Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified on President Biden’s 2025 and 2026 budget requests for the VA before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. He took several questions on v…
443 viewsThe historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, was considered in a conversation that included the composer’s son. Roos…
4 viewsHoward Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970, when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. M…
1,347 viewsIn 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.
573 viewsOhio State University law professor Cesar Hernandez argued that U.S. immigration enforcement should be separated from the criminal legal system. This event was hosted by Books & Books in Cor…
52 viewsAuthor Rachel Swarns talked about the 272 enslaved people who were sold by Jesuit priests in 1838 to benefit what is now Georgetown University. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.…
540 views“We’re constantly reminded of the importance of transportation safety. The country watched in shock as a cargo ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, taking six…
799 viewsColumbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West ("Continental Reckoning") and Carolyn Eisenberg ("Fire and Rain").
5 viewsRepublican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA) and Thomas Massie (KY) said they would give House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) “one more weekend” to consider stepping down from the chamber’s top…
3,002 viewsMSNBC’s legal analyst Barbara McQuade discussed disinformation and its impact on democracy in the U.S. and globally. The Commonwealth Club of California hosted this event.
103 viewsFormer Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and retired U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit Judge Michael Luttig sat down for a conversation on the state of democracy hosted by the Ameri…
231 viewsAuthor Brady Crytzer talked about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor. Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
13 viewsThe Washington Post’s David Finkel looked at what’s dividing Americans through the lens of the life & experiences of Iraq War veteran Brent Cummings. Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gable…
69 viewsAuthor Tom Wheeler talked about how Abraham Lincoln used the new technology of the telegraph to communicate directly with his Union generals and helped win the Civil War. The Virginia Center…
26 viewsStanford University’s Fei-Fei Li spoke about her life and journey to becoming one of the leading scientists in the field of artificial intelligence. She was interviewed by New Scientist tech…
916 viewsThis U.S. government documentary promotes Office of Economic Opportunity Neighborhood Health Centers by profiling several in major cities and rural areas. The film argues that many lower inc…
252 views“To all those impacted, I am deeply, deeply sorry,” said UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty of the impact of a cyberattack on one of its companies, Change Healthcare, in February 2024. Mr. …
1,967 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken gave remarks in Brussels, Belgium, at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). He was joined by U.S. A…
402 viewsUSA Today's Susan Page spoke about the life and career of Barbara Walters. She was interviewed by former ABC News White House correspondent Ann Compton.
341 viewsHigh school social science teacher Sunshine Cavalluzzi discussed the upcoming Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics Exam, and how students can prepare for it.
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