Crash Course
Monetary and Fiscal Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics
Today, Craig is going to dive into the controversy of monetary and fiscal policy. Monetary and fiscal policy are ways the government, and most notably the Federal Reserve, influences the economy - for better or for worse. So we’re going...
Professor Dave Explains
Federal Spending, Debt, and Deficits
Governments spend and borrow money just like people do. But it's a little more complicated. Is it bad for a government to be in debt? Who does a government borrow money from? How is federal spending determined? What are the types of...
PBS
What If There Were No Taxes?
Everybody hates paying taxes, but what if no one had to pay them? As strange as this may seem to modern Americans, until the 16th amendment, the USA didn't have a permanent federal income tax. So how would America be different if federal...
Bloomberg
American Leaders Understand Deal Has to Get Done: MacGuineas on Debt Ceiling
President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Maya MacGuineas, discusses what negotiations and compromises President Biden and Speaker McCarthy should consider as the potential debt ceiling 'X-Date" is less than a month...
Curated Video
About 300 people gathered before a quake-damaged line of shops as men on the roof, one with a rifle, tossed items down to them: cartons of toothpaste, gift sets of stationery, plastic baby seats.
HEADLINE: Raw video: Amid desperation, some turn to looting in Haiti
CAPTION: About 300 people gathered before a quake-damaged line of shops as men on the roof, one with a rifle, tossed items down to them: cartons of toothpaste, gift...
Curated Video
More than a week after the earthquake devastated Haiti''s capital, people continue to openly loot shops. Throngs of people climbed into shattered buildings and tossed goods to friends, or carried sacks away.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Looting in the open in Haiti
CAPTION: More than a week after the earthquake devastated Haiti''s capital, people continue to openly loot shops. Throngs of people climbed into shattered buildings and tossed goods to...
Curated Video
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities said. (Jan. 24)
Indiscriminate rocket fire slammed into a market, two schools, homes and shops Saturday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, killing at least 29 people, authorities said.
Ukraine's top rebel leader said an offensive had begun on...
Curated Video
Raw: Black Friday Shoppers Rush Into Stores
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus067518Stores open their doors Friday for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier.Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, used...
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The congressional committee that's charged with cutting the deficit held its first hearing in more than a month Wednesday. The 12-member supercommittee reportedly has made little progress toward its goal of finding $1.2 trillion worth of cuts.
HEADLINE: Supercommittee holds first hearing in over a month
CAPTION: The congressional committee that's charged with cutting the deficit held its first hearing in more than a month Wednesday. The 12-member supercommittee reportedly has...
Curated Video
Apple is updating its line of laptop computers with a nod to the economic turmoil that might push consumers to be more frugal this holiday shopping season. The company avoided a major price cut but did lower the cost of the MacBook from $1099 to $999.
HEADLINE: Apple cuts price of entry laptop by $100
CAPTION: Apple is updating its line of laptop computers with a nod to the economic turmoil that might push consumers to be more frugal this holiday shopping season. The company avoided...
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says that Republican Rep. Paul Ryan''s budget proposal is harmful to America because it makes forces deep cuts without revenue generating requirements.
HEADLINE: Carney: Ryan budget is harmful to America
CAPTION: White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says that Republican Rep. Paul Ryan''s budget proposal is harmful to America because it forces deep cuts without revenue generating...
Curated Video
Top new toys in the US for Christmas 2012
AP Entertainment
New York, 28 Sept. 2012
1. Pan left, exhibition floor of toy show
2. Medium, Fuze Wheel Rider
3. Close of Fuze Wheel Rider
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Ardell, sales and market vice-president, Sky Rocket Toys
"This is...
Bloomberg
Sen. Coons Says His Gut Instinct Is Against Border Tax
Mar.01 -- Sen. Chris Coons, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a Democrat from Delaware, discusses his agreement with President Donald Trump on the need for infrastructure spending and offers his thoughts on tax reform....
Curated Video
House Dems Take Aim at GOP Tax, Budget Proposals
Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and two other top Democrats blasted GOP tax and budget proposals on Capitol Hill, saying most of the cuts will benefit the wealthiest Americans at the expense of children and working...
Curated Video
US retail giant says millions of cards may be affected by data breach
US retailer Target said on Thursday that about 40 (m) million credit and debit card accounts may be affected by a data breach that occurred just as the holiday shopping season shifted into high gear.
The chain said customers who made...
Curated Video
Wearable technology popular holiday gifts for all ages
US WEARABLE TECH SOURCE: AP TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:52SHOTLIST:AP Television West Hollywood, California, US - 6 December 20161. Pull out from Wearable Technology sign in Target 2. Mid of Fitbit display3....
Curated Video
Should Docs and Nurses Cuddle More with Canines?
BEING A NURSE AT ONE OF THE BIGGEST HOSPITALS IN CHICAGO CAN BE STRESSFUL.SOUNDBITE (English) Juan Aguirre, Registered Nurse."There's times where I do get attached to family or the patient and it can just be a rough journey for them as...
Curated Video
House Dems Take Aim at GOP Tax, Budget Proposals
Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and two other top Democrats blasted GOP tax and budget proposals on Capitol Hill, saying most of the cuts will benefit the wealthiest Americans at the expense of children and working...
Bloomberg
Marcellus Investment Managers Founder on Indian Markets
May.05 -- Marcellus Investment Managers founder Saurabh Mukherjea discusses the opportunities in the Indian stock market amid ferocious new coronavirus wave. The firm has $1 billion invested across about 30 Indian stocks and caters to...
Bloomberg
Why Flowering Tree’s Sachdeva Is Betting on Phu Nhuan Jewelry
May.21 -- Rajesh Sachdeva, founding partner at Flowering Tree Investment Management, discusses his top investment call from the 9th annual Sohn conference, his investment strategy and what he sees ahead for Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC. He...
Curated Video
Aging and critically ill pets receive 24 hour care
Hong Kong - 22 October, 2010
1. Veterinarian Alex Li putting dog Dong Dong onto gurney
2. Li pushing dog on gurney into oxygen chamber
3. Li closing chamber door, locking it
4. Wide of Li and clinic staff locking chamber door
5....
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Ultra high definition televisions unveiled at CES
Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan 7, 2013
1. Zoom-in, Samsung 85-inch LED TV
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Stinziano, Samsung Exec. Vice President, Americas (Detailing the Samsung UN85S9000 UHD TV)
"We've created the timeless gallery design and it...