TED Talks
TED: The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism | Bektour Iskender
Organized crime operates across national borders -- to keep up, investigative journalists need to do the same. TED Fellow Bektour Iskender gives the inside scoop on his efforts to unveil secret, insidious operations in his home country...
TED Talks
Rodrigo Canales: The deadly genius of drug cartels
Up to 100,000 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico in the last 6 years. We might think this has nothing to do with us, but in fact we are all complicit, says Yale professor Rodrigo Canales in this unflinching talk that turns...
TED Talks
Shyam Sankar: The rise of human-computer cooperation
Brute computing force alone can't solve the world's problems. Data mining innovator Shyam Sankar explains why solving big problems (like catching terrorists or identifying huge hidden trends) is not a question of finding the right...
TED Talks
The real story of McMafia: How global crime networks work - Misha Glenny
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks, which have...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What happened when the United States tried to ban alcohol | Rod Phillips
On January 17, 1920, less than one hour after spirits had become illegal throughout the United States, armed men robbed a Chicago freight train and made off with thousands of dollars worth of whiskey. It was a first taste of the...
Curated Video
Federal government to appoint a “fentanyl czar” to improve border security
Federal government to appoint a “fentanyl czar” to improve border security
Curated Video
RCMP bust drug ‘superlab,’ seize $485M in fentanyl and meth
B.C. RCMP say officers have taken down Canada’s ‘largest, most sophisticated drug superlab.’ Police seized drugs and drug materials worth almost half a billion dollars.
Curated Video
Former Canadian Olympian charged with murder as part of massive cocaine bust
Authorities say a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder is wanted in the U.S. in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas. Ryan James Wedding, accused of leading the...
Makematic
The Roaring 20s
The Roaring 20s was a decade of extremes in the United States, as the country slowly moved from boom to bust. So how did an era of peace and prosperity end with the Great Depression?
Weird History
Facts About Organized Crime Around the World
Organized crime can be explained as a complex and thoroughly centralized criminal enterprise that has been established for the explicit purpose of engaging in unlawful activities. In the world we live in, hundreds of organized crime...
Great Big Story
The History of Jai Alai, America's Forgotten Sport
Explore the captivating history and uncertain future of Jai Alai, once the pride of Miami's sports scene. From its European origins to its heyday as the 'world's fastest game,' Jai Alai enthralled audiences and celebrities alike.
Great Big Story
The History of Jai Alai, America's Forgotten Sport
Explore the captivating history and uncertain future of Jai Alai, once the pride of Miami's sports scene. From its European origins to its heyday as the 'world's fastest game,' Jai Alai enthralled audiences and celebrities alike....
Great Big Story
The History of Jai Alai, America's Forgotten Sport
Explore the captivating history and uncertain future of Jai Alai, once the pride of Miami's sports scene. From its European origins to its heyday as the 'world's fastest game,' Jai Alai enthralled audiences and celebrities alike....
Curated Video
Who was Deep Throat?
Codenamed Deep Throat, FBI chief William Mark Felt, Sr., displayed immense courage to expose abuses of power at the heart of government during the infamous Watergate investigation.
Curated Video
The FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is a fact-finding, crime-fighting national security machine. But how did it come about – and what do FBI agents actually do?
Weird History
Working As A Bootlegger During Prohobition
Mark Twain once said, "It is the prohibition that makes anything precious." The United States learned that lesson the hard way not long after January 17, 1920, when it made the nation’s fifth-largest industry largely illegal. Smuggling...
Mr. Beat
A Brief history of the American Mafia
Mr. Beat gives a brief history of the American Mafia, also known as La Cosa Nostra, or simply The Mob. One book used for the research of this video was Gotti's Rules, by George Anastasia.
Weird History
The True Story Behind the Irishman
The ultimate fate of Jimmy Hoffa remains one of the biggest mysteries and conspiracy theories in modern American history. What happened to him? How did he seemingly disappear into thin air one, never to be seen or heard from again? One...
Step Back History
Who are the Yakuza?
Japanese organized crime, known as the Yakuza are a unique and fascinating part of Japanese history and culture. Let's learn about em.
Weird History
What Is Life Like In The Mafia?
Have you ever wondered what it would really be like to be inducted into one of the Five Families? In Hollywood, movies like The Godfather, Casino, Goodfellas, and Scarface make being affiliated with organized crime seem like a lucrative,...
Weird History
Things You Didnt Know About Al Capone
Who was Al Capone? For some, his name stirs up images of a cigar-chomping folk-hero-mobster involved in everything from racketeering to murder and drug-running (and what would ultimately put him behind bars, tax evasion). For others,...
The Wall Street Journal
Debating Defenses
Your company is under attack: Is it OK to hack back or mount other active defenses? Two perspectives on how far companies should go.
Curated Video
Starbucks shooting sees organized crime figure killed in Quebec
New ReviewCharalambos Theologou, also known as Bobby the Greek, a man authorities say has ties to organized crime was killed and two others were seriously injured in a daylight shooting at a Starbucks in a busy strip mall in Laval, Que....