TED Talks
TED: Why the world needs more builders — and less "us vs. them" | Daniel Lubetzky
We're programmed to think every issue is binary: "us vs. them." But Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of KIND Snacks, says the real enemy isn't a person but a mindset. He introduces a new initiative that aims to bring together "builders" from...
TED Talks
TED: How to spot authoritarianism — and choose democracy | Ian Bassin
Democracy is about having choices — and authoritarianism is about not having them, says lawyer and writer Ian Bassin. Detailing the seven steps of the authoritarian playbook, he invites us all to put aside our differences and rethink our...
TED Talks
TED: What makes someone vote against their political party? | Sarah Longwell
Our brains are hardwired to crave community and belonging — a tribal instinct that drives politics in the United States, says political strategist Sarah Longwell. She shares what she learned trying to convince people to vote against...
TED Talks
TED: What the world can learn from Ukraine's fight for democracy | Olesya Khromeychuk
A flourishing democracy next door is a scary thing for an autocrat, says Ukrainian historian Olesya Khromeychuk. Detailing the history of Ukraine's long struggle for sovereignty and freedom — against Russian tsars, communist dictators...
TED Talks
TED: Your creative superpowers can help protect democracy | Sofia Ongele
Democracy is more fun and inviting when you take it into your own hands, says creator and activist Sofia Ongele. Sharing how she's using coding and social media to defend democracy, Ongele invites us to identify our own creative...
TED Talks
TED: Is the US headed towards another civil war? | Barbara F. Walter
Based on her work for a CIA task force aimed at predicting civil wars, political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the rise in extremism and threats to democracies around the globe -- and paints an unsettling picture of the increasing...
SciShow
Ballot Design Has a Sneaky Influence on Your Vote
In elections, your vote may be influenced by design of the ballot itself, especially when you don’t have strong feelings about which candidate to elect.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: When are you actually an adult? | Shannon Odell
Most countries recognize 18 as the start of adulthood by granting various freedoms and privileges. Yet there's no exact age or moment in development that we can point to as having reached full maturity. If there's no consensus on exactly...
PBS
How Minnesota's Lack Of Teachers Of Color Hurts Students, And What Reform Could Look Like
Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the
achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special
correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota,
which has some of...
Curated Video
Clinton Says Trump “Flouted†US Law in Cuba Work
Hillary Clinton says a new report alleging that Donald Trump may have violated the U.S. embargo on communist Cuba is just more evidence that he puts his own interests ahead of the nation's. Newsweek reported Thursday that Trump explored...
Curated Video
WRAP Voting begins in Boston, NYork, N Hampshire, Virginia
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire
1. Voters voting in booths
2. Voters voting in booths
3. Voter casting first vote in box
4. Various of voters putting ballots in box
5. Various of election officials counting votes
6. Jim Pearson, Town...
Curated Video
Obama: Trump Lacks Temperament, Judgment
President Barack Obama is harshly criticizing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a rally in North Carolina, saying he has proven over and over again that he is unfit to lead the country.Obama says in his races with...
Curated Video
Obama: Trump Lacks Temperament, Judgment
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus064900President Barack Obama is harshly criticizing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a rally in North Carolina, saying he has proven over and over again that he is unfit to lead...
Curated Video
UK Foreign Secretary says Syria decision will be based on consensus
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Wednesday that his government wants a consensus from all political parties in the British Parliament before taking any action against the Syrian regime after they allegedly attacked their...
Curated Video
WRAP Confirmation hearing for Rice as Secretary of State
POOL - Washington, DC January 18, 2005
1. Shots of Condoleezza Rice walking into Senate hearing room
2. Condoleezza Rice sitting down at witness table
3. Shots of Senate Foreign Relations committee members
4. Chairman Richard Lugar asks...
Curated Video
Wall with Trump image taken down in Berlin
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYBerlin - 23 September 20161. Wide of Brandenburg gate, white cardboard-block wall built by protesters with face of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump...
Crash Course
Modern Life: Crash Course European History
So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers...
TED Talks
TED: How the new generation of Latinx voters could change US elections | María Teresa Kumar
A historic number of Latinx voters participated in the 2020 US presidential election, including a record number of young people casting their ballots for the first time. Civic leader María Teresa Kumar takes a look at the issues closest...
PBS
Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
The bizarre Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, or Arrow's Paradox, shows a counterintuitive relationship between fair voting procedures and dictatorships.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Which voting system is the best?
Imagine we want to build a new space port at one of four recently settled Martian bases, and are holding a vote to choose its location. Of the 100 colonists on Mars, 42 live on West Base, 26 on North Base, 15 on South Base, and 17 on...
Crash Course
Selma: Crash Course Film Criticism
Selma tells the story of Martin Luther King Jr. and one of the greatest non-violent protests in U.S. history. Ava DuVernay directs this historical drama that captured hearts and minds but also made us ask some questions about historical...
TED Talks
TED: Filming democracy in Ghana | Jarreth Merz
Jarreth Merz, a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and about himself.
PBS
Is Buying Call of Duty a Moral Choice?
If you play video games, you've shot a gun. And those guns are REALISTIC. So real that many are actually LICENSED by IRL arms dealers. Which means that when you buy a video game, you're also putting money in the pockets of those gun...
SciShow
The New Era of Negative Campaigns
Negative campaigns—or campaigns that work by painting opposing candidates in a negative light—have been used for decades. But today, thanks to information that can be gained from social media, these campaigns may be even more effective...