Are the illuminati real?
AdultsHistoryLifePoliticsPhilosophySociety... The year was 1776. In Bavaria, new ideals of rationalism, religious freedom and universal human rights competed with the Catholic church’s heavy influence over public affairs.
Crossing US border
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsSociety... Some people have risked their lives trying to cross the American-Mexican border, but what are some of the craziest ways people have attempted to get past border patrol?
The secret student resistance to Hitler - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsHistoryHumanWorldPolitics... Learn the story of the WWII student resistance group, called the White Rose, fighting against Hitler in Nazi Germany.
Could The US Citizens Fight Off The US Military?
AdultsHumanPoliticsWorldSociety... Today we are revolting against the government, and the military has come to shut us down.
From pacifist to spy: WWII’s surprising secret agent - Shrabani Basu
AdultsHistoryPoliticsWorldSociety... Learn about the life of World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan and how she worked with the French Resistance to build the network that defeated the Nazis.
Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?
AdultsHumanPoliticsWorldSocietyJustice... Being a citizen of the European Union means that many aspects of our lives are regulated by a weird entity. It feels like a huge bureaucracy is making decisions over our heads. How democratic is the EU really and does your vote actually affect anything?
The Future of War, and How It Affects YOU (Torpedo/Missiles vs Ship)
AdultsHumanLifePoliticsFuturePersonal Finance... It's a strange feeling to share this aspect of my life. I'm taking a break to go back to school, but here's a peek into the part of my life I've kept hidden from the internet for many years.
The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington
AdultsHistoryHumanPoliticsWomen... Explore how the Women’s Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment.
Notes of a native son: the world according to James Baldwin - Christina Greer
AdultsBooksHistoryHumanCulturePolitics... James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic whose essays in “Notes of a Native Son” explored race, sex and class distinctions.
How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable
AdultsCultureHistoryPoliticsJustice... Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice.
History vs. Che Guevara - Alex Gendler
AdultsHistoryPoliticsSociety His face is recognized all over the world - the young medical student who became a revolutionary icon. But was Che Guevara a heroic champion of the poor, or a ruthless warlord who left a legacy of repression? Alex Gendler puts this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Che Guevara.
Gun Scare At School
AdultsEducationSocietyPolitics It started and was going just like any normal day in high school - until Serena was in English class that is, and things went wrong in a hurry, and in a big way.
How do executive orders work? - Christina Greer
AdultsEqualityHistorySocietyPolitics... On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln legally changed the status of over 3 million people from "slave" to "free." But his emancipation proclamation wasn't a law - it was an executive order. The framers of the American Constitution made this power available to the executive branch. But what exactly is this tool, how does it work, and what's the extent of its power? Christina Greer explains.