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 to heal a divided world | Michèle Lamont
How do we define worth in society, and who gets status? Sociologist Michele Lamont studies these questions and investigates ways to broaden the circle of recognition and fight the harm of social stigmatization. She lays out the steps...
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...
Crash Course
Women's Suffrage Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about American women in the Progressive Era and, well, the progress they made. So the big deal is, of course, the right to vote women gained when the 19th amendment was passed and ratified. But women made...
Curated Video
History of the Hashtag
Everyday, millions of people around the world use hashtags to sift through the Internet’s endless content – but where did this ubiquitous symbol actually come from?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Kate Pickett - The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 7: The Consequences of Inequality and Wealth Distribution
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Story of the Conference From a Wide Range of Interviews - INET Documentary
"Economics in Crisis and the Crisis in Economics" was the theme of INET's inaugural conference, held at King's College at the University of Cambridge in April 2010. This is a short documentary that covers the background of the...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Documentary on the New Community & Challenge
A documentary on the beginnings of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, its goals and challenges
The Wall Street Journal
Activating Change
In a time when politics are both polarizing and partisan, meet two leaders who are reshaping the future of lawmaking by incorporating Silicon Valley thinking to introduce bipartisan legislation.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why We Need Solidarity Economics
Economists have gone to great lengths to write humans out of economics, pushing self-interest and generally providing two choices—faith in markets or the state. INET grantee and University of Southern California Sociologist Manuel Pastor...
University of California
U. Of California Television: Growing Activism: Labor/community Strategy Center
A televised overview of the goals of the Labor/Community Strategy Center provided by the director of the center, Eric Mann, and delivered to UC students studying activists in poverty, labor, and environmental causes. [29:20]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Social Movements
This video discusses the different types of social movements and why and how they form. [7:34]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Social Movement Theories: Lesson 2
This lesson will discuss social movement theories. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Social Movement Theories."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Social Movement Theories: Lesson 1
This lesson will discuss social movement theories. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Social Movement Theories."