Crash Course
Politics: Crash Course Sociology
While politics is generally seen as the domain of a civics class (and Craig did a great job of teaching US Government & Politics elsewhere on this channel!) it’s something that sociology is interested in too. Today we’re looking at the...
TLDR News
Coping with No Deal & a COVID Second Wave: Britain's Secret Worst Case Scenario Plan - TLDR News
With time running out for Brexit negotiations and a major second COVID spike projected over winter, it looks like the end of 2020 could be a difficult time for Britain. It turns out that the government has been planning for this with a...
The Wall Street Journal
New Investor Strategies
Engine No. 1's successful campaign for board seats at Exxon Mobil is being seen as a watershed moment. The hedge fund's founder Christopher James gives his view on the role investors will play in pushing companies on sustainability.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Hans-Joachim Voth: Debt: Inflation and Austerity 5/5
Hans-Joachim Voth, ICREA Research Professor, Economics Department, Universitat Pompeu Fabra speaks on panel entitled "The Challenge of DeLeveraging and Overhangs of Debt I: Inflation and Austerity" at the Institute for New Economic...
Bloomberg
AEI's Scissors on Yellen's China Trip
Derek Scissors, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's trip to China. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia".
Bloomberg
Former Italy PM on Budget Rules, Early Elections
Sep.07 -- Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta discusses concerns that the nation's budget will breach European Union rules. He also discusses the prospects for early elections in an interview at the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio,...
Bloomberg
Einhorn Enemy Bill Walton Makes a Comeback With Trump
Nov.29 -- Bill Walton was at the top of Washington’s finance establishment when he ran Allied Capital Corp. and sat on the Riggs Bank board alongside the city’s titans. Then the trouble began. Hedge fund manager David Einhorn accused...
Bloomberg
Avenue Capital CEO Lasry Loves Uncertainty, Issues
Oct.31 -- Marc Lasry, co-founder and chief executive officer at Avenue Capital, discusses market volatility, high-yield credit spreads, and his view of the U.S. economy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...