TED Talks
TED: What the world can learn from China's innovation playbook | Keyu Jin
In the last few decades, China has gone from technological scarcity to abundance. What sparked this shift? Economist Keyu Jin explores how China has fostered a model of innovation unlike any other and shows why understanding its...
Curated Video
SYND 9 7 76 LIEUTENANT GENERAL OBASANJO HEAD OF MILITARY SPEAKING
In the Nigerian capital, Lagos, the nation's head of state, Lieutenant General Olusegun Obasanjo, outlined details of his government's plans for greater civilian administration in the African nation to a gathering of native rulers,...
TED Talks
TED: How the new generation of Latinx voters could change US elections | María Teresa Kumar
A historic number of Latinx voters participated in the 2020 US presidential election, including a record number of young people casting their ballots for the first time. Civic leader María Teresa Kumar takes a look at the issues closest...
TED Talks
TED: Community investment is the missing piece of climate action | Dawn Lippert
There's been explosive investment in new technologies aimed at decarbonizing the planet. But climate investor Dawn Lippert says something key is missing from this strategy: investment in the local people these solutions would affect...
TED Talks
Andrew Mwenda: Aid for Africa? No thanks.
In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness...
TED Talks
Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China
Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in...
Wonderscape
How Do City Officials Get Their Jobs?
Learn how city officials such as mayors, city council members, and department heads get their roles. This content explains how elections work at the city level, the roles of volunteers and hired officials, and how voters impact city...
Wonderscape
The Council-Manager Form of City Government: Roles and Responsibilities
Learn about the council-manager form of city government, where the city council holds legislative and executive powers while a hired city manager handles daily operations. Discover how this system works in cities like Phoenix, Arizona,...
Wonderscape
Understanding Communities: Types and Local Government
This video explains the different types of communities—urban, suburban, and rural—and how each is unique. It also introduces the role of a mayor and how community members work together to create a better place to live by setting rules...
Wonderscape
Understanding Local Government: Powers and Responsibilities
Learn about how local governments, also known as municipalities, work to improve everyday life in communities. This video explores how city governments get their powers, the differences between Dillon’s Rule and Home Rule, and how city...
Curated Video
The Branches of Government
Dr. Forrester reviews the three branches of federal government. She then gives an example of how a bill becomes law.
Curated Video
How Government Affects Us
Dr. Forrester explains how state government functions, and lists some of the public services it provides through tax revenue. She talks about members of the community and how common citizens can make important changes. She closes by...
The Guardian
London's toxic school runs: how polluted is the air children breathe?
Most UK cities have had illegally polluted air for nearly a decade, and the effect of air pollution is particularly bad on children. Ahead of Clean Air Day, we conducted an experiment to assess the air quality on a school run in central...
Curated Video
Major Powers of Local Governments
Major Powers of Local Governments identifies the powers reserved to local communities by reviewing major powers of local governments.
Curated Video
For the People
The video “For the People” discusses some services that local governments provide.
Step Back History
Anatomy of a Revolution: The Paris Commune
The political left from democratic socialists to Stalinists, to anarchists tells the story of the Paris Commune. It was a radical experiment in democracy in the late 19th century. For two months these people fought overwhelming forces....
The Business Professor
Understanding the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
This video discusses the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and its significance in combating historical prejudices through laws that treat individuals equally under the law regardless of protected characteristics or...
Flame Media
Real Future: Fixing broken cities
America is home to some of the biggest, most futuristic tech companies in the world. But America's infrastructure — its roads, bridges, sewers and tunnels — is stuck in the past, and falling apart, endangering millions of people. We go...
The Business Professor
Overbreadth or Overly Broad Laws
This Video Explains Overbreadth or Overly Broad Laws
TLDR News
Will Johnson Win Big? Today's Local Elections Explained - TLDR News
Today (a lot of) Brits go to vote with all kinds of elections happening across the country. Some of the most important elections happening are the local elections in England where new local councillors will be selected. So in this video...
The Wall Street Journal
Lessons from a Data Breach
Businesses suffer data breaches, and there are unexpected issues. What can you do that's right, and what can you avoid that's wrong.
The Business Professor
Overbreadth and Overbroad Laws
This video explains the process for determining whether a law is overbroad and thus violating the US Constitution.
TLDR News
Housing Minister Robert Jenrick’s Planning Scandal: Cash-for-Favours or Coincidence? - TLDR News.
Government Housing Minister Robert Jenrick has been catching a lot of media attention in the last month or two - with some of his old decisions coming to light and looking a little... suspect. Most notable among these is his approval of...
TLDR News
Tories Invading Liverpool! but What's Really Happening? Liverpool Council Controversy - TLDR News
Last week there was some pretty controversial news about the state of Liverpool City Council but things only got more controversial as the Conservative government announced what they were planning to do. In this video, we explain what's...