Schooling Online
Emily Dickinson - Introducing Emily Dickinson
If you’ve ever been curious about the reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson, then this lesson is for you! Enjoy a detailed overview of Dickinson’s extraordinary life, her unique poetic style, and contextual influences. We’ve brought it...
Religion for Breakfast
History of Halloween: Pagan or Christian?
Halloween was not always a holiday of candy, costumes, and parties. Its history stretches back almost two thousand years. But what is this history? And what extent can we call Halloween a Christian holiday...if at all?
Hip Hughes History
The 1996 Election Explained
Mr. Hughes slides on through the electoral college of 1996, looking at major reasons for Bill Clinton's victory over Republican Bob Dole and the second smaller coming of Ross Perot.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Cecilia Nahon: Argentina vs the Vultures
During the 1990s, Argentina had been the poster child for Neoliberal policies—they adopted virtually the whole of the so-called “Washington Consensus” agenda lock-stock-and-barrel. They even adopted a currency board. And unlike Euroland...
Oxford Comma
Robert Frost's Most Visceral Poem: "Out, Out-"
Reading, summary, and analysis of Robert Frost's "Out, Out-" In this video we'll look at the poem's literary techniques, historical context, biographical connection, and Shakespeare inspired title. The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the...
KERA
Health Care’s Complicated History
Health care reform has become a major political issue in the United States. There are high costs for patients as well as the consequences of having millions of uninsured Americans. With many recent legislative votes on health care, the...
Hip Hughes History
Muckrakers for Dummies -- Muckraking and the Tradition of Investigative Reporting
Don't get stuck in the muck, let HipHughes guide you out with understanding, love and a green screen.
Schooling Online
Perfecting Poetry: T.S. Eliot - Introduction to T.S. Eliot
It is our pleasure to introduce one of the most important poets of the English-speaking canon: T.S. Eliot. Learn about his background, context and how he became the ‘voice of the Lost Generation’. We’ll also discuss Modernism and some...
Religion for Breakfast
Mars Hill Sermon Explained on Mars Hill
In Acts 17, St. Paul famously stands on Mars Hill, or the Areopagus, to speak to a Greek crowd about Jesus. What is the historical context of this passage?
Press Association
Catherine Connolly highlights need for ‘courageous and independent voice’
New ReviewPresidential candidate Catherine Connolly has expressed the need for a “courageous and independent voice” as she spoke at a conference promoting Irish unity. The left-wing independent spoke at a Sinn Fein event in Dublin, alongside the...
Bloomberg
Investors Brush Off Extreme Recession Sentiment
Negative economic sentiment is at levels typically seen in wartime, explains Denise Chisholm, director of quantitative market strategy at Fidelity Investments. She discusses what historical data suggests about potential market...
Bloomberg
2025 Tech Momentum
Denise Chisholm, director of quantitative market strategy at Fidelity, discusses tech stock performance heading into 2025 and why data and software may prove to be an opportunity. She joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology."
Bloomberg
Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Is Building an Underwater Space Station
Dec.07 -- Since the 1960s, mankind has dreamed of living under the waves. Some habitats were even built on the seafloor, but our yearning for the stars left them abandoned. Now, Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the most famous explorer of...
Bloomberg
China Defaults Threaten Eerily Calm $12 Trillion Bond Market
Jul.05 -- China’s $12 trillion corporate credit market is the world’s biggest after the U.S. and until recently, one of the safest. But as Beijing forces more accountability on its weakest companies, Bloomberg has launched a new metric...
Curated Video
Judge says Nobel literature prizes 'too Eurocentric', ignores US authors
1. Various exteriors of Swedish academy
2. Nobel literature prize judge Peter Englund speaking to reporter
3. Mid of statue
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Peter Englund, Nobel literature prize judge:
"If you are European, this European outlook...
Bloomberg
Peter Tague: Cheap Cash Drives M&A Despite Uncertainty
Sept. 9 -- Peter Tague, co-head of global M&A at Citigroup, discusses M&A in a cheap-money environment and the sectors where he sees future consolidation. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Citigroup's Tague, Morgan Stanley's Zentner on M&A, Rates
Sept. 9 -- Peter Tague, co-head of global M&A at Citigroup, and Ellen Zentner, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley, discuss M&A in a cheap-money environment, how low rates impact investments, the importance of a gradual rate increase,...
Bloomberg
U.S. Soft Power: Global Influence of the American Way
Nov. 14 -- Monocle Editor-In-Chief Tyler Brule discusses the top nations influencing the world through soft power. He speaks on The Pulse.
Bloomberg
Oaktree's Howard Marks on His Approach to Investing
Sept. 28 -- Howard Marks, co-chairman at Oaktree Capital Group, discusses his investment strategy and the state of financial markets. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bloomberg Markets" and also appears at the Bloomberg...
Bloomberg
Marks: We're Investing, but With Unusual Caution
Sept. 28 -- Howard Marks, co-chairman at Oaktree Capital Group, discusses how clients are approaching the current market, investors continuing to act bullish, and fighting the idea of going to cash. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Curious visitors flock to Nazi design expo at Dutch Museum
Visitors are flocking to see a controversial exhibition of designs from Hitler's Nazi regime held at a museum in the southern Dutch city of Den Bosch (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Poland Hit by Stray Russian Rockets, AP Says
Poland, a NATO member, was hit by stray Russian rockets, killing two people, the Associated Press reported. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports.
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Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: Period 9: 1980 Present: Causation From 1980 2020
How did events in the years after 1980 affect national identity in the United States? Kim discusses changes in US foreign policy, economics, and politics, attempting to place the developments of this era into a broader historical...