This video focuses on the conservation efforts in the Philippines to ensure the survival of the ecosystem. <br/>
The Heart of ASEAN: episode 4, part 10/11

We’ve spent the last few weeks talking work requirements for safety net programs, and it’s all been leading up to this: work requirements for Medicaid. By looking at the EITC and TANF, we learned some things. Can these lessons inform...

We’re talking about housing for four weeks, thanks to the support of the RWJF! In the last episode, we introduced you to the pathways by which we might think about improving housing for low-income individuals. Today we’re going to get...

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Cambodia.

MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - montage, shopkeeper in store with empty shelves, boxcar factory, man collecting cigarette butts on the street, men digging peat, animated graphics showing commodity production in Europe.

What was medieval junk food like? If you're picturing knights eating Big Macs and Twinkies, you're not far off from the truth. Just substitute a meat pie for the Big Mac and a funnel cake for the Twinkies, and you'll have a good idea of...

The FT's Federica Cocco and John Burn-Murdoch look at the measures for poverty and inequality and unpick the argument that capitalism is benefiting everyone.

This video explains how the shift from large scale opium farms to the production of coffee beans gives locals the opportunity to make money legally. <br/>
The Heart of ASEAN: episode 5, part 1/8

Let's talk about money. I'm going to share the 20 top idioms in English relating to money.

The FT's Moscow bureau chief Henry Foy explains how the price of the humble cruciferous vegetable reflects the economic landscape.

South Africa is an economy that is really important to understand as a kind of potential outcome case study of inequality gone bad. The nation itself, on paper at least is not so terrible, it is actually one of if not the wealthiest...

This video explores the consequences of the traditional patriarchal system in India, where men vastly outnumber women in certain areas. Through interviews with single men in a town with a skewed sex ratio, the video highlights the...

People who are homeless are often stereotyped as not having a job and living on the street. But many working people do not have a stable home of their own because they cannot afford it. They may live with friends or family temporarily,...

Boston and Philadelphia. Or...Beantown and The City of Brotherly Love. Two major east coast cities in the United States, both part of the Northeast Megalopolis (echo) (mwhahahahahaha) a part of the country that contains more than 17...

Is America facing a retirement crisis?  Teresa Ghilarducci, Director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at The New School for Social Research says yes, but that we can still save retirement.  In this episode of INET...

This video focuses on the efforts of local Filipinos to reduces the amount of illegal fishing. <br/>
The Heart of ASEAN: episode 4, part 11/11

In this video, the narrator explores the deeply patriarchal society of Haryana, a region in northern India. Through an encounter with a progressive leader of a caste-based council, the video sheds light on the challenges faced by women...

What are wages? How are they structured? What is a minimum wage? Is it a good or bad thing? Anyone who is now or will ever be employed will want to know about this stuff, so give it a watch!

Recently the debate about minimum wage has emerged in the US once again, with Biden wanting to see the wage rise to $15 an hour (more than doubling the current rate). So in this video, we discuss this debate as well as why America's...

Which is worse? Tuvalu has the lowest GDP, Burundi has the lowest GDP per capita, Venezuela has massive inflation and long lines for basic necessities, and the economy of North Korea is...well, broken. What do you think? Which country...

For years, researchers have struggled to understand how emotions are formed and processed by the brain. Now, neuroscientist Kevin LaBar and his graduate students at Duke University are using a virtual reality room to study how the brain...

Last week we talked about different ways to promote work in safety net programs: incentives or carrots, like the Earned Income Tax Credit and disincentives or sticks like work requirements. Policy makers have tried out work requirements...

America is the richest country in the world, but it also has one of the biggest divides between rich and poor. What can a zip code reveal about inequality?

This video focuses on urban farming and sustainable agriculture in Singapore. <br/>
The Heart of ASEAN: episode 5, part 8/8