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This 1968 documentary tells the story of Lady Bird Johnson’s beautification program. The program focused on improving neglected areas of the nation’s capital by planting trees and flowers, c…
269 viewsThis 1968 documentary tells the story of Lady Bird Johnson’s beautification program. The program focused on improving neglected areas of the nation’s capital by planting trees and flowers, c…
269 views“In America, we respect and protect the fundamental right to free speech. ... I understand. That’s America. But there is no place on any campus in America--any place in America--for antisemi…
2,532 viewsK-12 public school officials from California, Maryland, and New York condemned antisemitism and defended their districts' policies, during a hearing before the House Education and the Workfo…
2,689 viewsNew York Times correspondent David Sanger spoke about China’s rise, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and America’s role in the world in the 21st century. He was interviewed by Harvard Universit…
612 viewsWhat was President Eisenhower’s role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, det…
12 viewsLoyola Law School clinical professor Jessica Levinson discussed her law and politics podcast “Passing Judgment” and other news of the day.
132 viewsThe 1960s folk band “The Swingin' Six” stars in a U.S. Postal Service public service announcement explaining the zip code system, which was first introduced in 1963. ZIP is an acronym for Zo…
882 viewsAuthor Joseph Campbell discussed polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020. This event took place at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.
122 viewsE&E News energy reporter Benjamin Storrow discussed an analysis of how the Biden Administration has spent the $1.6T on energy and infrastructure programs so far.
174 viewsFormer Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, summed up in his book’s subtitle, “Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism…
342 viewsVirginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Tech is l…
24 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.…
548 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…
319 viewsData security executives testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee on protecting consumers' data against unauthorized access. One of the witnesses, former Meta privacy manager Prem Tri…
173 viewsDefense Department officials testified on the department’s priorities for digital modernization before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technology, and Innovation.…
554 viewsIn a special session, the United Nations General Assembly voted to support Palestine’s membership bid. The vote was 123 countries in support, 25 abstained and nine voted “no,” including the …
398 viewsJournalist Johann Hari reported on the success and concerns surrounding the new weight-loss drugs, as well as his personal experience taking Ozempic. He was interviewed by Bloomberg News hea…
156 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hear…
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