TED Talks
TED: The real reason manufacturing jobs are disappearing | Augie Picado
We've heard a lot of rhetoric lately suggesting that countries like the uS are losing valuable manufacturing jobs to lower-cost markets like China, Mexico and Vietnam -- and that protectionism is the best way forward. But those jobs...
Crash Course
History of Media Literacy, Part 2: Crash Course Media Literacy
Jay continues our journey through the history of media literacy with the arrival of movies, television, and the other screens that now permeate our lives – along with some of the different approaches to media literacy that these...
Curated Video
What’s really happening at the Canada-U.S. border
With Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat against Canada tied to border security, The National breaks down the numbers to find out how many drugs and undocumented migrants are crossing into the U.S. from Canada.
Curated Video
Why it’s challenging to police Canada’s border
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is threatening a 25 per cent tariff on all goods imported from Canada if more isn’t done to stop illegal border crossings. CBC’s Jorge Barrera breaks down why cracking down on the border is much harder...
Financial Times
Could protectionism make food insecurity even worse?
FT Food Revolution - The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated the world’s food supply crisis. Hoping to counter soaring food prices, some governments have implemented protectionist policies, restricting the export of staples such as rice...
Professor Dave Explains
Free Trade vs. Protectionism
More trade tends to lead to more prosperity for a society. So everyone should favor completely free international trade, right? Well not exactly. Some economists promote protectionism, which restricts trade with other countries to...
Curated Video
Election Briefing: Donald Trump's victory
Donald Trump will be America's 45th president. Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, discusses what his victory means for other populist movements and the international order
Soliloquy
Why Hawaii Flies Its Cows
When Hawaiian Ranchers want to export cattle to the continental United States, sometimes they load their cows onto jet airlines and fly them across the ocean. By weight air travel is far more expensive than shipping on an ocean going...
TLDR News
Britain's First Trade Deal: Why the UK Australia Trade Deal is Proving so Controversial - TLDR News
The UK appears to be on the brink of reaching its first brand new trade deal (with Australia) but there's been some real controversy in government about it. So in this video we explain the new deal, its benefits and why said deal has...
Economics Explained
India - The Next Economic Superpower: History
India is soon to be home to the largest population of citizens on the planet. And as of 2014, the nation will also hold the title of the fastest-growing major economy in the world (stealing the title from the slower-growing economy of...
Curated Video
Trade Protectionism and Globalization: Understanding the Trends and Implications
This video discusses trade protectionism and its impact on globalization, interdependence, and world economies. It explains how the World Trade Organization (WTO) works to reduce trade barriers such as import tariffs, import quotas,...
ACDC Leadership
Creative Destruction: EconMovies #15
More people need to understand creative destruction and the economic circle of life.
Curated Video
Emerging economy leaders meet at 11th BRICS summit in Brazil
Focus is on stimulating economies while ties with China; crises in Venezuela and Bolivia dominate talks
Curated Video
BRICS summit: China warns against 'protectionism, bullying'
Chinese President Xi Jinping warns against protectionism, champions international trade on second day of BRICS summit.
Curated Video
Agriculture Ministers from G20 criticise protectionism
Agriculture ministers from the G20 countries criticized protectionism and vowed to reform World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. The meeting in Buenos Aires came amid rising trade tensions with China and the US placing retaliatory tariffs...
Curated Video
Laughed at and booed, Donald Trump spoke at Davos
Donald Trump has delivered his highly anticipated speech in Davos. “As president of the United States, I will always put America first. Just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first also. But America first does...
Curated Video
ECB says eurozone recovery ‘increasingly solid’
European Central Bank policymakers have acknowledged the economic recovery in the eurozone is becoming stronger. At the same time they kept stimulus programmes and interest rates unchanged at the regular ECB Governing Council meeting....
Curated Video
German Finance Minister Schaeuble backs London as strong financial centre
Germany’s Finance Minister is backing Britain. Wolfgang Schaeuble told a conference in Frankfurt that it is in the European Union’s best interest that London remains a strong financial centre after Britain leaves the bloc. He said moving...
Curated Video
G20 finance ministers ponder how strongly to defend free trade
Trade and protectionism are the headline issues as finance ministers and central bank governors of the world’s 20 largest economies meet in Germany. Finding a united front on protectionism could be difficult as the new administration of...
Curated Video
EU and Japan set sights on new trade and political pact
The world needs a “strongly united Europe.” That from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has been meeting EU leaders in Brussels. Tokyo and Brussels want to create a new political and trade alliance, amid threats of protectionism...
Curated Video
China’s warning over protectionism: don’t lock yourself in a dark room
All eyes were on the Chinese President’s address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as he gave a vigorous defence of free trade. In the first ever speech by a Chinese leader at the annual gathering, Xi Jinping warned against...
Curated Video
The Ticker
Mark Satov, strategy advisor and founder of Satov Consultant, on some of the day's top stories
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Lula berates the EU for making 'threats' in talks to unblock the Mercosur trade deal
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised the European Union for making environmental demands during negotiations of a free trade deal.
Curated Video
'Buy America' polices are nothing new to Canada: Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chyrstia Freeland says she will be in touch with her U.S. counterparts regarding President Joe Biden's 'Buy America' policies.