In which John Green teaches you about the presidency of Andrew Jackson So how did a president with astoundingly bad fiscal policies end up on the $20 bill? That's a question we can't answer, but we can tell you how Jackson got to be...

In which John Green teaches you about the Market Revolution. In the first half of the 19th century, the way people lived and worked in the United States changed drastically. At play was the classic (if anything in a 30 year old nation...

How do different societies establish a social hierarchy? Today we’re starting our unit on social stratification, starting with four basic principles of a sociological understanding of stratification. We’ll explain open and closed systems...

Medical debt is the number one cause of individual bankruptcy in the US, and yet very few other countries suffer from this problem... why?

Biden Cabinet | New US Presidential Line of Succession

A summary of the cray cray Presidential Election of 1824.

The United States of America, the wealthiest, most powerful nation on the planet by a very respectable margin. The sheer scale of the united states wealth and influence is really really hard to fathom, even for macro-economists, sure...

World leaders react in shock to storming of U.S. Capitol in Washington

Two Senate run-off races in Georgia and a congressional vote to certify the results of November’s presidential election make for a high-stakes week in U.S. politics. Tom Nichols, a senior adviser at the Lincoln Project talks to Adrienne...

Supreme Court decision on Texas suit deals blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory.

Why would my vote matter? Majority government? Minority? And what’s ‘first-past-the-post’? We’re calling on experts to outline what you need to know so you can maximize your voting power this federal election.

Eswar Prasad, Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and Author of 'The Future of Money', discusses his views on the US debt deal developments and his views on the US China trade relations. He speaks with Paul Allen on "Daybreak...

Oct.22 -- Rick Helfenbein, president of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, and industry group that counts Gap and Macy’s among its members, talks about the trade spat between the U.S. and China. He speaks with Rishaad Salamat...

FDR at desk speaking into microphone, rejects fascism and communism, supports good relations with Soviet Union.

CLEAN: Interior shots of ex-BBC correspondent and new Change UK candidate Gavin Esler speaking at the launch of the party on 23 April 2019 in Bristol, United Kingdom