TED Talks
TED: How to build democracy — in an authoritarian country | Tessza Udvarhelyi
Today, Hungary is in the gray zone between a dictatorship and a democracy, says activist Tessza Udvarhelyi. "This did not happen overnight." In a rousing talk, she reminds us just how close any country can come to authoritarianism — and...
TED Talks
TED: How business can drive solutions to social problems | Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor
Driven by the belief that businesses can — and should — invest in the communities around them, Intercorp founder and philanthropist Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor has built schools, pharmacies and a literal bridge to better serve Peru's growing...
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...
Curated Video
What is Common Sense?
It’s one of the most important documents in US history, but how did Thomas Paine’s 47-page pamphlet, Common Sense, turn the tide of the American Revolutionary War?
Curated Video
A Constitution at Last
"A Constitution at Last" analyzes opposing beliefs by comparing the viewpoints of the Federalists and Antifederalists concerning ratification of the Constitution and inclusion of the Bill of Rights.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
China’s Coming Debt Crisis?
The condition of the Chinese economy is increasingly becoming a significant factor exorcising the minds of global policy makers. Even though China’s most recent data has shown signs of stabilization (and the current turmoil in the...
Amor Sciendi
Battle of San Romano: Big Fluffy Hats
We discuss Uccello's 1453 Battle of San Romano, one of the earliest examples of Renaissance perspective, and attempt to gauge the volume of a huge hat.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich: Optimal Currency Areas and Governance - The Challenge of Europe (1/8)
Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich compares the current Euro crisis with the US debt crisis in the 1840s, when the US had a common currency and a fully-fledged central government, and nine out of 27 US states defaulted. That crisis, he says, did...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Richard Koo: How the West is Repeating Japan's Mistakes
In INET's exclusive interview with the Chief Economist at Nomura Research Institute's Richard Koo, he discusses the ideas behind "Balance Sheet Recessions," why QE2 won't work, and how China's monetary policy was effective in the wake of...
Mazz Media
Unitary Government
This live-action video program is about the term Unitary Government. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term Unitary Government through use of video footage, photographs,...
Let's Tute
GST - Introduction
In this video we are teaching the standards of classification of Goods and Services. How GST rates are decided and On what basics are they decided.
Religion for Breakfast
The Dalai Lama Explained: The Last Lama?
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual and [formerly] political leader of the Tibetan people. But what even is the Dalai Lama? And if he gets his way, will he be the last one?
The Wall Street Journal
Eating Everything
Joseph Tsai, executive vice chairman of Alibaba, talks with WSJ Global Technology Editor Jason Dean about competing with Amazon and venturing into new areas beyond e-commerce at the WSJ D.Live conference in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich - What the 19th Century US Can Teach Today's Europe About Sovereign Debt
If the countries in the European periphery defaulted on their debt, the euro as a common currency breaks down. This contention is used as an argument for bailouts and rescue packages, and Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich says it's wrong. He draws...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Q&A: The Architecture of Asia - INET Panel (7 of 7)
Question and Answer Discussion session from INET's Conference at Bretton Woods, with participants including Paul Blustein, Joseph Stiglitz, Charles Dallara, Y.V. Reddy, Yasheng Huang, Brad Delong, and Yu Yongding
Institute for New Economic Thinking
China's Overreach: Too Much of a Good Thing
In part 6 of INET's interview with Richard Koo, he says that China may have gone overboard in the wake of the global collapse by loaning too much money to provincial governments and creating real estate bubbles
Let's Tute
Understanding the Classification and Combination of GST Rates
In this video, the teacher explains the standards of classification of goods and services under the GST system. They discuss the HSN code and SAC for classifying products and services, as well as the use of CGST, SGST, and IGST for...
Hip Hughes History
The Whiskey Rebellion Explained: U.S. History Review
The 1791-1794 Whiskey Rebellion broken down and explained for students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internet. I apologize for calling General John Neville, George a few times during the lecture. Although most historians...
Economics Explained
The Economy of Communist China
China was once the wealthiest in the world and now it was struggling to feed itself, it was these kinds of conditions that gave rise to the political system that would go on to define china in the latter half of the twentieth century....
Hip Hughes History
The Anti-Federalist Papers Explained
The Federalist Papers get all the love! An overview of the Anti-Fed Papers and their arguments for opposing the US Constitution.
Cerebellum
America's Documents Of Freedom 1775-1786 - The Articles Of Confederation 1776
The documents our predecessors left for us contain a written record of our history, and bear witness to why we are who we are and how our democracy evolved. In this video we look at the documents that come from the tumultuous...
Hip Hughes History
Calling for a Constitutional Convention by the States
What is Article V and how can it lead to a new Constitutional Convention? An overview of the issue. Perfect for Government students and those who like to engage in political debate.
The Business Professor
Understanding Federalism in the United States
This video provides a brief explanation of the concept of federalism, particularly within the context of the United States. It highlights the idea of a central government and separate state governments that operate independently but are...
PBS
What If There Were No Taxes?
Everybody hates paying taxes, but what if no one had to pay them? As strange as this may seem to modern Americans, until the 16th amendment, the USA didn't have a permanent federal income tax. So how would America be different if federal...