Videos

Author David Paul Kuhn and former Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) talked about the drift of the white working-class voter to the Republican Party, and the impact of that change on American politics. Former New…

Activist Alicia Garza spoke about the lessons she has learned from her work as a community organizer. This virtual program was sponsored by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.

Progress Network hosted a virtual discussion on the state of American politics and efforts to build national unity. Speakers included New York Times columnist David Brooks and Brennan…

Progressive radio talk show host Thom Hartmann talked about the role of media in U.S. politics.

Panelists compared founding-era politics to today’s. They stressed that while government size and voting demographics have changed, many issues that concern Americans today worried those in the…

Viewers responded to a question on the state of civility in politics: “Does it matter?” The question was drawn in part from a week that saw a second contentious presidential debate and a…

The George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics hosted a virtual event on digital media’s impact on communities of color during the coronavirus pandemic. In…

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a virtual hearing on stopping the spread of misinformation online. Experts in social media, national security, and intelligence…

The George Washington University’s Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics hosted a virtual event on digital media’s impact on politics. In this portion, panelists discussed the…

Two former federal counterterrorism officials and an investigative journalist once held captive by the Taliban discuss the Justice Department’s mission and how the agency’s work can appear to…

Rich Thau, moderator of the Swing State Voter Project, discussed his focus groups with recent Campaign 2020 swing voters in key counties across the country.

Gerald Seib discussed the 2020 presidential campaign along with his new book "We Should Have See It Coming". This program is available as a C-SPAN Podcast.

Vision 2020: Restoring the Integrity of American Democracy was the first-prize high school west winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Hamid Torabzadeh, Katherine Padilla and Pia Hao,…

America’s Digital Divide was one of the second-prize high school central division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Tyler Connaher, a twelfth grader at Bay Port High School in…

Author and White House correspondent April Ryan talks about her reporting on U.S. presidents and race in America. She is the author of The Presidency in Black and White, At Mama’s Knee, and…

Vox co-founder Ezra Klein looked into America’s political divide.

in his first public appearance since leaving the White House, former President Obama spoke about community organizing and civic engagement. Before moderating a panel of six young Chicago-area civic…

Panelists that included authors and academics talked about the influence of gender and race on the 2016 presidential election, Trump administration Cabinet choices, and the 115th Congress.

Political scientist David Brady talked about the future of America’s political parties with Melissa Caen, a political and legal analyst for KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Mr. Brady conducts…

The University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture hosted a series of presentations on their new survey addressing American political culture, which found widespread dissatisfaction with…