Curated Video
Trump Praises Wikileaks, says Clinton is Corrupt
Donald Trump kicked off a rally in Panama City, Florida, by alleging that hacked Clinton campaign documents show that Hillary Clinton "is the vessel (of) a corrupt global establishment that's raiding our country and surrendering the...
Crash Course
Media Institution: Crash Course Government and Politics
So today we're going to look at the rather thorny issue of the media and its role in politics. Wether you're talking about older forms of media like newspapers and radio or newer forms like television and the Internet, all media serves...
TED Talks
Edward Snowden: Here's how we take back the Internet
Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is not a partisan issue, but requires a fundamental rethink of the role of the internet in...
Crash Course
Price Controls, Subsidies, and the Risks of Good Intentions: Crash Course Economics
So, during times of inflation or deflation, why doesn't the government just set prices? It sounds reasonable, but price ceilings or floors just don't work. Adriene and Jacob explain why. Subsidies, however, are a little different, and...
Crash Course
Media Skills: Crash Course Media Literacy
Now that you have a solid understanding of the media landscape, it’s time to equip you with the essential skills for navigating it.
Curated Video
Who was Deep Throat?
Codenamed Deep Throat, FBI chief William Mark Felt, Sr., displayed immense courage to expose abuses of power at the heart of government during the infamous Watergate investigation.
Mr. Beat
Protecting Whistleblowers | New York Times Co. v. United States
In episode 24 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man exposes dark government secrets about the Vietnam War, and gets in big trouble from the government for it. Should whistleblowers be protected?
Curated Video
Prohibition: Capitol Hill Secret
While Prohibition made it to illegal to sell, transport or make alcohol in the United States, the top brass in the US Congress were able to stay well-lubricated – thanks to the nefarious work of famed bootlegger, George Cassiday.
Curated Video
Exposing a Government Secret: The Greenbrier Bunker
The Greenbrier Bunker was constructed to protect Congress from nuclear annihilation. It’s one of America’s longest-kept secrets.
John D Ruddy
Watergate - Manny Man Does History
Find out more about the failed break-in which lead to the downfall of President Richard Nixon, and also gave lazy journalists a quick way of naming scandals!
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Simon Head: Innovation And Its Potential To Damage Society
By Marshall Auerback The benefits of innovation are seldom questioned. Virtually every single growth initiative formulated by governments around the world to deal with today's challenging economic conditions invariably circles back to...
IDG TECHtalk
iPhone privacy settings still allow apps to track users, plus how Android's privacy measures compare
Last week, The Washington Post revealed that, despite update app tracking transparency measures, iPhone apps continue to track users. This presents a serious privacy issue, since the type of data gathered about a user's device could be...
IDG TECHtalk
Pegasus spyware and iPhone security
Amnesty International's Security Lab revealed that a handful of iPhones, mostly belonging to journalists and human rights activists, were successfully infected with Pegasus spyware. While the majority of iPhones users are not affected,...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Capitalism and the media: Can crowdfunding spare us from bad news?
Julia Cage warns that a media ravaged by market forces cannot serve democracy’s need for an informed citizenry.
NASA
NASA Hangout: Van Allen Probes Discoveries
NASA's Van Allen Probes revealed a new radiation belt around Earth The Van Allen Probes mission discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, revealing the existence of unexpected structures and processes within...
Next Animation Studio
Why has the Russian convoy headed to Kyiv stalled?
A 64 kilometer-long Russian military convoy heading toward Kyiv that has virtually stalled for over a week now sits about 15 miles out from the city.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert McCaw - On Clerking for Justice Hugo L. Black
Robert B. McCaw grew up in a military family traveling the world. After graduating from Georgetown University, he served as a lieutenant in the US Army before earning his JD degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Upon...
The Wall Street Journal
Beyond Cats: Video Grows Up
Buzzfeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti discusses fake news, legacy media organizations and more with WSJ Deputy Technology Editor Christina Passariello at the WSJ D.Live conference in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Mr. Beat
New York Times Co. v. United States
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara creates the Vietnam Study Task Force at the Pentagon to create a study of the Vietnam War, which, by the way, was raging on the time with no end in sight. This study was to remain classified but...
Next Animation Studio
Israeli spyware used by Saudi murderers, regimes worldwide
The Washington Post reports that an Israeli company sold “military-grade spyware” that can easily bypass a smartphone’s passwords and access all data on that phone.
The Recount
Why Taylor Lorenz Is Being Slammed For Exposing 'Libs Of TikTok'
There's nothing quite like the alt-right rage machine. Its latest target: Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz. After publishing a story about "The Libs of TikTok," an openly bigoted and homophobic social media account, the internet...
The Recount
Elon Musk Will Buy Twitter For $44 Billion | Recount Live
After weeks of speculation over how serious he was, Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s buyout offer for roughly $44 billion. The move will take the company private. Should you be nervous? And what will the future of Twitter look like?...
Curated Video
House Panel Probes Trump Presidential Records Found In Florida
The Presidential Records Act mandates that records made by a sitting president and his staff are preserved in the National Archives.