Crash Course
Political Ideology: Crash Course Government and Politics #35
So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America. We're going to focus on liberals and conservatives and talk about the influencers of both of these viewpoints. Now, it's important to remember that political ideologies...
TED Talks
TED: How to have better political conversations | Robb Willer
Robb Willer studies the forces that unite and divide us. As a social psychologist, he researches how moral values -- typically a source of division -- can also be used to bring people together. Willer shares compelling insights on how we...
Crash Course
Social Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today, Craig is going to talk about social policy - in the United States this means achieving one of three goals: protecting Americans from risk, promoting equal opportunity, or assisting the poor. Many Americans strongly believe in...
TED Talks
TED: A conservative's plea: Let's work together | Arthur Brooks
Conservatives and liberals both believe that they alone are motivated by love while their opponents are motivated by hate. How can we solve problems with so much polarization? In this talk, social scientist Arthur Brooks shares ideas for...
TED Talks
TED: How museums help communities heal | Honor Harger
While on lockdown, the galleries of Singapore's iconic ArtScience Museum were empty -- but online, the museum was abuzz. Honor Harger shares how they're engaging deeply with its visitors through streamed talks, performances and workshops...
TED Talks
TED: How your personality shapes your politics | Dannagal G. Young
Social psychologist Dannagal G. Young breaks down the link between our psychology and politics, showing how personality types largely fall into people who prioritize openness and flexibility (liberals) and those who prefer order and...
Hip Hughes History
What is a Conservative?
A summary of the Conservative ideology with a emphasis on the difference between social & economic views.
TLDR News
Will Starmer Destroy the SNP?
Following Nicola Sturgeon's resignation and the controversies surrounding the SNP's leadership election, some have speculated that Labour could take advantage and make gains in Scotland. Soes polling bear this out? Could Labour really...
TLDR News
What to Look Out For at the Upcoming Local Elections
While local elections aren't all that important in isolation, they're a useful barometer of public sentiment on the major parties across the country. So in this video, we break down the upcoming elections and the things you should be...
TLDR News
Why Are The Tories (still) Polling So Poorly?
Recent political events, including a controversial immigration bill and several government mistakes during the lockdown, have had an impact on polling numbers. Labour has sustained their lead in many political views, and, although Rishi...
TLDR News
Voter ID: Is the Government Blocking Younger Voters
Ahead of the upcoming local elections in May, the government has imposed a new ID rules in order to cast their vote. So in this video, we discuss what these rules are, why people oppose the government's move, and whether they'll have a...
Curated Video
What to look out for in President Trump’s first budget
The president's first budget provides a unique snapshot of how he is re-shaping American conservatism.
TLDR News
Coronavirus Budget: The UK’s 2020 Budget Summarised - TLDR News
Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the UK government's new budget for 2020. As you'd expect the virus featured pretty heavily, but they also discussed taxation, investment, and borrowing. In this video,...
TLDR News
’Australian Style Points Based Immigration’ Explained - TLDR News.
The Conservatives keep talking about Australian Style Points Based Immigration Systems. It's become a somewhat unwieldy catchphrase for the party and a core to how they see the UK operating post-Brexit. In this video, we explain what it...
Soliloquy
How would the UK House of Commons look under MMP?
The UK House of Commons uses the first past the post voting system. This system doesnât proportionally represent the votes cast by the population as there is only one winner in each seat. Hypothetically if one party gained 51% of the...
TLDR News
Are Conservatives Silenced By Social Media? Trump's Twitter, Shadow Bans & Algorithms - TLDR News
In the last week an old conversation about social media fairness as reignited, with those on the right claiming that their views are being suppressed by social media. So in this video, we investigate the claim and discover whether the...
Mediacorp
Indonesia's Constitution
This video explores the history and significance of Indonesia's constitution, particularly the principles of Pancasila. The video also addresses the growing influence of Islamic conservatives and the potential impact of proposed changes...
TLDR News
Conservative Manifesto Quickly Explained (2019 Election) - TLDR News
On Sunday the Conservative party announced their new manifesto, full of their promises to the electorate. We read all of this 64-page document and compressed it into less than 10 minutes to make understanding their policies easier!
Financial Times
Brexit: what does the indicative vote actually indicate?
MPs in the UK's House of Commons have had their say on how Britain should leave the European Union from a customs union to a second referendum. But what does it mean? The FT’s Robert Shrimsley examines the data behind the eight votes...
Healthcare Triage
One Republican Backup Plan for the AHCA: Cassidy-Collins
If the new AHCA doesn't pass (which is definitely in the realm of possibility), Republicans in Congress will need to come up with another plan to fulfill their promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. Senators Susan Collins of Maine, and...
TLDR News
Britain's Weird, Small Political Parties Explained - TLDR News
As Britain heads into election season (if you didn't know a bunch of elections are taking place on May 6th) we thought we should take a look at the parties which don't normally attract attention. So in this video, we look at Britain's...
TLDR News
Will Johnson Win Big? Today's Local Elections Explained - TLDR News
Today (a lot of) Brits go to vote with all kinds of elections happening across the country. Some of the most important elections happening are the local elections in England where new local councillors will be selected. So in this video...
TLDR News
Will Labour Increase Tax by £2,400 to Cover £1.2 Trillion of Spending? - TLDR News
In recent days the Conservative party have begun to claim that Labour's spending plans would cost the UK £1.2 Trillion and the average taxpayer £2,400 a year. In this video we dive into those claims, look at the data behind them and...
TLDR News
Britain's 4th Biggest Party: You've NEVER Heard of Them (Probably) - TLDR News
So it turns out there's a secret stealth party in the UK's political system. They've got 26 MPs in the House of Commons and members across the devolved assemblies. Despite being bigger than the Liberal Democrats you've likely never heard...