Instructional Video5:37
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Claire Bond Potter - Political Junkies: From Talk Radio to Twitter, How Alternative Media Hooked Us

Higher Ed
Claire Bond Potter, Professor Emeritus of History at The New School for Social Research, discusses her book Political Junkies, a history of how politicians have used media—especially social media—to gain power. Inspired by Donald Trump’s...
Instructional Video11:06
Hip Hughes History

What was the Southern Strategy?

6th - 12th
How did the two political parties switch? A look at the movement of white Southern Democrats to the Republican Party. Perfect for APGOV students, political science students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets. WARNING...
Instructional Video13:41
Professor Dave Explains

Lyndon B. Johnson: A Tragic Figure (1963 – 1969)

9th - Higher Ed
Lyndon Johnson ascended to the presidency upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was a large, imposing man, who had been an influential Senate Majority Leader and Vice President. And as President, it is difficult to say whether he...
Instructional Video4:33
Hip Hughes History

1964 Presidential Election Explained

6th - 12th
One heaping serving of the electoral college for you in this short and sweet summary of the election of 1964. For AP Gov. students, lost students in intro to political science classes and strange people who click weird videos online.
Instructional Video14:51
Crash Course

The Rise of Conservatism

9th - 12th Standards
Check out this fascinating, in-depth look at the rise of conservatism in the United States during the 1960s. The narrator discusses increased support for unregulated capitalism and individual autonomy, reaction to what appeared to be a...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Rise of Conservatism

9th - 10th
In which John Green teaches you about the rise of the conservative movement in United States politics. So, the sixties are often remembered for the liberal changes that the decade brought to America, but lest you forget, Richard Nixon...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Us History #41: The Rise of Conservatism

9th - 10th
In which John Green teaches you about the rise of the conservative movement in United States politics. Modern conservatism really entered mainstream consciousness during the 1964 presidential contest between incumbent President and...