The US is getting more diverse. As more Americans realize this new future, it is changing how cultural and political divides take shape. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO We live in an America where television programs, commercials, and movies are trying to represent a browner country; where Despacito, a Spanish-language […]
For leaders like Trump and Putin, telling big lies isn’t about persuasion — it’s about power. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO At first glance, US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin seem to have wildly different communication styles. But what they share is a tendency to repeat big, […]
America’s first parking-protected bike lane came to New York City in 2007. Here’s what happened next. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When Janette Sadik-Khan was hired as chief transportation official for New York City in 2007, she took a page out of Denmark’s playbook and created America’s first parking-protected bike […]
Knockoffs are everywhere in fashion. So is the controversy they inspire. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Allbirds says Steve Madden copied their sneakers. Gucci says Forever 21 ripped off their green-red-green stripes. Adidas says Zara knocked off their Yeezys. In the Constitution, Congress has the power to stop copying by […]
Frats are… fratty. Why do colleges keep them around? Follow Overrated on Facebook Watch: https://www.facebook.com/OverratedTheShow/ In this episode of Overrated, Vox’s Phil Edwards explores the history of frats. The history of fraternities has a lot of ups and downs — and stretches all the way back to America’s founding fathers. […]
A simple fix to get more Americans to vote. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Americans are notoriously bad at voting, but it’s not because they’re unpatriotic or lazy. It’s because most states make it really difficult to even register to vote. It’s time for the US to join other advanced […]
A legal loophole makes juries less diverse. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Four years after the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, the police officer, Jason Van Dyke, faced his day in court. But in a trial where race became central to the case, there’s only one black person on the […]
And possibly the whole world. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 2014, the largest corruption scandal in Latin America’s history erupted in Brazil. It involved bribes between Petrobras, the largest state-owned oil company on the continent, and dozens of engineering firms. It also involved politicians, including three Brazilian presidents, Lula, […]
Neither party is perfect, but Republicans in Congress have been drifting towards political extremism since long before Trump, and they’re making it impossible for Congress to work the way it’s supposed to. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Over the past few decades, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have moved […]
NAFTA made your car cheaper, USMCA could change that. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When the North American Free Trade Agreement began in 1994, auto companies in the US, Canada and Mexico could trade parts and cars without paying tariffs. And they could source parts and labor from the cheapest […]
