resilience Force — the group of mostly...
PBS
In desperate quest to reach U.S., Central American migrants fear gangs, police
Around 3,000 Hondurans are currently traveling through Guatemala on their way to the U.S. President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the caravan isn't stopped. But migrants say they fear not just deportation, but...
PBS
What asylum-seekers meet when they try to cross legally
U.S. officials have maintained that potential asylum-seekers entering at legal border crossings will not be prosecuted and will be processed in turn. But the process isn't always that easy. In a cross-border report from Juarez and El...
TED Talks
David J. Bier: How guest worker visas could transform the US immigration system
The United States can create a more humane immigration system; in fact, it's been done before, says policy analyst David J. Bier. Pointing to the historical success of the US guest worker program, which allows foreign workers to legally...
TED Talks
TED: Mental health care that disrupts cycles of violence | Celina de Sola
In Latin American countries like El Salvador, homicide rates are alarmingly high thanks in large part to a vicious cycle of violence -- people don't have a chance to heal from recurrent individual and collective trauma. With her team at...
TED Talks
Paul Romer: The world's first charter city?
Back in 2009, Paul Romer unveiled the idea for a "charter city" -- a new kind of city with rules that favor democracy and trade. This year, at TED2011, he tells the story of how such a city might just happen in Honduras ... with a little...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The dark history of bananas | John Soluri
In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of reclaiming power by whatever means necessary. Bonilla had a powerful backer: the notorious organization known...
TED Talks
TED: Let's scan the whole planet with LiDAR | Chris Fisher
We have archives of films, newspapers, even seeds -- what if we could make one for the entire surface of the earth? Drawing on his experience mapping an ancient city in the Honduran jungle, archaeologist Chris Fisher makes the case for...
Curated Video
Mexico and Cameroon: A Look at Two Strong Football Teams
This video provides an overview of the Mexican and Cameroonian national football teams, highlighting their World Cup history, key players, and chances of success in the upcoming tournament. It discusses Mexico's consistent qualifying...
Curated Video
Honduras - Geography & Departments | Countries of the World
Learn the geography of Honduras -- the historical home of the Maya and other Mesoamerican cultures -- including its 18 Departments and capital of Tegucigalpa with this Countries of the World video by KLT!
Curated Video
Unleashing Nature's Fury: The Top 5 Most Destructive Storms in History
This video highlights the top five strongest and most extreme storms ever recorded in history, showcasing the devastating impact of hurricanes like Harvey, Maria, and Fifi. Through staggering casualties, economic damages, and...
Señor Jordan
Y, O & Ni in Spanish - practice 2 (intermediate)
Hola. In this lesson we'll be going over the words y, o & ni in Spanish.
Curated Video
How to Topple an Empire with 600 Guys | The Life & Times of Hernan Cortes
How to Topple an Empire with 600 Guys | The Life & Times of Hernan Cortes
Curated Video
That Time an American Lawyer Took Over Nicaragua | The Life & Times of William Walker
Footnotes: 0:26 Shame on anyone listening to this through poor quality speakers and not getting to hear this sound design 1:15 You might rightly ask "How could he pay for such an army after being unemployed for a while?" and clearly you...
Hip Hughes History
The Border Crisis Explained: Illegals or Refugees? You Decide.
A quick primer on the current illegal immigrant / refugee crisis occurring on the Southern border.
Curated Video
Converting Fractions to Terminating Decimals: Visual Representations
In this video lesson, we explore the concept of fractions and emphasizes that fractions with denominators that are powers of 10 can be written as decimals. Through examples and problem-solving, students will understand how to represent...
Financial Times
Mexico's migrant crackdown
The FT's Central America correspondent Jude Webber travels to the Mexico-Guatemala border to meet migrants desperate to make it to the US and the 'coyote' people smugglers profiting from their pain. Has Mexican president Andrés Manuel...
Next Animation Studio
Truck driver caught smuggling 149 people inside 18-wheeler
An American truck driver has been arrested and charged after 149 people were discovered in the back of an 18-wheeler truck he was driving.
Jabzy
Football War - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Football War
The Guardian
La caravana: On the road with the migrant caravan
Thousands of migrants from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala head north hoping to find work and a better life in the US. The largest Central American caravan in decades keeps growing as thousands more join this journey – but when they...
Curated Video
TPS holders and Rep. Suozzi call for reversal of TPS revocation planned for September
Thousands of local Temporary Protected Status holders are expected to lose their legal status Sept. 8.
Curated Video
US sends asylum seekers to Guatemala as new caravan heads north
More than 2,000 Honduran migrants and asylum seekers leave for US, despite expected obstacles on route and at borders.
Curated Video
Migrant caravan: Forced to seek asylum in Guatemala
Mexico is deploying hundreds of soldiers to its Guatemalan border in an effort to block a surge of migrants and refugees trying to reach the United States.