Category Archives: Humanities
GREEN PARTY: “Is the Media Giving Green Party a Chance?” / Brian Stelter, and Green Party Presidential Candidate, Dr. Jill Stein ☮
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein tells Brian Stelter says there’s been a “virtual blackout” of her campaign and that she is “fighting for coverage.”
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY – ETHNOCENTRISM: “Brexit Fallout: Why UK Should Embrace Diversity” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur, and Ana Kasparian ☮
The Brexit vote has led to a rise in open racism in the UK. But does nativism, and anti-immigration policies really benefit a country?
PHILOSOPHY – CRITICAL THINKING: “Fallacies: Formal, and Informal Fallacies” / Wireless Philosophy / Paul Henne (Duke University) ☮
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Paul Henne (Duke University) describes the distinction between formal and informal fallacies. This distinction is useful for understanding the fallacies in Wi-Phi’s Critical Thinking section.
BRITISH POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “What’s That Coming Over the Hill? THE TORIES!” / Jonathan Pie ☮
Reporter Pie is dismayed at the Remain’s reaction to Brexit!
WORLD RELIGION – CHRISTIANITY: “Jesus was a Buddhist Monk” / BBC Documentary / National Buddhist Authority Srilanka ☮
SCOTUS AND THE REVOLVING DOOR: “How the Most Corrupt Judges Rise to the Supreme Court” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur, and John Iadarola ☮
Why are the Supreme Court justices so pro-corporate on everything? They were appointed because of this.
EDITORIAL: “Laboratories of Democracy” / Real Time with Bill Maher / New Rule / 07.01.2016 / MUST WATCH! ☮
In his editorial New Rule, Bill Maher makes the case that, if Republicans are going to call states the “laboratories of democracy,” they first have to stop replicating failed economic experiments.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — July 1, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
MISOGYNISTIC REGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS: “What Trump Means by ‘Make America White Again'” ☮