Instructional Video5:16
Vlogbrothers

Understanding the Primaries: Delegates, Democracy, and America's Nonstop Political Party

6th - 11th
In which John seeks to understand the strange and labyrinthine process used by the Republican and Democratic parties to select a nominee for President, focusing on the great state of Missouri, where the races were close but the delegate...
Instructional Video5:22
History Hit

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Gorbachev's decision

12th - Higher Ed
Was there any hint that the was going to fall when Rory Maclean was there in the spring of 1989? How important was Moscow and the decision that Gorbachev made?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 2
Instructional Video5:28
The Economist

Top secret: Russian spies in America

12th - Higher Ed
Russia is accused of trying to influence the US election, which led to the Trump presidency. In a rare interview one of the Soviet Union's highest-ranking KGB spies talks about the long-standing practice of subverting Western democracy.
Instructional Video7:52
History Hit

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Putin's Russia

12th - Higher Ed
Does Putin feel like he is in a position of strength or is his troublemaking a profound weakness? Does Rory MacLean think we might be looking back at our failure of underestimating the Putin regime? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory...
Instructional Video4:42
History Hit

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Optimism of days past

12th - Higher Ed
What became of Rory Macleans optimism of those days when the wall fell? What are his thoughts on what went wrong in Russia?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 3
Instructional Video5:28
History Hit

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Revisiting West Berlin

12th - Higher Ed
What was West Berlin like just before the wall fell? When in West Berlin, how obvious was the wall at the time?<br/>
The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean, Part 1
News Clip3:03
Curated Video

Trump’s hush-money trial underway in New York City

9th - Higher Ed
Former U.S. president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial began in earnest on Monday with opening statements and the first witness. Trump is accused of allegedly falsifying business records to cover up paying porn star Stormy Daniels to bury...
News Clip2:02
Curated Video

White House Directs Agencies To End Major Newspaper Subscriptions

Higher Ed
The White House says it's a cost-cutting tactic, but President Trump has not hidden his disdain for The New York Times and Washington Post.
News Clip2:44
Curated Video

Corey Lewandowski Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

Higher Ed
Lewandowski said he was instructed not to disclose "discussions with the president or his advisers to protect executive branch confidentiality."
News Clip1:00
Curated Video

House Investigating Whether Trump Lied To Mueller During Russia Probe

Higher Ed
House Democrats are after grand jury testimony and other details redacted in Robert Mueller's investigation, according to CNN.
Instructional Video
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Week of 6 13 16: Hillary Clinton Makes Us History

6th - 8th
In America, history has been made overnight. For the first time a woman will have a real chance of becoming the President of the USA.
Instructional Video
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Clinton to Have President Obama's Endorsement

9th - 10th
Two days after Hillary Clinton secured enough delegates to be the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, President Obama endorsed Clinton on Thursday in a video. The two will campaign together next week in Wisconsin."I want to...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of June 18th 2016: Ginsburg Apologizes for Trump Comments

9th - 10th
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has apologized for what she called "ill-advised" comments she made earlier this week criticizing presumptive Republican presidential nominee."On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Week of August 1st 2016: A Student Propelled Clinton Into the Spotlight

9th - 10th
Hillary Rodham's 1969 commencement address at Wellesley College did not stand out because of what she said.It stood out because of how she said it, and because she said it at all. This is a story not about words, but about context.Before...
Instructional Video
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Benjamin S. Carson, m.d.

9th - 10th
Learn about the influential Dr. Benjamin S. Carter, a pediatric neurosurgeon, Republican primary candidate, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Trump. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an...
Instructional Video
CNN

Cnn: Student News: First of Three Presidential Debates

9th - 10th
A video recaptures highlights of the two candidates of the major partes debating at Hofstra University on September 26, 2016. Hear some of the topics they were questioned on by moderator Lester Holt. [10:00]