Curated Video
Rights Groups Ask Obama To Pardon Snowden
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he is not directly asking President Barack Obama for a presidential pardon, but is appreciative that a group of civil rights organizations are doing so on his behalf. Snowden spoke by...
Curated Video
Snowden: "Comfortable with the decisions I made"
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he is not directly asking President Barack Obama for a presidential pardon, but is appreciative that a group of civil rights organisations are doing so on his behalf. Snowden spoke by...
TED Talks
TED: Inside the massive (and unregulated) world of surveillance tech | Sharon Weinberger
What is a weapon in the Information Age? From microscopic "smart dust" tracking devices to DNA-tracing tech and advanced facial recognition software, journalist Sharon Weinberger leads a hair-raising tour through the global, unregulated...
Crash Course
Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today Craig finishes up our series on U.S. Government and Politics by talking about both the least and most important aspect of government: foreign policy. Foreign policy is important because it has the potential to affect the largest...
TED Talks
Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset
Talking at the US State Department this summer, Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world. Look for new analysis on China and the post-bailout world, mixed with classic data shows.
Step Back History
The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
Curated Video
Global Partners
Dr. Forrester describes how her community and its neighboring communities work together to solve common problems. She explains that this is how the United States operates with other countries around the world. She then talks about two...
Curated Video
Madeleine Albright's Brooches
The U.S.’s first female Secretary of State used her collection of brooches to get her point across when meeting with foreign leaders, a practice that became known as “Pin Diplomacy.”
Hip Hughes History
The Lavender Scare Explained
Most Americans know the Red Scare of the 1950s but most don't know about the Lavender Scare which resulted in thousands of gays and lesbians being dismissed from the Federal Workforce. Join me for a super fast explanation of its roots...
Curated Video
An Interpreter's Perspective | 2-6 | Becoming a Certified ASL Interpreter
Darla| an ASL interpreter| talks about what is required to become a certified ASL interpreter.
Curated Video
Ousted ambassador: Removal aided shady interests
Former U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch opened the second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday declaring that her abrupt removal by President Donald Trump's administration played into the hands of "shady interests the world...
The Wall Street Journal
American Business in the World
From trade policy to national security treaties, it sometimes appears America is in retreat from global engagement. But is that so? And when is business affected?
The Wall Street Journal
Intel's Bob Swan On The Battle To Dominate Hardware Computing
Can the company that put silicon in Silicon Valley compete in the next computing era with deep-pocketed rivals nipping away at its market share? Intel's Bob Swan lays out his game plan for taking on rivals AMD and Nvidia.
The Business Professor
Employer Identification Number
This Video Explains Employer Identification Numbers
Step Back History
The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
SWPictures
BATTLE FOR THE GULF - A Summer Cloud
At the end of the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was close to bankruptcy because of President Saddam Hussein’s military spending and his attempts to build nuclear weapons. The U.S. had sided with Saddam Hussein during Iraq's eight-year war with...
The March of Time
1952: SECRETARY OF STATE: MS Empty chair at Cabinet table, MS Title, VS Seated John Foster Dulles SOT talking about State Department helping president make foreign policy, confidence of country, importance of cooperation, worked Japanese peace treaty.
MOT 1952: SECRETARY OF STATE: MS Empty chair at Cabinet table, MS Title, VS Seated John Foster Dulles SOT talking about State Department helping president make foreign policy, confidence of country, importance of cooperation, worked...
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 18: To Launch a Starliner
Commercial and government partnerships and contracts might not sound that fascinating, but when we're talking about certifying Boeing Starliner to carry humans to space, the challenges and complexities become a whole lot more interesting.
Next Animation Studio
U.S. to sell fast howitzers and ‘smart shells’ to Taiwan
The Biden administration wants to add $750 million worth of arms sales to the $1.8 billion worth that Trump approved.
The Wall Street Journal
Liz Cheney on the Future of the Republican Party
Representative Liz Cheney (R.,Wyo.), discusses her recent ouster from Republican party leadership, her vision for the GOP and what it will take to push her agenda forward in divided times at the WSJ's Women In.
The Wall Street Journal
Antony Blinken on Global Risks to the U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins WSJ Editor in Chief Matt Murray at the WSJ CEO Council to discuss the geopolitical, economic, and foreign-policy challenges faced by the U.S. abroad.
TLDR News
What Happens if There was No President - TLDR News
The President of the US is arguably the most important person in the world... but what if there isn't one? Well in this video we run through what happens if the President is killed, missing or sedated as well as a bunch of weird...
Hip Hughes History
The 1952 Election Explained
Do you like Ike? Either way you are going to wanna wrap your head around a pivotal election in American History where the solid south says no more and the Republican Party wins its first election since 1928.
AllTime 10s
10 Ridiculous Ways Governments Wasted Your Money
"If there's one thing governments can do, it's waste your money. From the US air dropping in cashmere goats to Dubai's jetpacking firemen, here are 10 Ridiculous Times Government Wasted Your Money.