TED Talks
TED: Racism thrives on silence -- speak up! | Dexter Dias
Racism thrives on your silence and apathy, says human rights lawyer Dexter Dias. Telling the story of a harrowing UK court case that spotlights the corrosive effects of injustice, Dias urges us all to speak out and expose toxic myths...
TED Talks
TED: Dignity isn't a privilege. It's a worker's right | Abigail Disney
What's the purpose of a company? In this bold talk, activist and filmmaker Abigail Disney imagines a world where companies have a moral obligation to place their workers above shareholders, calling on Disney (and all corporations) to...
TED Talks
TED: Why do we blame individuals for economic crises? | Liene Ozoliņa
In 2008, the global financial crisis decimated Latvia. As unemployment skyrocketed, the government slashed public funding and raised taxes, while providing relief to the wealthy and large businesses -- all without backlash or protest...
Crash Course
Major Sociological Paradigms: Crash Course Sociology
This week we introduce sociology’s three major theoretical paradigms, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each paradigm.
Crash Course
Schools & Social Inequality: Crash Course Sociology
In the second half of our education unit, we’re using conflict theory to explore a few social inequalities in the US education system. We’ll look at variation in school funding and quality, the role of cultural capital, and some of the...
Hip Hughes History
The French Revolution Explained: World History Review
HipHughes cuts the head off the French Revolution and serves it up on a platter of comprehension. Hughes hits the essentials in this epic cram lecture so you can know enough to get away with not being a dummy.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Niall Ferguson: Rising to the Challenge - INET Panel Discussion (2 of 5)
Niall Ferguson is a Professor of History at Harvard University, and a speaker at INET's Conference at Bretton Woods on April 10, 2011
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Bill Yousman - Race and Media
Bill Yousman, Ph.D. is the Director of the Media Literacy and Digital Culture graduate program at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. He earned his doctorate in Communication from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Yousman is...
Curated Video
Women in Ancient Athens
The lives and rights of women in Greece, from a modern perspective, seem severely limited; yet, they played important roles in society.
Bloomberg
Yield Curve Is a Better Measure of Inflation: Quadratic's Davis
Feb.19 -- Quadratic Capital Founder and chief investment officer Nancy Davis says rates are catching up to equities and the yield curve looks like an inflation indicator. Harvard Economics Professor and Former IMF Chief Economist Ken...
Bloomberg
We Are Heading for the Worst Inflation Risk in 40 Years: Summers
Feb.26 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, cautions against dismissing concerns that the economy could overheat. He says there is tension between Federal Reserve Chairman Powell's...
Bloomberg
Too Much Stimulus is Causing the 'Zombification' of Capitalism: Sharma
Feb.26 -- Morgan Stanley Investment Management Chief Global Strategist Ruchir Sharma says that the surge in zombie companies is one of the unintended consequences of stimulus. He cautions that when zombie companies have easy access to...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Income, Wealth, and Occupations: Lesson 3
This lesson will define income, wealth, blue-collar occupations, white-collar occupations, intragenerational and intergenerational social mobility. A general overview of the impact will be given. Socioeconomic status (SES) will be...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Race Conflict Theory: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain, define and discuss the key ideas and basic components of race conflict theory, as well as the major contributions of race conflict theorists Ida Wells Barnett, William E. Burghardt DuBois. It is 1 of 3 in the...
University of California
University of California Television:inequality/global Capitalism in Us Democracy
An exchange between Harry Kreisler, the host of Conversations with History and Richard Freeman, a Harvard labor economist regarding the risk of U.S. democracy by global inequality. [59:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Absolute and Relative Poverty
In this video created by Arshya Vahabzadeh. The student will learn about the differences between absolute and relative poverty.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Social Exclusion (Segregation and Social Isolation)
This video explains the factors (magnets) that drag people to the fringes of society and results in social exclusion. [6:19]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Social Reproduction
This video discusses social reproduction and the factors that lead to generational wealth or poverty. [5:11]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Residential Segregation
This video lesson discusses residential segregation, one type of social inequality. This video lesson was developed in collaboration with the Association of American Medical Colleges and Khan Academy.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Social Inequality: Health and Healthcare Disparities in the Us
Describes the social inequalities that exist with respect to people's access to high quality health care in the US. [4:00]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Al Sharpton: The Road to Racial Justice
Al Sharpton expresses his thoughts on racial equality in America and describes the challenge today's activists face in order to organize for - and sustain - real change, in this video from Eyes on the Prize: Then and Now. Sharpton...
PBS
Htt Pbs Learning Media: The Civil Rights Landscape Today for People of Color
Discover ways in which systemic inequality persists today in the lives of people of color, women, and those living in both urban and rural areas, in this video from Eyes on the Prize: Then and Now. Many communities have been denied...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Income, Wealth, and Occupations: Lesson 2
This lesson will define income, wealth, blue-collar occupations, white-collar occupations, intragenerational and intergenerational social mobility. A general overview of the impact will be given. Socioeconomic status (SES) will be...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Race Conflict Theory: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain, define and discuss the key ideas and basic components of race conflict theory, as well as the major contributions of race conflict theorists Ida Wells Barnett, William E. Burghardt DuBois. It is 2 of 3 in the...