Curated Video
Black Republicans: They Exist(ed)
Did Republicans lead the charge in electing Black politicians? We don’t need to know who you’re voting for but we are interested in how the end of the Civil War meant the start of Black people in US Government and the resilience required...
Curated Video
The Battle of the Sexes
Although half of Americans are female, women make up just 25% of Congress. In fact, women have been treated unfairly in America since day one – but what are the causes of that inequality and what are the effects?
TLDR News
Welsh Parliament Election: Could Labour Win the Welsh Senedd? - TLDR News
On May 6th the people of Wales will cast ballots in the Welsh Parliamentary election. The representives they select will not only impact how Wales handles issues from health to education but also the countries attitude towards the rest...
Next Animation Studio
Swing states explained
In US presidential elections the 50 states are divided into solid states, states that lean toward a certain party and swing states. Often the election result hinges on the electoral college votes available in the swing states. Certain of...
TLDR News
Why Don't We Vote Online in Elections? - TLDR Explains
Voting can be complicated a time consuming, and having your say in an election can take its toll. That's why many have discussed taking voting online to make engaging in democracy quicker and easier. However, Estonia is the only country...
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Rigged Dominion Voting Machines? Did Dodgy Voting Machines Actually Swing the Election? - TLDR News
Since the election lots of people (including the President) have raised concerns about the reliability of voting machines used in the election - most notably Dominion voting machines. There have been some pretty wild allegations thrown...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 2012
The 57th Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 2012, my 31st birthday. Oh crap, I'm getting old. Barack Obama became President as the economy really sucked. It was known the Great Recession, and the Obama...
Curated Video
Ensemble Machine Learning Techniques 2.3: Ensemble Learning for Classification
In this video, we will use python to write a simple ensemble learning model for classification. • We will use Jupyter Notebook to execute our code • Use Iris dataset to perform classification • Use hard voting and soft voting for...
TLDR News
Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Voters Casting Ballots? Are Dead People Really Voting? - TLDR News
Following the election, and even a bit before it, there's been a lot of talk about voter fraud. One of the top accusations though is that dead people have been voting in the election. In this video we take a look at the idea of dead...
Curated Video
Bayard Rustin: Martin Luther King Jr's 'Out and Proud' Advisor
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. But the man who made it all possible, chief...
Curated Video
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Pursuit of Absolute Equality
This film is about the most important events of Watkins Harper’s early life, highlighting her early achievements as a writer.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Can the electorate be trusted?
We believe democracy leads to a fairer world. Yet almost all governments claim to be democratic including China, Russia and Syria. And 50 years after the abolition of hanging, UK polls still show a majority in favour. Is democracy...
TLDR News
What Happens Next in the Democratic Primaries - TLDR Explains
The Democratic Primary is ramping out, and with voting imminent, we wanted to summarise what's happened so far and discuss what's going to happen next. We tell you about the top candidates (Biden, Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg), the...
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How Can You Vote in the General Election?
With application deadlines approaching at the end of the month, we give you a quick summary of how you can register to vote in the UK general election. Please share this video with friends and family who you think might want to know how...
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Third Round of the Tory Leader Race Explained
So yet another candidate has been knocked out, Rory Stewart. In this video, we explain what Stewart's departure means for the race and what else we learn from the third round of voting - such the inevitability that it's going to be...
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Does Vote By Mail Actually Help Biden & the Democrats?: Is It Mail In Voting Safe? - TLDR News
Over the last few months, Trump has wanted to make one thing abundantly clear: he doesn't like mail-in voting. He doesn't mind absentee voting (which is almost literally the same thing) but vote by mail, that's not for Trump. So in this...
Curated Video
William Jennings Bryan: Flag of an Empire Speech
Former U.S. Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan spoke in Indianapolis back in 1900 on the opposition of Imperialism within America. The speech has since been entitled Flag of an Empire.
STAT
Voting with Alzheimer's
Rob Moir has Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Margaret, is making sure he gets out to vote this election season.
PBS
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
Why does the government care about race? If we're all more than our race, why is the federal government keeping track of it?
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Yvo Desmedt: Much Ado About Cyber Security
Private data is leaked more and more in our society. Wikileaks, Facebook, and identity theft are just three examples. Network defenses are constantly under attack from cyber criminals, organized hacktivists, and even disgruntled...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: U.S. Elections
Learn more about suffrage, the expansion of the electorate, and the importance of voting in elections in this interview with Iona College political science professor Dr. Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.
TLDR News
Tactical Voting in the Leadership Election - TLDR News
Throughout the Conservative leadership contest theirs been speculation that candidates have encouraged their supporters to vote tactically. With the final two candidates selected we look back over the process and examine if there really...
The Business Professor
Lack of Information and Corporate Governance Issues - Explained
Lack of Information and Corporate Governance Issues - Explained