Videos

Cabot Phillips talked about conservatism means and millennial general voters, as well as the current political climate on college campuses.

Author and political scientist Charles Murray discussed his views on the economic challenges facing certain demographic groups, particularly welfare recipients and the white working class. He was interviewed by…

Katherine Cramer talked about her book The Politics of Resentment, in which she examines rural political consciousness and describes resentment there toward the so-called “liberal elite.” Telephone…

Former Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia (D-CO) talked by video from Denver about the study, “Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates,” released that month from the…

J.D. Vance and Charles Murray talked about challenges facing members of the white working class and barriers to economic mobility. Mr. Vance talked about his latest book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a…

John Della Volpe talked by video from Boston about millennial generation voters' views on the 2016 elections. Topics included issues important to them, their attitudes toward 2016…

Paul Taylor talked about his book, The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown, in which he uses economic, demographic, social and political data to illustrate major…

Ken Goldstein reported by telephone on the latest polling information for the 2016 presidential election. He examined the race, gender, age, and education of people surveyed by major…

Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV) led a panel discussion on changing demographics in U.S. communities.  “The Next Generation State: A 360-Degree View of Changing Communities” was a plenary…

Tamara Draut talked about her book Sleeping Giant: How the New Working Class Will Transform America, in which she examines America’s working class and income inequality. She was interviewed…

Professor Linda Alcoff talked about her book, The Future of Whiteness, and responded to viewer comments and questions. She was interviewed at the 2016 Tucson Festival of Books, held on…

Ruy Teixeira and Karlyn Bowman talked about the report they worked on that looks at the possible effects of changing racial, age, and generational demographics on both the 2016 election and…

Paul Taylor talks about his book, The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown, which uses economic, demographic, social, and political data to illustrate…

Nate Silver talked about statistics, polling, data, and the 2016 elections. Other topics addressed included sports statistics. This was part of the Mercator Center’s Conversations with…

Paul Taylor talked by telephone about his piece in Time magazine the previous day, “The One Way Millennials Could Still Change the World: Twentysomethings Are Financially Stressed, Socially Liberal and…

Barbara Ehrenreich talked about her article “What Happened to the White Working Class?” The December 1, 2015, story in The Nation examines census data and analysis that shows a marked…

Housing finance and demographics experts talked about the changing demographics of the U.S., particularly those of the upcoming generation of homeowners. Panelists also responded to questions from the…

Panelists talked about ways to increase race and gender diversity among elected officials, as well as the challenges facing minority candidates. They discussed a study from county and state level…

Thom File and Philip Bump talked about demographics and voter turnout in congressional and presidential elections since 1978. Viewers were also asked to respond to the question, “Do you vote? Why or why…

Kristen Soltis Anderson talked about her book The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up), in which she examines shifting demographics in the…