Institute for New Economic Thinking
A Hereditary Meritocracy
The promise of capitalism was that anyone could rise to the highest levels of society, purely by merit. Instead, the reality now is that the educational and social requirements for success are inherited, entrenching deep inequalities....
Curated Video
Introduction to Absolute Advantage in Trade
The video introduces the concept of absolute advantage in international trade. The speaker explains that differences in the quantity and quality of factors of production between countries create opportunities for countries to specialize...
Curated Video
Policies to Influence Income and Wealth Distribution in an Economy
In this video, the speaker discusses the policies that can be implemented to influence the distribution of income and wealth within an economy. They explain the different measures used to measure inequality, the rationale for tackling...
TLDR News
Labour's Policies: What The Hell Does Starmer Stand For? - TLDR News
Keir Starmer has been leading the Labour party for about a year now, but despite some initially positive results many are still left confused what he & his party stands for. So in this video we're going to examine the policies that...
Economics Explained
Here's Why Supply And Demand Is Overrated!: Some Solutions & Final Thoughts
If you were to ask any random person on the street what it is that they knew about economics there is a pretty good chance that the first thing that they would blurt out would be the words “Supply & Demand” The number of people out there...
Economics Explained
The Economy of EVE Online
EVE Online is a massively multiplayer online game that is probably best known for articles about massive space battles with tens of thousands of players, or stories about in-game con men screwing over their allies after years of...
The March of Time
1952: SECRETARY OF COMMERCE: MS Title, MS Empty chair at Cabinet table. MS Charles Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) looking over papers, MS Sinclair SOT at desk saying will endeavor to stimulate development of industry, transportation & commerce.
MOT 1952: SECRETARY OF COMMERCE: MS Title, MS Empty chair at Cabinet table. MS Charles Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) looking over papers, MS Sinclair SOT at desk saying will endeavor to stimulate development of industry, transportation &...
Professor Dave Explains
How Governments Can Harm Economic Growth
In the previous tutorial we learned about six ways that governments can support economic growth. But there are ways in which governments can harm economic growth as well. What could those be? Let's take a look!
Economics Explained
An Honest Discussion About A Universal Basic Income: What is UBI and what are its costs?
In this video we go over the pros and cons of a universal basic income. The US government spent over $5 trillion of economic stimulus and relief payments during the pandemic of 2020 and 2021. This is enough money to give every adult in...
Economics Explained
How To Make Space Travel Economically Viable: Governments
Space exploration has long been the dream of science fiction authors and enthusiasts well before we even had the technology to explore life beyond our own planet. Today, astronauts live year-round in low-earth orbit aboard the ISS...
The March of Time
White House reading clerks
MOT 1947: WHITE HOUSE MAIL READING CLERKS: WS Women workers at desks reading mail man delivering bundle of mail. MS Man putting mail on woman's table. VS Women opening letters. CU Letter addressed to U.S. President Harry S Truman....
Intelligence Squared
Ken Minogue: The NHS is wrong.
Where is the intelligence? At the bottom. Where should it be? At the top...The NHS is upside-down, says Ken Minogue @ iQ2
Curated Video
Understanding Positive Externalities and Market Failure
This video provides an explanation of positive externalities which occur when third parties receive benefits from the production or consumption of a good or service. The video explains how positive externalities create a divergence...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
David Zucchino - Myth of the Welfare Queen
David Zucchino is a contributing writer for The New York Times. He was awarded a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for his book, "Wilmington's Lie." He was also awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his dispatches from apartheid South Africa. Mr....
Food Farmer Earth
Animal Welfare on Factory Farms - No Legal Protections
From the archives: Kathy Hessler, Director of the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland (Oregon), discusses the important subject of factory farms in relation to animal welfare protections under existing federal and...
Healthcare Triage
Do Early Childhood Interventions Work?
Last week we started our deep dive into the RAND Corporation’s comprehensive report on early childhood programs. We talked about how they’re defined, and how they’re targeted. Great. But do they work? What are the outcomes they improve?...
TLDR News
Britain's Animal Sentience Law Explained
Britain's rules surrounding animal rights and the sentience of animals are changing, with Johnsons government brining in some pretty major adjustments. So in this video let's discuss what the changes are & if they're moving in the right...
Food Farmer Earth
Temple Grandin Humane Treatment of Livestock
From the archives: Dr. Grandin talks about her approach to helping livestock handling facilities become more effective and humane.
Healthcare Triage
The Reality of Work Requirements for Medicaid
We’ve spent the last few weeks talking work requirements for safety net programs, and it’s all been leading up to this: work requirements for Medicaid. By looking at the EITC and TANF, we learned some things. Can these lessons inform...
Brave Wilderness
BEAR SCARE! - Grizzly with Cubs
In this segment of On Location, Coyote and the crew have a VERY tense Bear scare in the backcountry of Alaska! Encounters with mother grizzly bears and their cubs are one of the most dangerous wildlife situations a hiker can find...
Curated Video
Could Veganism Save The World?
Veganism is sweeping the global. So why are more and more people deciding to cut all animal products from their diets – and why could doing so help to save the Earth?
Healthcare Triage
TANF, Cash Assistance, and How Work Requirements Effect Poverty Relief
Last week we talked about different ways to promote work in safety net programs: incentives or carrots, like the Earned Income Tax Credit and disincentives or sticks like work requirements. Policy makers have tried out work requirements...
Let's Tute
Non Profit Organisation- Important Tips
This video is on important tips for non profit organisations
The Business Professor
Understanding Federalism in the US System
In this video, we delve into the concept of federalism in the United States system. We break down the key aspects of federalism, highlighting the roles and powers of both the federal government and state governments.