The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1:



The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics

and Policy

Economic theory has modeled itself on theoretical...

Learn all about JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Understand the events of October 1962 that took the United States to the brink of nuclear war and how President John F. Kennedy averted unchecked nuclear proliferation.

The FT's Jamie Smyth says internal party wrangling, the political system and a growing culture of negative campaigning are behind Australia's poisonous politics.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Russian Plans to Invade India

The coronavirus pandemic has derailed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but that’s not the only problem facing world sport. The Economist Asks podcast spoke to Edwin Moses, former hurdling gold medalist, about doping, race relations and the...

The right to vote is our single most important right as American citizens, and yet, many Americans fail to exercise this valuable right. This video looks at how the 17th Amendment provided for the direct election of senators. It also...

Going into the 2020 election, Donald Trump is trying to emphasise the strength of the US economy. This seems like a good tactic, and there is a track record for presidents getting re-elected on the basis of economic strength. So in this...

Clothes aren’t just functional – for centuries, girls have used them as political tools to challenge gender norms, confront dominant ideas of femininity and race and help create the culture you live in today.

Yesterday the US supreme court made a major ruling in favour of LGBTQ+ rights. The decision was good news for activists, but it also represented a major surprise, with two conservatives justices siding with the four more liberal judges...

Negotiations between the UK and EU are still continuing and there is a lot of talk about the best way to progress. Theresa May is sticking to her Chequers Plan, but some are calling she changes to a Canada Style deal. This plan is...

This video explores the formation of Telangana, a new state in India, and the reasons behind its separation from Andhra Pradesh. It highlights the complexities of Indian society, with its diverse languages, religions, and castes, and...

Following the latest UK budget, we thought it was a good time to take a look at the implications of Brexit on the budget. So in this video, we dive into the budget documents and the Office for Budget Responsibility's reports to see what...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about China's Copycat Culture

Politics is boring until you see how it can directly affect your life!

This lesson explores the theme of Politics in Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot. Discover the important ‘subplot’ of the UK miners’ strike of the 1980’s - a...

Last week the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the right of the hate-mongering Westboro Baptist Church to disturb the funerals of servicemen with ho...Hate speech: better American fundamentalism than European censorship Part 2

Has racist thinking discouraged us from looking at how sophisticated West African empires were before the Europeans arrived? How did trade mesh with a rise in inequality between Africa and the Europeans? West Africa Before the Europeans,...

On Thursday the Labour party announced their new manifesto, full of their promises to the electorate. We read all of this over 100-page document and compressed it into less than 10 minutes to make understanding their policies easier!

How did the Romans come in contact with silk at first? Why was there a love / hate relationship with silk among the Romans?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives, Part 6

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about France's Flag History

COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, continues to spread across the world. As the virus spreads investors and businesses are getting nervous. So in this video, we're going to explore the economic effect of COVID-19 and how the...

With the UK about to leave the EU many options lie in front of Britain. One choice is to stay in the European Customs Union. This could work as a compromise to keep trade routes open while still leaving the EU. But will this step be...

Yesterday (Thursday 9th July 2020) the US Supreme Court ruled on two cases related to Trump’s tax returns - potentially allowing a New York Grand Jury to examine his financial records. In this video we examine the implications of this...

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

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about China's Flag History