Congress Investigates: U.S. Intelligence Activities
In 1975, a Senate committee led by Sen. Frank Church (D-ID) examined alleged abuses within the U.S. intelligence community.
3 viewsIn 1975, a Senate committee led by Sen. Frank Church (D-ID) examined alleged abuses within the U.S. intelligence community.
3 viewsMatthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea argued that the U.S. needs to be more aggressive towards Russia and China and called for a foreign policy more in line with that of the Reagan and Trump admini…
99 viewsKathleen Sebelius, former Health and Human Services secretary in the Obama administration, and former Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) joined White House Gun Violence Prevention Office Deputy Direc…
115 viewsVeterans 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…
446 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…
19 viewsCatholic University Professor Michael Kimmage discussed the origins of the war in Ukraine and the global dimensions of the conflict. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted …
140 viewsJournalist Garrett Graff discussed research by government agencies and the scientific community into UFOs and the potential for alien life. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Ra…
833 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…
1,350 viewsIn 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.
573 viewsDuring testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Biden’s Department of Education fiscal year 2025 budget request, Education Secretary Cardona responded to the pro-Pa…
1,058 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…
53 viewsAuthor and journalist David Quammen joined Book TV to talk and take calls about natural history and the origins of deadly viruses. His latest book is Breathless, about the race to identify a…
1,876 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…
802 viewsColumbia University presented the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West ("Continental Reckoning") and Carolyn Eisenberg ("Fire and Rain").
6 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.
104 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…
250 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.
19 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…
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