Crash Course
Free Will, Witches, Murder, and Macbeth, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 409
The Sound! The Fury! Today, we're talking about Shakespeare's Scottish play, Macbeth. So, was Macbeth really predestined to do all the murdering and bad kinging and other terrible stuff? That's the big question in Macbeth, and it's one...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Brian A. Pavlac: Ugly History: Witch Hunts
In the German town of Nördlingen in 1593, innkeeper Maria Höll found herself accused of witchcraft. She was arrested for questioning, and denied the charges. She insisted she wasn't a witch through 62 rounds of torture before her...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you outsmart the fallacy that started a witch hunt? | Elizabeth Cox
It's 1950. Anti-communist sentiment in the United States is at an all-time high. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims he has a list of communists who are influencing government policy. He makes his first accusation without providing any...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What is McCarthyism? And how did it happen? - Ellen Schrecker
In the 1950s, as part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned before government panels. Named after its most notorious practitioner, the phenomenon known as...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials
You’ve been accused of a crime you did not commit. It’s impossible to prove your innocence. If you insist that you’re innocent anyway, you’ll likely be found guilty and executed. But if you confess, apologize, and implicate others,...
Wonderscape
Tituba’s Confession: The Turning Point in the Salem Witch Trials
This video explores the pivotal role of Tituba's confession in the Salem Witch Trials. Learn how pressure from Reverend Samuel Parris and fear of punishment led to Tituba's detailed accounts of witchcraft, which fueled the hysteria in...
Step Back History
The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
Curated Video
Going on a witch hunt | Halloween songs | Brain Break
Help me to keep improving the quality of my videos and expanding our reach to more children https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BrainSnax Let's sing Going on a witch hunt together. Halloween Songs like this always get students up and moving!...
Curated Video
The Salem Witch Trials: What Really Happened?
The Salem Witch trials are one of the most infamous episodes in US history, but what really happened in Salem?
Step Back History
The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
Financial Times
Understanding the #MeToo phenomenon
Rana Foroohar and Gillian Tett discuss the wave of sexual harassment allegations that have come to light in recent months
Curated Video
Trump wins lower bond in civil case; NY criminal trial set for April
Jury selection had initially been set for Monday, but the trial was put on hold so lawyers could examine tens of thousands of pages of new evidence.
Curated Video
Judge Overrules Pres. Trump's Attempt To Block Tax Returns
A federal judge has blocked President Trump's attempt to block a Manhattan prosecutor from accessing eight years of his tax returns.
Sky News
Interview with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at the London premiere of The Post
CLEAN: Exterior interview with Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson on the red carpet at the London premiere of The Post, speaking about the feminist theme within The Post and how the film industry and society is reacting to the sexual...
Bloomberg
Mueller Investigation Is Not a Witch Hunt, DNC Chairman Says
Jul.13 -- Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, discusses Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking offenses related to the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. He speaks...
Curated Video
AG nominee: Mueller not involved in 'witch hunt'
President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general says he doesn't believe special counsel Robert Mueller (MUHL'-ur) "would be involved in a witch hunt."
Curated Video
Trump: Cohen testimony a 'fake hearing'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed his former personal attorney's congressional testimony as a "fake hearing."
Curated Video
Trump: Cohen testimony a 'fake hearing'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed his former personal attorney's congressional testimony as a "fake hearing."
Curated Video
Friend: Assange acquaintance Bini being smeared
Friends of a Swedish software developer arrested in Ecuador as part of a probe into Julian Assange's alleged efforts to stave off his eviction from the country's embassy are describing him as a soft-spoken geek being unfairly accused of...
Curated Video
Friend: Assange acquaintance Bini being smeared
Friends of a Swedish software developer arrested in Ecuador as part of a probe into Julian Assange's alleged efforts to stave off his eviction from the country's embassy are describing him as a soft-spoken geek being unfairly accused of...
Curated Video
Trump insists 'Russia didn't help me at all'
President Donald Trump is muddying the waters over Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.
Curated Video
Trump insists 'Russia didn't help me at all'
President Donald Trump is muddying the waters over Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.
Curated Video
Trump blasts Mueller, says investigation biased
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