PBS
Michael Beschloss : The Conquerors
Book: The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany
PBS
Nelson Mandela - 1992 Interview
Nelson Mandela discusses his visit to the United Nations Security Council seeking peacekeepers to quell violence in South Africa. Originally broadcast on the MacNeil/Lehrer News hour on July 15, 1992.
TED Talks
TED: Iran and Israel: Peace is possible | Trita Parsi
Iran and Israel: two nations with tense relations that seem existentially at odds. But for all their antagonistic rhetoric, there is a recent hidden history of collaboration, even friendship. In an informative talk, Trita Parsi shows how...
TED Talks
Samantha Power: A complicated hero in the war on dictatorship
Would you negotiate with someone you knew to be evil, to save lives? Samantha Power tells a story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello. This UN diplomat walked a thin moral line, negotiating with the world's worst dictators to...
TED Talks
Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception
Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into...
Crash Course
Obamanation Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about recent history. By which we mean VERY recent history. John covers the end of George W. Bush's administration presidency of Barack Obama (so far). Some people would say, "It's too soon to try to...
Curated Video
Russia & Ukraine Trade Aerial Attacks Amid Escalation Fears
Russia and Ukraine are engaging in intensified aerial attacks, heightening fears of further escalation in the ongoing conflict. Both sides are launching airstrikes, with concerns rising over the potential for broader regional instability...
Hip Hughes History
The Election of 2000 Explained: US History Review
HipHughes flows though the Election of 2000 like sweet jazz, dancing through the ins and outs of the most contested election since Jefferson screwed Adams in 1800.
Professor Dave Explains
President Bush Jr
Professor Dave explores the career and legacy of President Bush Jr
Professor Dave Explains
George W. Bush: A War on Terror (2001 – 2009)
George W. Bush is the second son of a former president to become president, after John Quincy Adams all the way back in 1825. Always the black sheep of the Bush dynasty, he eventually became governor of Texas, and then ran for president...
Curated Video
Rep. Waltz 'Fine' With Airstrike Against Soleimani to Stop Future Escalation
The Florida congressman is defending the president's actions in authorizing a drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week and told Cheddar the president acted in self-defense.
Curated Video
Why is the US targeting the International Criminal Court? | Inside Story
Trump has imposed sanctions on ICC staff investigating suspected US war crimes in Afghanistan.
Curated Video
After Trump’s White House exit, which way will Republicans go? | The Bottom Line
‘Old school’ Republicans are not sure if they recognise their party any more.
Curated Video
Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state, dies of complications from COVID-19
Colin Powell, the former four-star general who became the first Black U.S. secretary of state, has died at the age of 84. Anita McBride, former senior adviser to Powell, says she will remember him as 'an incredible public servant, but...
Curated Video
Colin Powell, first Black US secretary of state, dies of COVID
Powell has called the misleading information he repeated in lead up to 2003 Iraq war a permanent ‘blot’ on his record.
Curated Video
Russian Missile Strikes Raise Fears In Poland, Germany, UK
Russian missile strikes have raised significant concerns in Poland, Germany, and the UK, with fears of potential escalation in the region. The attacks have heightened tensions and sparked discussions about security measures and NATO's...
Bloomberg
Tariffs on Tech Hitting North American Economy
Christine McDaniel, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, says US consumers will see rising prices on tech if tariffs go into effect on Canada and Mexico. She joins Jackie Davalos and Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg Technology".
Bloomberg
New Mideast Tensions Threaten Oil Supplies: Rapidan's McNally
Rapidan Energy Group founder and President Bob McNally discusses the outlook for energy prices and supplies heading into 2025 on "Balance of Power."
Bloomberg
How the Keystone XL Fight May Signal the Demise of Pipelines
Apr.29 -- With the development of renewable energy accelerating, the pipeline business increasingly finds itself against the ropes. The Biden administration dealt a death blow to Keystone XL, and the fate of similar projects remains...
Bloomberg
Colbert's Top 5: Presidents, Money, Hair and More
Dec. 15 -- During the week that Stephen Colbert kills off his character, Will Leitch relives the best of the funniest man who never lived. (Source: Bloomberg)
Curated Video
HRW report criticises Guantanamo Bay in 2006 report
Washington, DC - 18 January 2006
1. Wide view - beginning of news conference
2. Cutaway - "World Report 2006" report
3. Cutaway - journalists
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch:
"What is new this...
Bloomberg
How Will Trump Tax Reform Be Paid For?
Apr.26 -- Bloomberg’s Michael McKee discusses a coming tax reform proposal from the Trump administration. He speaks with David Westin and Jonathan Ferro on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
Curated Video
Preview to US issues on the agenda at Johannesburg summit
Los Angeles, California - Recent
1. Wide shot of downtown Los Angeles skyline, tilt down to view of cars on motorway
2. Motorway sign
3. Cars on motorway
4. Close shot of cars on motorway
5. Wide shot of Los Angeles skyline obscured by...