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.
USA's Leading Dissident Voice | Noam Chomsky | Talks at Google
Noam Chomsky speaks at Google Cambridge in 2017 about his political development and the control of information and media.
US President Joe Biden: “If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one.”
A short Middle East Eye news clip of Joe Biden telling Israeli President Isaac Herzog that if there were not an Israel, the US would have to invent one.
1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan)
A Jubilee debate-format video in which progressive commentator Mehdi Hasan faces twenty far-right conservatives.
President Trump claims injecting people with disinfectant could treat coronavirus
A Telegraph news clip of the April 2020 White House briefing in which President Trump wondered aloud about disinfectants and sunlight as coronavirus treatments, prompting a backlash from medical experts.
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) Snowball in the Senate (C-SPAN)
A C-SPAN clip of Senator James Inhofe displaying and tossing a snowball on the Senate floor, used as an argument against global warming.
Donald Trump on Russia & missing Hillary Clinton emails (C-SPAN)
C-SPAN clip of Donald Trump in 2016 saying 'Russia, if you're listening' and hoping they find Hillary Clinton's missing emails.
Is the price worth it
A one-minute clip of Madeleine Albright on 60 Minutes, answering a question about the cost of sanctions on Iraq.
CNN treats politics like sports — and it’s making us all dumber
A Vox Strikethrough video arguing that CNN models its political coverage on sports shows like First Take, pitting pundits against each other.
Schumer Warns Trump: Intel Community Has Many Ways to 'Get Back at You' (FLASHBACK)
A short 2019 clip of Chuck Schumer's January 2017 warning to Trump that the intelligence community has many ways of getting back at him.
Ben Shapiro: US commentator clashes with BBC's Andrew Neil - BBC News
A BBC Politics Live interview in which Andrew Neil presses conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on his past statements and an incident involving Corey Lewandowski and a reporter.
Paul Weyrich - "I don't want everybody to vote" (Goo Goo)
A 1980 clip of conservative strategist Paul Weyrich telling a religious audience he does not want everybody to vote.
President Bush -- Fool me Once
A short clip of President George W.
Eisenhower warns us of the military industrial complex.
A three-minute clip of Dwight D.
Gov. Parson holds fake news accountable.
A one-minute political ad from a PAC tied to Missouri Governor Mike Parson attacking a reporter who disclosed a state website flaw as a hacker.
Trump: Germany 'Totally Controlled By Russia'
An AP clip from the July 2018 NATO breakfast in Brussels in which Donald Trump says a gas pipeline leaves Germany totally controlled by and captive to Russia.
James Clapper (DNI) Lies to the Senate About the NSA
A short clip of Senate testimony in which Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is asked whether the NSA collects data on Americans and answers in the negative.
10 Questions: Warrantless Wiretaps
A one-minute 2007 clip of Barack Obama, during his campaign, opposing warrantless wiretaps.
38 Times President Trump Has Condemned Racism and White Supremacy
A campaign-produced compilation of clips of Donald Trump condemning racism and white supremacy on 38 occasions, published in 2020.
Greenspan: "There is nothing to prevent the government from creating as much money as it wants."
A two-minute clip from a March 2005 House Budget Committee hearing in which Paul Ryan asks Alan Greenspan about personal retirement accounts and social security solvency.
Starship Troopers: Failure of Democracy (HD)
A two-minute classroom scene from the film Starship Troopers in which a teacher lectures on why only veterans earn the right to vote, titled Failure of Democracy.
Biden says he'll shut down Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia further invades Ukraine
A one-minute Yahoo Finance clip of President Biden saying he would shut down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia further invaded Ukraine.
Germany Reacts to Trump's UNGA Speech
A short Bloomberg clip from the 2018 UN General Assembly.
Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died
A short clip of Hillary Clinton reacting to news of Muammar Gaddafi's death with 'We came, we saw, he died', as reposted by a news channel.
Donald Rumsfeld Unknown Unknowns !
A one-minute clip of Donald Rumsfeld's 'known knowns, unknown unknowns' remarks at a Pentagon briefing.