Curated Video
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in New York on Saturday, ending a diplomatic tussle that lasted for weeks and tested U.S.-China relations. Chen Guangcheng flew to the U.S. with his family
HEADLINE: Blind Chinese activist arrives in New York
CAPTION: A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in New York on Saturday, ending a diplomatic tussle that lasted for weeks and tested...
Curated Video
Aftermath of assassination attempt on minister, plus file of her
Mosul, 29 March 2004
1. Various shots of bullet-ridden vehicle that Iraqi Public Works Minister Nesreen Berwari bodyguards were travelling in
Baghdad, 8 September 2003
2. US Iraq Administrator Paul Bremer and Iraqi Public Works Minister...
Curated Video
SYND 19-5-70 LAIRD NO PLAN TO ENTER LAOS
Secretary Laird says USA has no plans to go into Laos
1 Capitol
2 pan committee room
3 SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator William Fulbright question regarding sending combat troops into Laos
4 SOUNDBITE: (English) Melvin Laird reply...
Curated Video
VOICED Police identify suspects in Marriott hotel blast
Jakarta - 6 August 2003
00.00 Various of aftermath of bombing
Jakarta - 19 August 2003
00.21 Indonesian national detective Erwin Mapasseng holding a photo list of people held in connection with Marriott bombing and those at large
00.26...
Curated Video
Trump Maintains Mexico Will Pay for Border Wall
Donald Trump says that he had a "thoughtful and substantive" conversation with Mexico's president on Wednesday as he kicks off a long-awaited speech on immigration.Trump says his surprise meeting with Enrique Peña Nieto included a...
TED Talks
TED: Why we need to end the War on Drugs | Ethan Nadelmann
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Is the War on Drugs doing more harm than good? In a bold talk, drug policy reformist Ethan Nadelmann makes an...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do blood transfusions work? | Bill Schutt
In 1881, doctor William Halsted rushed to help his sister Minnie, who was hemorrhaging after childbirth. He quickly inserted a needle into his arm, withdrew his own blood, and transferred it to her. After a few uncertain minutes, she...
SciShow
The Great North American Megadrought
In a few decades, scientists predict that a widespread, severe drought will sweep across western North America -- and it'll last for decades.
SciShow
Project Mercury: The First Americans in Space
Project Mercury taught NASA a lot about getting people off the surface of Earth and into orbit, and paved the way for all of their future space missions.
Crash Course
The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its former colonial overlord England. It started in, you guessed it 1812. The war lasted until 1815, and it resolved very...
TED Talks
Dan Pink: The puzzle of motivation
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and...
TED Talks
TED: The beauty and complexity of finding common ground | Matt Trombley
How can we disagree with one another, respectfully and productively? In this thoughtful talk, team builder Matt Trombley reflects on "agonism" -- the tendency to take a rigid stance on issues -- and shares why finding aspects of...
TED Talks
Samantha Power: A complicated hero in the war on dictatorship
Would you negotiate with someone you knew to be evil, to save lives? Samantha Power tells a story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello. This UN diplomat walked a thin moral line, negotiating with the world's worst dictators to...
SciShow
A Tribute to John Glenn
The first American astronaut to orbit Earth, John Glenn passed away yesterday in Ohio. But he leaves an admirable legacy.
TED Talks
Anand Giridharadas: A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided
Ten days after 9/11, a shocking attack at a Texas mini-mart shattered the lives of two men: the victim and the attacker. In this stunning talk, Anand Giridharadas, author of "The True American," tells the story of what happened next....
TED Talks
Jennifer 8. Lee: The hunt for General Tso
Reporter Jennifer 8. Lee talks about her hunt for the origins of familiar Chinese-American dishes -- exploring the hidden spots where these two cultures have (so tastily) combined to form a new cuisine.
TED Talks
TED: A one-woman global village | Sarah Jones
In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving TED2009 just a sample of her spectacular character range.
TED Talks
Abigail Washburn: Building US-China relations ... by banjo
Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. The TED Fellow tells a moving story of the connections she's formed touring across the US and China while playing that banjo and singing...
TED Talks
TED: What my gender transition taught me about womanhood | Paula Stone Williams
After leading a well-established life as a pastor, father and husband, Paula Stone Williams could no longer deny her truth and transitioned. In this conversational and at times humorous reflection, Williams offers her perspective on the...
TED Talks
TED: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American? | Maz Jobrani
A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, standup comic Maz Jobrani riffs on the challenges and conflicts of being Iranian-American -- "like, part of me thinks I should have a nuclear program; the other part thinks I can't be...
Crash Course
The Roaring 20's Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the United States in the 1920s. They were known as the roaring 20s, but not because there were lions running around everywhere. In the 1920s, America's economy was booming, and all kinds of social...
TED Talks
America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle
Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, she calls for more authentic representation of different cultures in media --...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Mysteries of vernacular: Yankee - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel
Is it a doodle dandy? A baseball team? The origins of the word yankee are unclear, though its usage in America as a pejorative is well-documented. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel track the varying levels of contempt that the word yankee...
Crash Course
Deficits & Debts: Crash Course Economics
What is debt? What is a deficit? And do these things have different outcomes for individuals and nations? Adriene and Jacob answer all these questions and more on this week's Crash Course Econ. Deficit and debt are easy to misunderstand,...