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British Columbia Election Webinar Townhall
On Oct. 16, the National Association of Federal Retirees and the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of B.C. (COSCO) partnered to host a live webinar townhall for the upcoming British Columbia provincial election.
During this special 1.5 hour election discussion, we heard from candidates representing the New Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Party. Focused on issues important to British Columbia seniors, each candidate answered questions from our moderator, including questions submitted by participants.
published: 21 Oct 2020
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The 1921 Federal Election
Learn how Canadian politics were changed forever by the 1921 federal election.
# After Confederation in 1867, all women were excluded from voting: it was the law.
# The 1921 election broke the two-party pattern of federal politics. One reporter of the day wrote, "No greater political revolution has ever taken place as a result of a Canadian general election."
published: 02 Sep 2010
-
American-Backed Coups, Mapped
How the US Controlled the World
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The US perfected the art of the coup to push out leaders it didn’t like and install leaders it did. In this story I go through some of the major US-led coups to explore how the US rose to power and stayed there.
Next week’s video is already live. It’s about YouTubers in Russia and Putin’s censorship machine. Go watch now on Nebula (a portion of your subscription goes directly to support our channel): https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-how-youtubers-are-escaping-putins-censorship-machine
Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ku0xR44hu0RBJJXUPvFYwyfzgqon0Ay0yaTlyVc-9QM/edit?usp=sharing
...
published: 09 Feb 2023
-
The “Other” Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak and the Politics of Secession
2:45 Five key grievances
7:10 The Twenty Points
12:43 Federal Intervention in Sabah and Sarawak
17:40 Federal Govt Activity Under BN, PH and PN
28:30 State Nationalism and Secessionists
44:08 Summary and Conclusion
=========================================================
The “Other” Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak and the Politics of Secession
Centre for Southeast Asia Research
University of British Columbia (UBC)
22 June 2021
published: 12 Aug 2021
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1968 Riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago | Flashback | History
The 1968 Democratic National Convention is seen as one of the most significant cultural and political watershed moments of the Vietnam Era. Delegates clashed over the ideological future of the fractured Democratic Party while anti-war protestors and police battled in the Chicago streets.
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published: 24 Aug 2018
-
We Now Understand Why Frank Is No Longer On American Pickers
Watch the video to see why Frank is no longer on American Pickers!
#AmericanPickers #Frank #RealityTV
Read Full Article: https://www.looper.com/469384/we-finally-understand-why-frank-fritz-is-no-longer-on-american-pickers/
published: 26 Jul 2021
-
How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson
Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.
--
For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the country’s Black majority from skilled, high-paying jobs, quality education, voting, and much more. So, how did these laws come to be? And how did this era of institutionalized discrimination finally come to an end? Thula Simpson explores how colonization led to the national trauma of Apartheid.
Lesson by Thula Simpson, directed by Aya Marzouk, Giraffics.
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The Speech that Made Obama President
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their party.
Political speech experts featured in this episode include:
Michael A. Cohen
Author, Live From The Campaign Trail
Mario Cuomo
Former Governor of New York
Robert Lehrman
Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Gore and Professor of Speechwriting, American University
Charlton McIlwain
Professor of Communication, New York University
Jeff Shesol
Speechwriter for President Clinton and Founding Partner, West Wing Writers
PODIUM is a bi-weekly series that embraces the art of public speaking and honors those with something to say. From ...
published: 31 Aug 2012
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The Electoral College, explained
Why some Americans’ votes count more than others.
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In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million more votes than the Republican. The Democrat lost. Sixteen years later the same thing happened again. In the US, if you run for president, it does not actually matter how many people in the country vote for you. What matters instead is an arcane system for selecting America’s head of state called the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is the reason the US has something called “swing states,” and it’s the reason those places get to decide the future of the country. It’s the reason presidential candidates almost never campaign in the country’s biggest cities. And more recently, it’s also the reason th...
published: 31 Oct 2020
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Craziest moments at U.N. General Assembly
From Gadhafi to Ahmadinejad, Bush to Chavez: look back at memorable moments from past UNGA sessions. Richard Roth reports.
