History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry: Centrist politics
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
Mr. Beat
A Brief history of the American Mafia
Mr. Beat gives a brief history of the American Mafia, also known as La Cosa Nostra, or simply The Mob. One book used for the research of this video was Gotti's Rules, by George Anastasia.
TLDR News
What Does Populism Actually Mean? - TLDR News
Over recent years there's been a lot of talk about populism around the world. People have accused people like Trump, Erdogan and Johnson of being populist and we're now looking at what they actually do. What does it mean to be populist,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Troy Campbell - Politicians as Rock Stars
Troy Campbell is an expert in consumer behavior, marketing social psychology, political psychology, and scientific communication. At the University of Oregon, he is an assistant professor of marketing in the Lundquist College of...
Healthcare Triage
Medicare and the Doc Fix: Healthcare Triage News
We've got a permanent doc fix. It's all about the sustainable growth rate. Confused? We'll help. This is Healthcare Triage News.
TLDR News
Inside Cummings’ Mind Exploring Johnson’s Chief Strategist’s Blog - TLDR News
Dominic Cummings, Johnson's Chief Advisor, is an interesting character. He's been called a genius by Johnson, a dark political manipulator by the media and a career psychopath by Cameron. In this video, we take a look at his blog to find...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Nicola Sturgeon Opening Remarks @ #INET2017
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon kicks off #INET2017 in Edinburgh.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Can the electorate be trusted?
We believe democracy leads to a fairer world. Yet almost all governments claim to be democratic including China, Russia and Syria. And 50 years after the abolition of hanging, UK polls still show a majority in favour. Is democracy...
FuseSchool
Teaching for The Fuse School: An interview with Keith Ross
"Keith Ross has great experience of teaching Chemistry around the world and is now working with Fuse School providing explanations for the Chemistry Journey. We ask him about his teaching and motivation in this exclusive interview.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Three Major Economic Fault Lines
In part 1 of INET's interview with Raghuram Rajan he connects rising inequality and debt, government stimulus programs, and international capital mobility to explain the crisis and fragility in the world economy. About international...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: George Orwell, 1984 - Theme of Language and Communication
Newspeak? Thoughtcrime? Doublethink? What do these words really mean? This lesson explores the theme of language and communication in George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Discover how politicians can manipulate and corrupt the English language. See...
The Wall Street Journal
Trump and the Next Generation
President Trump has changed much - from taxes to regulation to the tenor of politics to America's role in the world. Senator Tom Cotton talks about the lasting effects on business.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jason Stanley - Us vs. Them
Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Before coming to Yale in 2013, he was Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He has also been a Professor at the...
TLDR News
America's Debt Crisis Explained: Why Politicians Just Can't Agree - TLDR News
Currently, the US is having a major argument about the debt ceiling, with many republicans refusing to see the ceiling shifted. So in this video, we unpack the argument, why Republicans are so upset and what happens if the Democrats...
TLDR News
Is The US Testing Enough COVID Patients Is America Leading the World - TLDR News
The US has seen a significant increase in the number of COVID cases they're testing but are they doing enough? In this video, we discuss the American COVID testing programme, the issues that are being faced and question whether the...
TLDR News
Did Trump Drain The Swamp? Trump's 2016 Promises Analysed - TLDR News
We've been analysing some of 2016 promises and few rank higher than the endless chant to "drain the swamp". So in this video, we discuss how Trump's done. Has he drained the swamp and improved Washington or just filled it with more...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Science Advances, "One Funeral at a Time"
What happens to a subfield of science when a superstar of that field passes away unexpectedly? Christian Fons-Rosen argues that new research activity in the sciences–and economics?– increases after the death of a superstar, as...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Hans-Joachim Voth: The Euro Crisis - The Spanish Perspective
Welcome to our new video series called "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today. This episode features...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Marty Linsky - What Makes Great Teaching
Marty Linsky was Co-Founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates (CLA) and has been on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School for over 30 years. He is the author of over a dozen books and chapters, including Leveling the Playing Field,...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Women of Parliament Unite on Abortion
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Ten years after access to the drug RU486 was severly limited in...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Q&A: Political Economy of Structural Adjustment (7/7)
Richard McGregor, Deputy News Editor of the Financial Times, moderates this panel discussion at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 10, 2011.
Economics Explained
Here Is Why The Stock Market Is At An All-Time High: Why Do People Care
The S&P 500, an index that measures the stock performance of the 500 largest companies in the USA, closed out this week at it’s highest level ever. The USA releases it’s worse GDP figures in history? The stock market rose the next day,...
Next Animation Studio
Snowden says Biden was ‘deeply involved’ in E.U. spy scandal
Danish media says the Danish spy agency helped the U.S. to spy on European politicians from 2012 to 2014.
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Gilded Age - Developments In Farming
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Gilded Age uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...