Trump’s fear mongering about a migrant caravan is a perfect example of how politicians’ exploit last-minute news stories to try to distract voters before a big election. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO October is a tense month in American in politics. The closer a political campaign gets to election day, […]
Let’s close out 2020 by looking back at the moments that inspired us and changed us in a year unlike any other. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO 2020 changed everything. From the deadly Covid-19 pandemic to protests against systemic racism and police brutality, from changing global leadership to the effects […]
Why Donald Trump Is Actually Obama’s Natural Successor New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- “History is decided by the people that show up,” and about 60 million people — about 1/5th of the country — showed up to […]
Black Trump drops a new track with lyrics pulled verbatim from actual Donald Trump quotes. Watch full episodes of The Daily Show now — no login required: http://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah/full-episodes The Daily Show with Trevor Noah airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.
The story of the man who gerrymandered America. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When Republican mapmaker Thomas Hofeller died in 2018, we learned exactly how far Republicans were willing to go to gerrymander political districts — and rig elections to give themselves majorities in statehouses and Congress. Here’s Hofeller’s obituary from […]
Why does America’s system for picking the president start in Iowa? Before Americans vote on the next president in November, both major political parties have to settle on a nominee. That process is called the primary, and in 2020 it consists of 64 different contests, held on 22 different days, […]
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Traditional Polling | Elections | Investigative Documentary from 2020 In the face of a century of traditional polling to predict public opinion, there is a shakeup afoot in the prediction game. The documentary “Margin of Error: AI, Polling and Elections” examines how a startup called […]
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And it could swing the 2024 elections. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 2013, a divided Supreme Court gutted one of the major pillars of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In the 10 years since then, the court has moved even farther […]
