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...
Curated Video
President Barack Obama told Central American presidents that the U.S. and the wider region share responsibility to address an influx of minors and families who are crossing the southwest border of the U.S. (July 25)
Pressing for action on Friday, President Barack Obama urged Central American presidents and congressional Republicans at home to help ease the influx of minors and migrant families crossing the southwest border of the U.S.
While citing...
Curated Video
Latest from capital, troops, security
Tegucigalpa
1. Various of supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya holding up signs
2. Crowd yelling at military police UPSOUND: (Spanish) "Traitors"
3. Woman holding up sign in front of military police reading: (Spanish) "Romeo, you...
Curated Video
Latest on crisis as talks start in Costa Rica
July 18, 2009
1. Pro-Zelaya supporters blocking road with rocks
2. Various of wife of Zelaya, Xiomara Castro in crowd of supporters
3. Mid shot of supporters waving Honduran flag (blue and white)
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Xiomara Castro,...
Curated Video
Aftermath from quake zone, reax, hospital, islands
El Progreso
1. Wide of street with cracked road and people walking by
2. Close of cracked pavement
3. Wide of house and street with cracks
4. Pan of ground
5. Huge crack in bridge
6. Various of damaged remains of "Democracy Bridge"
7....
Curated Video
Migrant family hide in fear of their lives after being deported from the US
A Honduran migrant family deported from the United States are living in fear of their lives.
Elsa Ramirez, along with her 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, were part of a group of 58 women and children who returned last week on a...
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.
Jack Rackam
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
Jack Rackam
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...