The Wall Street Journal
Our Mountain Of Waste
Wealthy societies disproportionately waste food. If that isn't a moral issue, it certainly is a financial one. What can be done?
Hip Hughes History
The DREAMers and DACA Explained
Who are the DREAMers and what is DACA? Why does President Drumpf want to repeal it and who supports it? A comprehensive look at immigration reform at it relates to this crucial issue.
Curated Video
Industry & Supply: The Race to Get Civil War Soldiers Frontline Resources
Supplying almost three million soldiers with the food, clothes and resources they needed to fight the Civil War was no easy task. So which side proved most successful?
Healthcare Triage
Private Coverage Often Isn't Enough For Children
Often, private coverage is assumed to be better than public coverage. More and more often, that’s just not what families are finding. Those that work, even those earning a decent living, just can’t afford the private care they’re...
Soliloquy
Why Hawaii Flies Its Cows
When Hawaiian Ranchers want to export cattle to the continental United States, sometimes they load their cows onto jet airlines and fly them across the ocean. By weight air travel is far more expensive than shipping on an ocean going...
TLDR News
Johnson's Brexit Plan Rejected by the House of Lords: Internal Market Bill Amended - TLDR News
Yesterday the Internal Market Bill (a fundamental part of Johnson's Brexit plan) made it to the committee stage in the House of Lords. This bill is infamous for allegedly breaking international law, so the Lords weren't all that keen,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
One Nation, Under Finance
Access to finance was supposed to reduce inequality, and make us all better off. Why hasn't that happened? Birmingham City Business School Senior Lecturer Hanna Szymborska calls for economists and bankers to look more deeply, and to root...
Financial Times
Crunched: US abortion law, what the numbers tell us
Abortions legislation is becoming more restrictive in the US - but rates are following a different trend. The FT's John Burn-Murdoch and Federica Cocco look at the cold data behind this polarising issue.
The Wall Street Journal
Top Cybersecurity Executives Discuss the Year in Regulations
Top cybersecurity executives examine new cyber and privacy regulations and how companies should be responding.
Cerebellum
American Transformation And Industrialisation: 1868-1890 - The Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, documents conceived...
60 Second Histories
The Great Stink of 1858
A Victorian gentleman describes the stench that came from the River Thames which became known as the Great Stink and almost caused Parliament to close
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Do Economists Have Social Responsibilities?
Economics is not, nor can it be, value-free. George DeMartino discusses economist’s influence, whether they should ever lie, and the irreparable ignorance that haunts economics. DeMartino argues for professional ethics in economics as a...
TLDR News
Britain Destroys the Withdrawal Agreement? The Internal Markets Bill's Impact Explained - TLDR News
The UK & EU may have agreed to the Withdrawal Agreement in December 2019, but further agreements don't exactly seem forthcoming. In fact - even the WA is in jeopardy with the UK looking to legislate over the agreement in the Internal...
TLDR News
Johnson Planning Voter Suppression? The Queen's Speech Explained - TLDR News
Yesterday, to mark the re-opening of parliament, the Queen announced the Johnson government's plans for the year ahead. One of the most controversial elements of the speech related to alleged voter suppression through new voter ID rules....
Curated Video
Charity and Sylvia: A Federal Era Love Story
Sylvia Drake and Charity Bryant overcame many challenges to become pioneers of LGBTQ+ visibility in the United States.
TLDR News
Emergency Coronavirus Bill: What Does the Radical Bill Do? - TLDR News.
On Monday the House of Commons approved the Coronavirus Bill, legislation which is set to give the government far-reaching powers in order to tackle the ongoing pandemic. In this video, we explain what's actually included in the bill as...
TLDR News
Parliament Voted to Renew the Coronavirus Act: Has Anything Changed? - TLDR News
Last night, MPs voted to renew the Coronavirus Act despite growing concern among Conservative backbenchers that Parliament was being circumvented and scrutiny of new COVID rules and regulations was being avoid. In this video, we explain...
TLDR News
Will Coronavirus Affect Brexit? Will the UK Still Leave on December 31? - TLDR News
With the Coronavirus spreading around the world, it's impacting everything from supply chains to education. So in this video, we explore how the Coronavirus is impacting Brexit and also how Brexit is affecting the UK's reaction to COVID-19.
TLDR News
Biden's Plans for his First 100 Days: Vaccine Distribution, Immigration & Justice Change - TLDR News
We're now approaching two weeks into Biden's Presidency, so we thought it would be worthwhile looking at the changes that Biden's already starting and hoping to have concluded in his first 100 days. In this video we look at Biden's plans...
TLDR News
Will The $3 Trillion COVID Stimulus Package Pass (The HEROES Act) - TLDR News
With the COVID crisis continuing and economic damage worsening, many are considering how to manage the crisis. Like many other countries, the US is planning to spend vast amounts of money to prop up businesses, local authorities, and...
TLDR News
The War Against Woke Universities: Johnson's New 'Free Speech Champion' Explained - TLDR News
In recent months the Conservative government has been keen to start what they're calling a war on woke. This culture war now appears to have reached full heat, with Number 10 announcing a new Free Speech Champion to safeguard free speech...
TLDR News
Corrupt COVID Contracts: Should Ministers Reveal Conflicts of Interest? - TLDR News
This week Parliament debated the extent to which informants should be allowed to break the law & the use of child spies. They also discussed a new bill which proposes that Ministers should be required to disclose any conflicts of...
TLDR News
67% of Americans Oppose these New Laws: The New Anti-Transgender Laws Explained - TLDR News
In recent months, states across the US have debated and begun to introduce a slew of new laws relating to transgender people. These laws often relate to trans health (especially for young people) and trans sports; both though are widely...
TLDR News
The Withdrawal Agreement Bill and Programme Motion Votes - Brexit Explained
It's never easy to stay up to date with Brexit, but last night was especially crazy. MPs were voting on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill and on the government's timetable for Brexit (programme motion). In this video we explain both as well...