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/07/politics/un-russia-human-rights/index.html
Biden's Middle East allies change tune on Ukraine war as conflict escalates:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/03/middleeast/russia-ukraine-gulf-unga-03-03-2022-intl/index.html
published: 23 Sep 2014
1:28:10
British Columbia Election Webinar Townhall
On Oct. 16, the National Association of Federal Retirees and the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of B.C. (COSCO) partnered to host a live webinar town...
On Oct. 16, the National Association of Federal Retirees and the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of B.C. (COSCO) partnered to host a live webinar townhall for the upcoming British Columbia provincial election.
During this special 1.5 hour election discussion, we heard from candidates representing the New Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Party. Focused on issues important to British Columbia seniors, each candidate answered questions from our moderator, including questions submitted by participants.
https://wn.com/British_Columbia_Election_Webinar_Townhall
On Oct. 16, the National Association of Federal Retirees and the Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of B.C. (COSCO) partnered to host a live webinar townhall for the upcoming British Columbia provincial election.
During this special 1.5 hour election discussion, we heard from candidates representing the New Democratic Party, the Green Party and the Liberal Party. Focused on issues important to British Columbia seniors, each candidate answered questions from our moderator, including questions submitted by participants.
- published: 21 Oct 2020
- views: 41
8:26
The 1921 Federal Election
Learn how Canadian politics were changed forever by the 1921 federal election.
# After Confederation in 1867, all women were excluded from voting: it was the l...
Learn how Canadian politics were changed forever by the 1921 federal election.
# After Confederation in 1867, all women were excluded from voting: it was the law.
# The 1921 election broke the two-party pattern of federal politics. One reporter of the day wrote, "No greater political revolution has ever taken place as a result of a Canadian general election."
https://wn.com/The_1921_Federal_Election
Learn how Canadian politics were changed forever by the 1921 federal election.
# After Confederation in 1867, all women were excluded from voting: it was the law.
# The 1921 election broke the two-party pattern of federal politics. One reporter of the day wrote, "No greater political revolution has ever taken place as a result of a Canadian general election."
- published: 02 Sep 2010
- views: 3063
29:09
American-Backed Coups, Mapped
How the US Controlled the World
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T...
How the US Controlled the World
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The US perfected the art of the coup to push out leaders it didn’t like and install leaders it did. In this story I go through some of the major US-led coups to explore how the US rose to power and stayed there.
Next week’s video is already live. It’s about YouTubers in Russia and Putin’s censorship machine. Go watch now on Nebula (a portion of your subscription goes directly to support our channel): https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-how-youtubers-are-escaping-putins-censorship-machine
Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ku0xR44hu0RBJJXUPvFYwyfzgqon0Ay0yaTlyVc-9QM/edit?usp=sharing
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NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
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How the US Controlled the World
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The US perfected the art of the coup to push out leaders it didn’t like and install leaders it did. In this story I go through some of the major US-led coups to explore how the US rose to power and stayed there.
Next week’s video is already live. It’s about YouTubers in Russia and Putin’s censorship machine. Go watch now on Nebula (a portion of your subscription goes directly to support our channel): https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-how-youtubers-are-escaping-putins-censorship-machine
Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ku0xR44hu0RBJJXUPvFYwyfzgqon0Ay0yaTlyVc-9QM/edit?usp=sharing
Join the Newsroom (over on Patreon) to get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, extended interviews, & to support the channel. See you there! https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris
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Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/
I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77
All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide
- my courses -
Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/
Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling
- about -
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning journalist. He currently is based in Washington, DC, reporting on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe. Johnny's visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
- press -
NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html
NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html
Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU
Finding Founders: https://findingfounders.co/episodes/johnny-harris-2esj3-c3pet-2pg4c-xbtwa-5gaaa
NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745
- published: 09 Feb 2023
- views: 7029419
48:58
The “Other” Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak and the Politics of Secession
2:45 Five key grievances
7:10 The Twenty Points
12:43 Federal Intervention in Sabah and Sarawak
17:40 Federal Govt Activity Under BN, PH and PN
28:30 State Na...
