Crash Course
Protests East and West: Crash Course European History
The post-World War II decades in Europe are sometimes called the Thirty Glorious Years. As those years wore on, tensions between East and West grew, and economic growth slowed or was unevenly distributed across Europe, protests and...
Crash Course
America in World War I Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about American involvement in World War I, which at the time was called the Great War. They didn't know there was going to be a second one, though they probably should have guessed, 'cause this one didn't...
Curated Video
Offline and silenced: Internet blackouts are going global | The Listening Post (Full)
From Kashmir to Iran, governments are turning off the internet to stop dissent. Plus, the murky world of deepfakes.
Curated Video
How language creates social divisions in Orwell's 'Animal Farm'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how language creates social distinctions and divisions in 'Animal Farm'. Key learning points: - The language we use determines our relationships and connections with others. - As well as connections, language...
Wonderscape
Thurgood Marshall: The First African American Supreme Court Justice
This video explores Thurgood Marshall’s historic appointment to the Supreme Court in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson and his legacy as a justice. Known for his strong stance on civil rights, Justice Marshall advocated for the rights of...
Mr. Beat
Why You Can Buy The Next President | Citizens United v. FEC
In episode 10 of Supreme Court Briefs, a corporation argues it has the right to spend as much money as it wants on a political campaign because of the First Amendment.
Mr. Beat
Strengthening the Second Amendment | D.C. v. Heller
In episode 27 of Supreme Court Briefs, a gun ban in the District of Columbia gets challenged, and the Supreme Court seriously looks at the 2nd amendment for the first time in nearly 70 years.
Curated Video
The Merits of Dissent
Stanford University classicist and political scientist Josiah Ober describes the vital role public dissent plays in a democracy, forcing us to continually reassess how well we are promoting our values, or even if those values are the...
Hip Hughes History
The Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Decision Explained
A breakdown of the Supreme Court ruling, Burwell vs Hobby Lobby, taking a look at the issues of Constitutionality, Obamacare, religious liberty, corporate personhood as well as the majority and dissent opinions. I had to put on my Johnny...
Curated Video
Art as Activism: Statements of Democracy
Art is a powerful democratic tool because it can inspire emotion and empower people to take direct action to achieve a social or political goal.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Samuel Abrams The Supreme Court and Our Schools
Samuel E. Abrams is the director of the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He was previously a high school teacher of economics and history for eighteen years. His recent...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
A Look Back: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice
A look back at the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Mr. Beat
Citizens United v. FEC
Washington, D.C. 2007 A self-described conservative non-profit corporation called Citizens United wants to release a documentary. The film, called Hillary: The Movie, (hey that's a pretty catchy title) talks a bunch of trash about...
Curated Video
Amnesty: Egypt using 'sinister' secretive agency to crush dissent
Egypt's SSSP misusing 'counterterror legislation' routinely to prosecute thousands of government critics, report says.
Curated Video
Movie star Fan Bingbing's disappearance raises questions
Fan Bingbing is China’s best-known actress and highest-paid celebrity for four years running, earning a reported $43 million last year.
Curated Video
Mike Myers says comedy's not the whole answer
Shows like Saturday Night Live are firing shots at U.S. President Trump, but Canadian comedian Mike Myers says that isn't enough on its own to bring about change
Curated Video
Biden criticizes 'dangerous precedent' set by Supreme Court's immunity ruling
U.S. President Joe Biden rebuked the Supreme Court justices who ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts, saying it 'undermines the rule of law of this nation.'
Curated Video
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on immunity criticized as ‘dangerous’
Donald Trump was quick to celebrate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing presidential immunity for official acts while in office, a decision his opponents described as ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘dangerous.’
Curated Video
Trump has immunity for official acts, US Supreme Court rules
The top US court rules that former Presidents have some immunity from prosecution - delaying Donald Trump's election subversion trial.
Curated Video
Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’
Hong Kong chief executive defends territory’s judiciary amid concerns about impact of security and sedition laws.
Curated Video
Biden speaks out on Palestinian solidarity protests at University Campuses
US President Joe Biden today broke his silence on Palestinian solidarity protests on university campuses.
Curated Video
Biden: Colleges not let high court have 'last word'
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he “strongly, strongly” disagrees with the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the use of affirmation action in college admissions, saying justices unraveled “decades of precedent” as the...