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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : LONG PROFILE: German Chancellor Angela Merkel

9th - Higher Ed
She was called "the leader of the free world" as authoritarian populists were on the march in Europe and the United States, but Angela Merkel is wrapping up a historic 16 years in power with an uncertain legacy at home and abroad...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Czech PM Andrej Babis addresses reporters after election loss

9th - Higher Ed
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis addresses reporters after he narrowly lost in a cliffhanger general election to a centre-right alliance, final results show, in a surprise reversal for the billionaire populist (Footage by AFPTV via...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr casts his ballot as polls open in Najaf

9th - Higher Ed
Iraq's populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrives to cast his ballot as polls open for parliamentary elections in the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Czech citizens 'excited' and 'happy' over election results

9th - Higher Ed
Czech citizens say they are "excited" and "happy" the day after Prime Minister Andrej Babis narrowly lost a cliffhanger general election to a centre-right alliance, in a surprise reversal for the billionaire populist (Footage by AFPTV...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Polling stations open in Czech elections

9th - Higher Ed
Voters cast their ballots in Czech elections that promise a tight result, with Prime Minister Andrej Babis seeking a second straight victory for his populist ANO political party despite his lukewarm handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Kyrgyzstan holds parliamentary elections

9th - Higher Ed
Kyrgyzstan votes in parliamentary polls as tensions simmer after claims of a plot to unseat populist President Sadyr Japarov, who rose to power in post-election unrest last year (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : SHORT PROFILE: Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr

9th - Higher Ed
Iraq's populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr's movement was the biggest winner in Iraq's parliamentary elections last month, winning 73 out of the 329 seats, the election commission said (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Polls open in Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections

9th - Higher Ed
Polling stations in Bishkek open for Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary elections as tensions simmer after claims of a plot to unseat populist President Sadyr Japarov, who rose to power in post-vote unrest last year (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Hundreds of Colombians celebrate Rodolfo Hernandez's result in Bucaramanga

9th - Higher Ed
Hundreds of supporters gather in Bucaramanga to celebrate the result of the first round of Colombia's presidential election, which placed the populist outsider and former mayor of the city, Rodolfo Hernandez, in second place with 28% of...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Colombia election: Hernandez supporters celebrate second place in first round

9th - Higher Ed
Supporters of populist outsider Rodolfo Hernandez celebrate their candidate's qualification in the Colombia presidential run-off against leftist ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Iraq's Sadr opponents hold protest during political deadlock

9th - Higher Ed
Opponents of populist Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr launch their own Baghdad sit-in, nearly two weeks after Sadr supporters stormed parliament and began an open-ended protest first inside, then outside the legislature (Footage by...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Images of the main candidates for upcoming Slovenian presidential election

9th - Higher Ed
Images of the main candidates in Slovenia's upcoming presidential election, as citizens prepare to vote on Sunday in what is seen as a test for the centre-left government which took over from populists in the parliamentary elections last...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Mexico's AMLO hits 1000 marathon morning pressers and spurs mixed feelings

9th - Higher Ed
The "Mananera" has become a routine for Mexico's journalists covering President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, as the leftist delivers his 1,000th daily news conference -- a marathon appearance before the cameras every weekday that, like...
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AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Ex-Czech PM and presidential candidate Andrej Babis votes in election

9th - Higher Ed
Populist ex-Czech prime minister and candidate in the presedential election, Andrej Babis, votes in the village of Pruhonice just after the polling stations opened for the election's first round (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Bloomberg

Micklethwait: Tech Feeds Populism More Than Globalization

Higher Ed
Jan.13 -- Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait looks forward to the World Economic Forum in Davos, with a focus on globalization and the appearance of China's President Xi Jinping. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Bloomberg

The Pitfalls of Protectionism and Populism: Enodo's Choylev, Primavera's Hu

Higher Ed
Nov.26 -- Enodo Economics Chief Economist Diana Choylev and Primavera Capital Chairman Fred Hu deliver remarks on the impact of protectionism, populism, and trade tensions on global prosperity. They speak at Bloomberg's New Economy Forum...
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Bloomberg

Salmond on Trump: Protectionism Makes Everybody Poorer

Higher Ed
Nov. 16 -- Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland, and Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg, talk of their concerns about protectionist rhetoric from U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump and the rise of populism in the...
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Bloomberg

Dijsselbloem: U.K. Brexit Message Negative to Business

Higher Ed
Oct. 7 -- Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the Eurogroup and Netherlands Finance Minister, discusses European economic growth, potential damage from Brexit uncertainty, and the state of Deutsche Bank and the European banking industry....
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Sky News

Interview with South-African born Trevor Noah, the new host of the Daily Show and author of 'Born a Crime'

Higher Ed
CLEAN: Shows interior interview with Trevor Noah, new host of the Daily Show, speaking on racism and current political upheaval around the world. South-African born Trevor Noah is the new host of the Daily Show - a satirical news...
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Bloomberg

The Powerful Forces Driving Income Inequality

Higher Ed
May 18 -- Branko Milanovic, CUNY Graduate Center visiting professor and former World Bank lead economist, discusses global income inequality with Bloomberg's Alix Steel, Joe Weisenthal and Scarlet Fu on "What'd You Miss?"
Instructional Video13:51
Crash Course

Gilded Age Politics

9th - 12th Standards
Discover the incredible degree of corruption that existed in urban political machines during the late nineteenth century. This video offers a great review of the workings of Tammany Hall and major scandals of the Credit Mobilier and the...
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

Hip Hughes History: The Grange Explained in 3 Minutes: Us History Review

9th - 10th
Learn the very basics about the 19th century Grange formation. What did they want, whom did they dislike? Find out in this fun, focused video. [3:14]