Vietnam War Protests
Source: HISTORY
Read about how the movement to protest the Vietnam War grew throughout the 1960s.
Culture & Society
Why Success Makes Us Risk Averse
Source: Psychology Today
Psychologist Ruth Blatt uses music as an example to explain how achieving success can often lead to risk aversion.
Immigration Fears Not New in US History: Photos
Source: Discovery
This slideshow presents a timeline of Americans’ reservations about immigrants.
What Explains the Rise of Humans?
Source: TED
Other animals have intelligence, cooperation, and the use of tools, but only humans have imagination. This key trait allows us to treat abstract things like money, religion, and nations as though they are concrete, leading to our domination of the planet.
Jews Are Fleeing Russia Because of Putin
Source: Radio Free Europe
Immigrants from Russia make up a surprisingly large percentage of the Israeli population. Find out why this is so, now more than ever.
iCivics
Source: iCivics.org
Begun by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the iCivics website encourages young people to become engaged and active citizens. Check out the resources and play the games.
Does Your Dog Really Love You?
Source: CBS News
Find out what news correspondent Anderson Cooper thinks about his dog’s intelligence and how little we know about dogs.
Report on Desegregation in the Schools of Alabama, September 9, 1963
Source: PBS
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced the government’s intention to force Governor George Wallace to comply with the school desegregation order. Read this powerful speech about a decision that mattered to so many Americans.
Wild Things Next Door: Dangers of Exotic Pets
Source: ABC
This news clip gives an overview of the dangers of keeping exotic animals as pets.
Why We Need the Wild
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Professor David Gessner of the University of North Carolina Wilmington reviews the nature writing in Jason Mark’s recently-published Satellites in the High Country, and he touches on some transcendental ideas in the process.