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Rudy Giuliani Has Always Been the Same (Part 1: Ideology)
A video essay series examining consequential elections from around the world and throughout modern history.
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Rudy Giuliani Has Always Been the Same:Part 1 - Ideology
Rudy Giuliani Has Always Been the Same:Part 1 - Ideology
Contray to popular opinion and now viral reporting, Rudy Guiliani has not changed. His core beliefs, reflected in his career ambitions, have remained the same. In this first of a two-part series, I look at his ideology and rise to power in liberal New York.
Thomas Friedman is Wrong:About Everything
Thomas Friedman is Wrong:About Everything
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has made wild predictions throughout his career. Time and again, he has been proven wrong about democratization in China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, and yet he continues to be hailed by the media as some sort of expert. In this episode, I take a look at some of his greatest hits.
Brief History of Losers:10 Politicians Who LOST For Being Anti War
A Brief History of Losers:10 Politicians Who LOST For Being Anti War
A tribute to 10 anti-war politicians throughout history. I cover figures such as the radical liberal MP John Bright who opposed the Crimean War, the socialist New York City congressman Vito Marcantonio who opposed the Korean War, as well as contemporary progressives in the Democratic Party that expressed solidarity with the plight of the Palestinians.
The Martyrdom of Bobby Sands:1981 Northern Ireland Election
The Martyrdom of Bobby Sands:1981 Northern Ireland Election
Elections are sometimes the battlefield upon which other struggles are fought. The appointment of Bobby Sands to the U.K. Parliament while he was dying from a hunger strike in a prison in Northern Ireland shows that political success or failure can be less about the office at stake than the communication of grievances or the galvanization of a movement.
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