2:45 Five key grievances
7:10 The Twenty Points
12:43 Federal Intervention in Sabah and Sarawak
17:40 Federal Govt Activity Under BN, PH and PN
28:30 State Nationalism and Secessionists
44:08 Summary and Conclusion
=========================================================
The “Other” Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak and the Politics of Secession
Centre for Southeast Asia Research
University of British Columbia (UBC)
22 June 2021
https://wn.com/The_“Other”_Malaysia_Sabah_And_Sarawak_And_The_Politics_Of_Secession
2:45 Five key grievances
7:10 The Twenty Points
12:43 Federal Intervention in Sabah and Sarawak
17:40 Federal Govt Activity Under BN, PH and PN
28:30 State Nationalism and Secessionists
44:08 Summary and Conclusion
=========================================================
The “Other” Malaysia: Sabah and Sarawak and the Politics of Secession
Centre for Southeast Asia Research
University of British Columbia (UBC)
22 June 2021
- published: 12 Aug 2021
- views: 2041
2:16
1968 Riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago | Flashback | History
The 1968 Democratic National Convention is seen as one of the most significant cultural and political watershed moments of the Vietnam Era. Delegates clashed ov...
The 1968 Democratic National Convention is seen as one of the most significant cultural and political watershed moments of the Vietnam Era. Delegates clashed over the ideological future of the fractured Democratic Party while anti-war protestors and police battled in the Chicago streets.
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https://wn.com/1968_Riots_At_The_Democratic_National_Convention_In_Chicago_|_Flashback_|_History
The 1968 Democratic National Convention is seen as one of the most significant cultural and political watershed moments of the Vietnam Era. Delegates clashed over the ideological future of the fractured Democratic Party while anti-war protestors and police battled in the Chicago streets.
Subscribe for more HISTORY:
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- published: 24 Aug 2018
- views: 144447
4:11
We Now Understand Why Frank Is No Longer On American Pickers
Watch the video to see why Frank is no longer on American Pickers!
#AmericanPickers #Frank #RealityTV
Read Full Article: https://www.looper.com/469384/we-fina...
Watch the video to see why Frank is no longer on American Pickers!
#AmericanPickers #Frank #RealityTV
Read Full Article: https://www.looper.com/469384/we-finally-understand-why-frank-fritz-is-no-longer-on-american-pickers/
https://wn.com/We_Now_Understand_Why_Frank_Is_No_Longer_On_American_Pickers
Watch the video to see why Frank is no longer on American Pickers!
#AmericanPickers #Frank #RealityTV
Read Full Article: https://www.looper.com/469384/we-finally-understand-why-frank-fritz-is-no-longer-on-american-pickers/
- published: 26 Jul 2021
- views: 2004051
6:52
How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson
Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.
--
For 46 years, South Africans...
Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.
--
For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the country’s Black majority from skilled, high-paying jobs, quality education, voting, and much more. So, how did these laws come to be? And how did this era of institutionalized discrimination finally come to an end? Thula Simpson explores how colonization led to the national trauma of Apartheid.
Lesson by Thula Simpson, directed by Aya Marzouk, Giraffics.
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https://wn.com/How_Did_South_African_Apartheid_Happen,_And_How_Did_It_Finally_End_Thula_Simpson
Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.
--
For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the country’s Black majority from skilled, high-paying jobs, quality education, voting, and much more. So, how did these laws come to be? And how did this era of institutionalized discrimination finally come to an end? Thula Simpson explores how colonization led to the national trauma of Apartheid.
Lesson by Thula Simpson, directed by Aya Marzouk, Giraffics.
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- published: 05 Dec 2023
- views: 696291
6:13
The Speech that Made Obama President
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama...
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their party.
Political speech experts featured in this episode include:
Michael A. Cohen
Author, Live From The Campaign Trail
Mario Cuomo
Former Governor of New York
Robert Lehrman
Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Gore and Professor of Speechwriting, American University
Charlton McIlwain
Professor of Communication, New York University
Jeff Shesol
Speechwriter for President Clinton and Founding Partner, West Wing Writers
PODIUM is a bi-weekly series that embraces the art of public speaking and honors those with something to say. From historic political speeches, to contemporary commencement addresses, to wedding toasts, the series explores various genres of speechmaking and provides inspiring, insightful analysis including "how-to" content.
