PickVidsBest US politics & elections Videos
The 187 US politics & elections videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 2 introductory, 4 intermediate, 181 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a news piece. What they share is that what remains is the argument of that moment, not a permanent textbook. Channels you will keep seeing include CGP Grey, CNN, LastWeekTonight.
F2C2012: Aaron Swartz keynote - "How we stopped SOPA"
Aaron Swartz's keynote at Freedom to Connect 2012 describing how ordinary people helped defeat the SOPA censorship bill.
Brian Springer - Spin
Brian Springer's documentary Spin, built entirely from unauthorized satellite feeds of politicians and newscasters before they went on air during the 1992 US presidential election.
Trump's Biggest Failure
A long video essay by Kraut arguing that Trump's biggest failure was his handling of China.
Cambridge Analytica Uncovered: Secret filming reveals election tricks
A Channel 4 News undercover investigation in which Cambridge Analytica executives are filmed discussing bribes, honeypots, fake identities and manipulating elections around the world.
Corruption is Legal in America
A short RepresentUs explainer arguing that US politics is shaped by money, citing the Gilens and Page Princeton study on how little average citizens influence policy.
LESSON 1: Do Not Obey In Advance
The first lesson from Timothy Snyder's short video series accompanying On Tyranny, arguing that most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given when people comply in advance.
U.S. Territories: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight segment on how century-old Supreme Court decisions left U.S.
President Donald Trump On Charlottesville: You Had Very Fine People, On Both Sides | CNBC
A CNBC clip of President Trump's August 2017 press briefing at Trump Tower in which he answers questions about the Charlottesville rally and says there were 'very fine people on both sides'.
Eisenhower Farewell Address (Best Quality) - 'Military Industrial Complex' WARNING
A high-quality recording of President Eisenhower's January 1961 farewell address, including his warning about the unwarranted influence of the military-industrial complex.
Reagan and Bush Debate Immigration, Border Fences, and Undocumented Children in 1980
A short clip of George H.
Perhaps Ben Shapiro Shouldn't Be Taken Seriously By Anyone About Anything - SOME MORE NEWS
An hour-plus Some More News episode that critiques Ben Shapiro's arguments and record of errors.
Do these scatter plots reveal fraudulent vote-switching in Michigan?
Matt Parker of Stand-up Maths examines scatter plots that were claimed to show fraudulent vote-switching in Michigan's 2020 election.
How We Should Vote (Range Voting)
A six-minute explainer from Undefined Behavior on range (score) voting.
Why do Biden's votes not follow Benford's Law?
Matt Parker examines claims that Biden's 2020 vote counts violate Benford's Law, explaining the law and why it often does not apply to precinct-level election data.
Liquid Democracy In Simple Terms
A five-minute animated explainer of liquid democracy, in which voters can delegate their vote to trusted people.
Simulating alternate voting systems
Primer uses simulations to compare voting systems such as first-past-the-post, approval, ranked choice and others.
Robert Kennedy on GDP
A two-minute excerpt of Robert Kennedy's 1968 University of Kansas speech criticizing GDP as a measure of national worth.
Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
A Last Week Tonight episode segment in which John Oliver explains gerrymandering, how lawmakers reshape voting districts to shift political power.
Why Libertarianism Is So Dangerous
A former libertarian argues against libertarianism, describing the worst-case scenario if government disappeared overnight.
Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn (Official Video)
The official video for Brother Ali's 'Uncle Sam Goddamn', a politically charged rap song critiquing the United States, produced by Ant.
America's Great Divide: Steve Bannon (first interview) | FRONTLINE
The full, long-form FRONTLINE interview with Steve Bannon, recorded in 2019 for the documentary series on the Obama-to-Trump era.
I'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!)
The Schoolhouse Rock!
Noam Chomsky - The Crimes of U.S. Presidents
A short clip, from 2003, of Noam Chomsky going through crimes of post-WW2 US presidents.
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
President Reagan's 1987 radio address on free and fair trade, in which he argues for free trade over protectionism.