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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: Voter Turnout
Learn more about voting rights and the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election in this interview with Iona College political science professor Dr. Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.
TLDR News
Biden Surges in the Polls Following BLM & COVID But Does it Matter - TLDR News
Biden Surges in the Polls Following BLM & COVID: But Does it Matter?
TLDR News
Why MPs Approved Johnson's Brexit Deal: Labour Joins Conservatives in Deal's Support - TLDR News
Yesterday the House of Commons finally voted to approve a Brexit deal, backing Johnson's new deal with the EU. In this video we explain how the deal passed, what the key figures had to say and why Labour ended up supporting the...
TLDR News
Sturgeon Demands Scottish Independence. Will She Get It? - TLDR Explains
In last week's general election the SNP got a huge boost in the polls, gaining a majority of seats in Scotland and a plurality of votes. This leads some to believe that the party has the mandate to call for a second Scottish independence...
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The Lib Dem Leadership Election Explained - TLDR News
While everyone is concentrating on the Conservative leadership election, in the background you might have missed the Liberal Democrats are having a race of their own. While the Lib Dems aren't picking the person who will be the next...
TLDR News
Will MPs Vote for No Deal Today? - Brexit Explained
Today (13th March) MPs will face a vote on the future of Brexit. They will be asked if they want to see the UK progress without a deal and leave on the 29th of March. Their response will not only impact the future of Brexit but also the...
TLDR News
Johnson’s No Deal Plans Get Derailed by MPs in Vote - Brexit Explained
Last night the government lost a vote giving MPs the power to take control of the business in the House of Commons today. In this video we're going to discuss what the result of this vote is, what it means for Brexit and if it will end...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Back and Forth Book Banter on a Range of Issues
The Author of "Capitalism 4.0" engages INET's Executive Director on a variety of issues in the news that are related to his sweeping new book on Capitalism's future. Anatole Kaletsky interviewed by Robert Johnson in New York City, June...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Women of Parliament Unite on Abortion
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. Ten years after access to the drug RU486 was severly limited in...
The Economist
Who will be Britain's next prime minister?
The race is already on to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister. Adrian Wooldridge, our political editor, assesses the chances of five leading Conservative politicians hoping to take the top job.
Healthcare Triage
There Still Hasn't Been a Vote on the BCRA
Last week we talked about the Senate's bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, and whether Mitch McConnell would be able to get it passed and on to President Trump's desk. So far, no dice. Several senators have defected from the effort,...
Curated Video
Brexit: what would a second referendum look like?
Britain's Labour Party has announced it will support a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU. What might be on the ballot?
TLDR News
Seven Reasons Biden May Win the 2020 Election - TLDR News
Going into the 2020 election, it looks like Biden has a significant lead in the polls. However, that's certainly not enough on its own to guarantee a Biden win, so in this video, we discuss seven factors which could play into a Democrat...
Economics Explained
No. China Is Not Going To Collapse... Yet: End Of The Economic Miracle?
Why is everybody suddenly predicting that China is on the brink of collapse? What are the chances these predictions will actually come true and why is this most likely totally overblown? Helping you become more knowledgeable about how...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis Gordon & Jason Stanley - When Philosophers Talk - Part 4
Lewis Gordon graduated in 1984 from Lehman College, CUNY, through the Lehman Scholars Program, with a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He completed his Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy...
TLDR News
Can You Vote for the New Prime Minister? - TLDR News
Choosing the next Prime Minister is a big and important task, so it seems natural to make the process and simple and democratic as possible. However, in the UK only 160,000 people will be voting to select the new PM. We discuss who gets...
The Wall Street Journal
Political Leadership
The voters gave the nation a split Congress. How should business prepare for what comes next?
TLDR News
Will There be a Third Meaningful Vote? - Brexit Explained
Last week May attempted to get her deal through the House of Commons for a second time. It didn't go to well for her. So only naturally she is trying to bring it back again. So today we discuss when will a third vote actually happen, why...
TLDR News
May's New Plan to Extend Brexit - Brexit Explained
Yesterday May released a statement laying out her plan for Brexit going forward. She announces the kind of deal she's looking for and the steps she sees coming next. The EU were quick to respond to May, requiring her to get her deal...
TLDR News
Trump's Fraud Lawsuits: Is He Still Taking His 'Election Fraud' Claims Seriously? - TLDR News
So far Trump's legal battles haven't been going all that well. Despite the bravado on Twitter, it seems that his lawyers haven't been able to prove any real fraud or even back up many of the President's claims. So in this video we ask if...
Next Animation Studio
US election 2016: Is the GOP headed towards a brokered convention?
As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to rack up delegates in primaries and caucuses, talk has begun of a brokered Republican National Convention.
The March of Time
1952: THE CANDIDATES: Angled WS David Brinkley (FG), Vice President Alben Barkley, VS Senator Estes Kefauver SOT, saying should have provisions for debate, thought new proposal in line, Senator Robert Kerr & Senator Richard B. Russell Jr. next to him.
MOT 1952: THE CANDIDATES: Angled WS David Brinkley (FG), Vice President Alben Barkley, VS Senator Estes Kefauver SOT, saying should have provisions for debate, thought new proposal in line, Senator Robert Kerr & Senator Richard B....