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In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack Obama had finished speaking, Democrats across the country knew they had seen the future of their party.
Political speech experts featured in this episode include:
Michael A. Cohen
Author, Live From The Campaign Trail
Mario Cuomo
Former Governor of New York
Robert Lehrman
Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Gore and Professor of Speechwriting, American University
Charlton McIlwain
Professor of Communication, New York University
Jeff Shesol
Speechwriter for President Clinton and Founding Partner, West Wing Writers
PODIUM is a bi-weekly series that embraces the art of public speaking and honors those with something to say. From historic political speeches, to contemporary commencement addresses, to wedding toasts, the series explores various genres of speechmaking and provides inspiring, insightful analysis including "how-to" content.
Created and produced by @radical.media, THNKR gives you extraordinary access to the people, stories, places and thinking that will change your mind.
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- published: 31 Aug 2012
- views: 37401795
8:09
The Electoral College, explained
Why some Americans’ votes count more than others.
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In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic ca...
Why some Americans’ votes count more than others.
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In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million more votes than the Republican. The Democrat lost. Sixteen years later the same thing happened again. In the US, if you run for president, it does not actually matter how many people in the country vote for you. What matters instead is an arcane system for selecting America’s head of state called the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is the reason the US has something called “swing states,” and it’s the reason those places get to decide the future of the country. It’s the reason presidential candidates almost never campaign in the country’s biggest cities. And more recently, it’s also the reason that Republican candidates have been able to eke out victories in the presidential election without actually getting the most votes.
The Electoral College makes some Americans’ votes more powerful than others. In fact, that’s part of the reason we have it to begin with; in the country’s early years, the Electoral College helped give the votes of Southern Whites more weight than the votes of Northerners. The idea at its core, that certain votes simply matter more than others, is baked into the American tradition. In our elections, it decides the winner.
Further reading:
The historian Alexander Keyssar’s book “Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?” takes you through the history and function of the Electoral College: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674660151
For the bite-sized version of that history, Keyssar also wrote this piece in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/opinion/electoral-college-racism-white-supremacy.html
The Times also had a great interactive feature on where the 2020 candidates actually spent money: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/17/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-ad-spending.html
Pew has a breakdown of how democracies around the world elect their head of state, which really shows what an oddball the US is: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/22/among-democracies-u-s-stands-out-in-how-it-chooses-its-head-of-state/
More on why today’s Electoral College gives Republican presidential candidates a structural advantage: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/17/20868790/republicans-lose-popular-vote-win-electoral-college
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Why some Americans’ votes count more than others.
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In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million more votes than the Republican. The Democrat lost. Sixteen years later the same thing happened again. In the US, if you run for president, it does not actually matter how many people in the country vote for you. What matters instead is an arcane system for selecting America’s head of state called the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is the reason the US has something called “swing states,” and it’s the reason those places get to decide the future of the country. It’s the reason presidential candidates almost never campaign in the country’s biggest cities. And more recently, it’s also the reason that Republican candidates have been able to eke out victories in the presidential election without actually getting the most votes.
The Electoral College makes some Americans’ votes more powerful than others. In fact, that’s part of the reason we have it to begin with; in the country’s early years, the Electoral College helped give the votes of Southern Whites more weight than the votes of Northerners. The idea at its core, that certain votes simply matter more than others, is baked into the American tradition. In our elections, it decides the winner.
Further reading:
The historian Alexander Keyssar’s book “Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?” takes you through the history and function of the Electoral College: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674660151
For the bite-sized version of that history, Keyssar also wrote this piece in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/opinion/electoral-college-racism-white-supremacy.html
The Times also had a great interactive feature on where the 2020 candidates actually spent money: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/17/us/politics/trump-biden-campaign-ad-spending.html
Pew has a breakdown of how democracies around the world elect their head of state, which really shows what an oddball the US is: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/22/among-democracies-u-s-stands-out-in-how-it-chooses-its-head-of-state/
More on why today’s Electoral College gives Republican presidential candidates a structural advantage: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/17/20868790/republicans-lose-popular-vote-win-electoral-college
Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com.
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- published: 31 Oct 2020
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