Espresso Media
Garwin: The Importance of Science and Education in a Complex World
Garwin part 1/11: In this video, Richard Garwin reflects on the significant events and challenges of the atomic age, including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the threat of nuclear proliferation. He emphasizes the importance of education...
Curated Video
Evaluating Management and Leadership Styles Using the Blake and Mouton Grid and Tannenbaum-Schmidt Continuum
In this video, the speaker discusses different management and leadership styles, such as autocratic, democratic, paternalistic, and charismatic. They explore two methods of evaluating leadership styles: Blake and Mouton grid and...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1800
The fourth episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. This was one of the nastiest elections in American history, and so significant...
Curated Video
Types of Management and Leadership Styles
This video discusses the different types of management and leadership styles, with a focus on autocratic management, democratic leadership, paternalistic leadership, and charismatic leadership. The video explains the characteristics of...
Curated Video
America's Two-Party System
The United States is essentially a two-party system, unlike other democracies around the world where people can vote for political parties representing many different interests. Is that a good or a bad thing?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
How Liberals Normalized Conservative Ideas
The New York Times’ Binyamin Appelbaum explains the role Democratic presidents, from Kennedy to Obama, in moving economic policy to the right INET President Rob Johnson sits down with The New York Times’ Binyamin Appelbaum to discuss his...
Curated Video
Democratic Symbols
In ancient Athens, symbols were used to promote religious and democratic ideals and beliefs. Thousands of years later these symbols helped to define the United States.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Can the electorate be trusted?
We believe democracy leads to a fairer world. Yet almost all governments claim to be democratic including China, Russia and Syria. And 50 years after the abolition of hanging, UK polls still show a majority in favour. Is democracy...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yaacov Hecht - Democratic Education
Yaacov Hecht is an internationally distinguished leader and visionary in democratic education, learning theory, and societal change. In 1987, Hecht founded the Democratic School in Hadera, Israel, the first school in the world to call...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nikhil Goyal - Schools on Trial
Nikhil Goyal is the author of the new book Schools on Trial: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malpractice (Random House).
The Economist
Putin's Russia and the ghost of the Romanovs
One hundred years ago today Russia's royal family was murdered by the country's Marxist revolutionaries. Vladimir Putin has positioned himself a new kind of tsar, but what does this anniversary mean for the president?
The Wall Street Journal
Hamburg's Former Data Protection Commissioner on Data Privacy
Described as one of Europe's most powerful data privacy hawks, Johannes Caspar joins to discuss his influence on the global privacy debate and how policymakers should approach regulating big tech.
TLDR News
What Does the House of Lords Really Do? - TLDR Explains
The House of Lords has been discussed a lot in recent days with them annoying the Tories and Labour talking about scrapping the House. So in this video we explain what the House of Lords actually does and who the Lords are. In the coming...
The Wall Street Journal
View from the U.S. Part IV: Domestic Politics
The new political season has begun, and the 2020 presidential race is underway. What does the field look like and what might it portend for business, trade and security globally?
Ancient Lights Media
The Geography and Culture of Albania
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Albania.
TLDR News
What Happened in Iowa Who Won and Did Pete Cheat - TLDR Explains
On Monday Iowans voted in the Iowa Caucus for the candidate they wanted to become the Democratic Presidential Nominee. It was always going to be an interesting race, but it ended up being interesting in a different way than expected....
The Wall Street Journal
Tsunami Or Ripple?
The November mid-term elections may upend Congress - or not. What's likely to happen and what are the implications for policy that affects business?
The March of Time
Political meeting
MOT 1948: FRANKFURT GERMANY: Sign: Selbstandig Politische Denken (Individual Political Thinking) Political meeting VS Men sitting listening to standing speaker. 'Mr. Buchner' listening to speaker.
The March of Time
1952: INTRODUCTION: Anchor Frank Blair sitting behind desk, SOT talking about 1948 Democratic Convention, two Senators could break Party wide open, Kefauver & Russell. Introducing highlights of film. Title card: 'A Life - March of time Exclusive!'
MOT 1952: INTRODUCTION: Anchor Frank Blair sitting behind desk, SOT talking about 1948 Democratic Convention, two Senators could break Party wide open, Kefauver & Russell. Introducing highlights of film. Title card: 'A Life - March of...
Institute of Art and Ideas
The Crisis of the West (long form version)
Western values have been extraordinarily successful. Yet now, we seem on the backfoot unsure of ourselves and sometimes embarrassed at our own past. Beset with postmodern doubts, do we need to revive belief in the value and importance of...
Hip Hughes History
What is a SUPERDELEGATE?
Since 1982 a group of powerful Democratic political insiders have held sway over the outcome of the nominating convention for their Presidential nominee. Learn about the history of this process and how it could overturn the will of the...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1836
The 13th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1836, the Whig Party emerges and runs four candidates against incumbent Martin...
The March of Time
Partisans marching in streets
MOT 1948: ITALIAN PARTISANS: MEN marching walking in street parade. Crowd some holding pro-communist signs. VS Soldiers & men marching in street. WS Partisans marching in street w/ flags leading walk. Cold War European recovery.
The March of Time
Maverick, O'Connor, Sumners, Tinkham
MOT 1938: WASHINGTON D.C.: Maury Maverick (1895-1964) gesturing. John O'Connor (1885-1947) in office. Hatton Sumners (1875-1962). George Tinkham (1880-1956) looking at papers.