So today, Craig is going to try to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions. Now obviously, like all decision making, voter decisions are influenced by a multitude of factors, but the three we are going to...

Today, Craig is going to talk about political parties and their role in American politics. So, when most people think about political parties they associate them with the common ideologies of the voters and representatives within that...

The electoral system in the United States needs a redesign, says political reformer Andrew Yang. Exposing the flaws of a system built on poor incentives, he proposes a cost-effective overhaul inspired by primary elections already working...

Everyone should participate in decision-making and politics -- and it starts at home, says activist Hajer Sharief. She introduces a simple yet transformative idea: that parents can teach their children about political agency by giving...

People throw out the term "identity politics" as a way to say that someone is wrong, but the truth is, it's something that affects the way all of us vote.

This week Craig Benzine talks about the importance of elections. But he isn’t going to focus on presidential elections, but instead those of the strongest part of our government: congressional elections. Craig will talk about the...

In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.

In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.

This Video Explains Political Speech and the 1st Amendment

This Video Explains Political Speech and the 1st Amendment

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Ireland's Basic Politics

It’s an election year, which means you’ve probably been bombarded with polls asking you questions about candidates and issues. But is information the only thing pollsters are after? Questions are often more than just questions. They can...

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historically it has been...

This week Craig Benzine clears up the role of committees in Congress. We’ll talk about standing committees, joint committees, conference committees, and caucuses (and not the candidate-choosing kinds) as well as the staff agencies that...

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MOT 1952: THE CANDIDATES: Angled WS Candidates, journalist Leif Eid, SOT asking if phony issue, MS Senator Richard B. Russell & Eid, Russell SOT saying phony & political different, if you don't deal w/ all discrimination it's a political...

Boris Johnson's resignation last week triggered a leadership election in the Conservatives. So in this video, we run you through how the election works, each of the candidates on the ballot, their history in politics and the platform...

As elections loom, Chalk Girl is torn between wanting to respect her family, who are concerned about the risks of her activism, and standing up to Chinese interference. When two localist candidates win seats in the September 2014...

MOT 1952: THE CANDIDATES: Angled WS Candidates, anchor David Brinkley SOT asking about jail objection, MS Senator Richard B. Russell again saying opposed to compulsory features, New York law different, favors agency dealing w/...

MOT 1952: UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VS Large crowds gather around train, Adlai Stevenson II at microphone waving to people, speaking (no SOT), crowds around, Dwight 'Ike' Eisenhower speaking at mic (no SOT). Campaign,...

We're in a momentous political season. What's the election outlook for the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, State Houses, and State Legislatures. And what's the American voter thinking about?<b<br/>r/>

Political scientist John Dunn, University of Cambridge, gives his customarily candid take on the importance of politics to almost everyone, describing how everyone should be politically engaged for their own self-interest.

There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That's the argument at the core of this blistering talk by legal scholar...

In 1972, Shirley Chisholm ran for president of the United States of America as a Democrat. She didn't win, but this was not the beginning or the end of her career in politics. She held a congressional seat in the New York delegation for...