TED Talks
TED: How the US is destroying young people's future | Scott Galloway
In a scorching talk, marketing professor and podcaster Scott Galloway dissects the data showing that, by many measures, young people in the US are worse off financially than ever before. He unpacks the root causes and effects of this...
TED Talks
TED: How to disrupt philanthropy in response to crisis | Darren Walker
If we want to build back better after the pandemic, we must reconsider philanthropy and create a new kind of capitalism that's rooted in generosity and accountability, says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. In this vital...
TED Talks
TED: America's forgotten working class | J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance grew up in a small, poor city in the Rust Belt of southern Ohio, where he had a front-row seat to many of the social ills plaguing America: a heroin epidemic, failing schools, families torn apart by divorce and sometimes...
TED Talks
Nate Silver: Does racism affect how you vote?
Nate Silver has data that answers big questions about race in politics. For instance, in the 2008 presidential race, did Obama's skin color actually keep him from getting votes in some parts of the country? Stats and myths collide in...
Crash Course
Affirmative Action: Crash Course Government and Politics
So we've been talking about civil rights for the last few episodes now, and we're finally going to wrap this discussion up with the rather controversial topic of affirmative action. We'll explain what exactly affirmative action is, who...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Kevin Kumashiro - Anti-Asian Hate
In this video, Dr. Kevin Kumashiro, interim dean of the School of Education at Hofstra University, addresses the issue of anti-Asian hate in the United States, which has intensified amidst recent events. He identifies three key factors...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Michael Roth - Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist's Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech ...
Michael S. Roth '78 became the 16th president of Wesleyan University on July 1, 2007 Formerly president of California College of the Arts (CCA), Roth is known as a historian, curator, author and public advocate for liberal education. A...
All Ears English
2059 - Should You Take a Ride on Someone's Coattails?
Has anyone ever helped you get a leg up in life? In today's episode, our listener asks us what the term ride someone's coattails mean. Plus, we touch on culture and society when it comes to becoming successful in your life and your career.
Mr. Beat
Affirmative Action for College? | Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
In episode 45 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man claims to be reverse discriminated against when he applies for UC Davis Medical School. Does affirmative action go against the Constitution?
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Gary Orfield - The Civil Rights Project
Gary Orfield is Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Orfield's research interests are in the study of civil rights, education policy,...
The Wall Street Journal
General Stanley McChrystal on What Leaders Need Now
The economy has taken a big hit, technology is transforming business and society, generational divides are clearer and the political backdrop is volatile. CEOs are scrambling to keep up. General Stanley McChrystal looks at the skills...
Curated Video
Debate: Should Race Be Considered in College Admissions?
A recent lawsuit against Harvard University alleged that the university discriminates unfairly against Asian-Americans in its admissions process. The trial led to an internal investigation at Harvard and the public release of admissions...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Affirmative Action for Women in the Labor Party
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. Liberal and Labor party politicians debate whether instituting an...
The Business Professor
Discrimination by Disparate Impact Examples
Discrimination by Disparate Impact Examples
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Gender Quotas for the Liberal Party
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. Both the Liberal and Labor parties recognized the gender disparity...
The Wall Street Journal
Making The Leap
Author Min Jin Lee is the ultimate career-changer, a corporate lawyer who quit to write full-time. Hear how she made the move, persisted amid rejection and became a best-selling novelist.
The Business Professor
Affirmative Action Explained
This video provides an explanation of affirmative action, a commonly misunderstood employment law or doctrine.
Mr. Beat
Affirmative Action for College Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
A man claims to be reverse discriminated against when he applies for UC Davis Medical School. Does affirmative action go against the Constitution?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Race and Gender Reinforce Economic Inequality
Prof. Marlene Kim says her research has revealed that African-American women face triple penalties from race and gender bias, and the combination of those two
Curated Video
Black enrollment drops at some colleges amid Supreme Court ruling
A little over a year after the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action unconstitutional, colleges around the country are seeing the impact. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
Vladeck on Affirmative Action Ruling, DEI Programs
Stephen Vladeck, Law Professor at the University of Texas Austin School of Law, discusses the Supreme Court's ruling to end affirmative action, but making an exception for military academies. Vladeck also gives his insights on how...
Bloomberg
Supreme Court Effectively Ends Affirmative Action
The US Supreme Court effectively barred universities from using race as a factor in university admissions, marking the start of a new era in higher education and rolling back decades of precedents. Now schools are trying to figure out...
Curated Video
Asian leaders join Malaysian Independence Day celebrations
1. Painted drum being hit
2. People hitting drum, with cars arriving in background
3. Indonesia Vice President Jusuf Kalla walking and greeting Malaysian minister
4. Thailand's Prime Minister General (retired) Surayud Chulanont
5....
Bloomberg
Today's Feminists Are Obstacles: Canadian Tire Chair
Dec.14 -- Maureen Sabia is considered one of the most successful women in Canadian business. The chair of Canadian Tire attributes her corporate grit to her upbringing. Her mother was a high-profile feminist, but in an interview with...