Curated Video
Being Other - LGBTQ History
National Archives; This video looks at the history of otherness relating to LGBTQ history, and the legislation and culture that formed LGBTQ identities historically as 'the other' in cultural and sociological norms.This film is part of...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alice Knapp - A Book Sanctuary Library: Protecting Challenged Books
Alice Knapp is the CEO of the Ferguson Library in Stamford CT. Alice graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Religious Studies and History from Siena College. She has a Master’s of Arts Degree in History and a Master’s in Library Science...
Hip Hughes History
Campaign Finance Reform and the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision
HipHughes breaks down Campaign Finance Reform and the Citizens United decision from the Supreme Court case "Citizens United vs FEC"
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Gilded Age - Urbanisation
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Gilded Age uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...
Healthcare Triage
Election Results Impact the ACA, Medicaid Expansion, and Marijuana
Yesterday's election results have a lot of impact on health care in the United States. The new Democratic House of Representatives and the ACA, expansion of Medicaid in red states, and medical and recreational marijuana are all affected...
Octopus TV
Eating Disorders - Speak In A Soft Gentle Way
In this video Janet Treasure discusses how sometimes people suffering with eating disorders can get to a point where they are forced to enter hospital against their will under the mental health act.
Hip Hughes History
Why is Congress Broken? 5 Reasons for Gridlock
A look at the reasons for gridlock in Congress.
Curated Video
Employment Laws: Threats and Opportunities for Businesses
The video explores how employment laws affect the performance level, threats, and opportunities of businesses. It discusses various factors covered by employment laws, such as pay, working conditions, worker's rights and benefits, trade...
Hip Hughes History
The 24th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
Breaking down the 24th amendment and the abolition of poll taxes. Perfect for US History Review or for life long learning!
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...
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.
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.
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
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....
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...
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.