Instructional Video6:59
Mr. Beat

The American Presidential Election of 2008

6th - 12th
The 56th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 2008. This was the first election in which I voted in the primaries, and there were a lot of exciting candidates to vote for. But first, let's see how George W....
Instructional Video7:05
Mr. Beat

The American Presidential Election of 2012

6th - 12th
The 57th Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 2012, my 31st birthday. Oh crap, I'm getting old. Barack Obama became President as the economy really sucked. It was known the Great Recession, and the Obama...
Instructional Video14:55
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Paul Jenkins: Canada's Central Banking Lessons For The World

Higher Ed
Last September, the Fed announced full speed ahead with its third round of quantitative easing, also known as QE3.



As the saying goes, three's a charm, or so th

ey hoped.

At the time, the Fed promised to...
Instructional Video6:04
Mr. Beat

Citizens United v. FEC

6th - 12th
Washington, D.C. 2007 A self-described conservative non-profit corporation called Citizens United wants to release a documentary. The film, called Hillary: The Movie, (hey that's a pretty catchy title) talks a bunch of trash about...
Instructional Video5:10
Biography

Mitt Romney - U.S. Governor | Mini Bio | BIO

6th - 11th
Born in Michigan on March 12, 1947, Mitt Romney is the son of former Michigan Governor George Romney. He founded the investment firm Bain Capital and later ran for the Massachusetts Senate in 1994, losing to incumbent Ted Kennedy. Romney...
Instructional Video10:03
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Alan Leslie Autism: Learning About Other People's Inner World

Higher Ed
Alan Leslie was an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh and received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford (where it is called a D.Phil.) in 1979/80. For a number of years he was a Medical Research Council Senior Scientist at...
Instructional Video3:39
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Alan Leslie Teachers Make a Difference - Jerome Bruner

Higher Ed
Alan Leslie was an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh and received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford (where it is called a D.Phil.) in 1979/80. For a number of years he was a Medical Research Council Senior Scientist at...
Instructional Video8:13
Khan Academy

Primaries and Caucuses

9th - 12th Standards
What is the difference between a primary and a caucus? Why does the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary get so much attention? Watch as this presenter explains this detailed and varied process of electing candidates that will head to a...