There's a whole lot of bickering and name calling in American politics, but modern politicians have a lot more in common than you might realize. In this episode we take a look at just how skewed the American political spectrum is. Political Stance Quizzes: https://www.politicalcompass.org https://8values.github.io https://9axes.github.io America's Stunted Political Spectrum – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! Follow Second Thought on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to the things in life worth thinking about! Science, history, politics, religion...basically everything you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com

The Washington Post analyzed hours of video footage and obtained audio of police communications and other records to assemble the most complete account to date of the June 1 crackdown on protesters in Washington D.C.. Late in the day on June 1, demonstrators gathered near the White House, on the edge of Lafayette Square, to protest police abuse following the death in custody of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. Similar protests had erupted across the country. Many were peaceful, but some included property destruction and clashes with police. At about 6:30 p.m., just north of the White House, federal police in riot gear fired gas canisters and used grenades containing rubber pellets to scatter the largely peaceful demonstrators. Their actions cleared the way for the president, surrounded by the nation’s top law enforcement and military leaders, to walk to the historic St. John’s Church for a three-minute photo op. Watch how a remarkable hour of Trump’s presidency unfolded. Read the Post’s coverage of the nationwide protests: https://www.washingtonpost.com/george-floyd-protests/ Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonp... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/ #WashingtonPost #VisualForensics #LafayetteSquare

While major news networks have struggled to figure out the right way to cover the Trump administration, political satirists like Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers have demonstrated why comedy can be such a powerful antidote to bullshit. Follow Strikethrough on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/CarlosMazaVox/ The first few months of the Trump administration have been a goldmine for late-night comedians and political satirists. Shows like Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Saturday Night Live, and Late Night With Seth Meyers have enjoyed ratings boosts thanks to their regular lampooning of the Trump White House. But beyond the jokes and sight gags, political satirists have done an excellent job of seriously covering the Trump administration — sometimes even better than major TV news networks. And that’s because while traditional journalists feel compelled to take President Trump’s often absurd statements and conspiracy theories seriously, political satirists have demonstrated an extremely low tolerance for bullshit. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

Systemic racism affects every area of life in the US. From incarceration rates to predatory loans, and trying to solve these problems requires changes in major parts of our system. Here's a closer look at what systemic racism is, and how we can solve it. Sources: An overview of funding of public schools https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/an-overview-of-the-funding-of-public-schools Minorities who “whiten” job resumes get more interviews (Harvard Study) https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews Bureau of Labor Statistics (Unemployment rates by race and age) https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpsee_e16.htm Whites have a huge wealth gap over blacks (but don’t know it) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/18/upshot/black-white-wealth-gap-perceptions.htm The Effects of 1930s Redlining Maps https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/working-papers/2017/wp2017-12 The Color of Money: how mortgage lending practices discriminate against blacks. (1989 Pulitzer Prize investigative Reporting) http://powerreporting.com/color/ Additional Viewer Resources: Public School Funding in the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_funding_in_the_United_States Redlining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining Institutional Racism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_racism ------- act.tv is a progressive media company specializing in next generation live streaming and digital strategy. Our YouTube channel focuses on animated explainers, livestreams from protests around the country, and original political commentary. Main site: http://act.tv Facebook: http://facebook.com/actdottv Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/actdottv Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/actdottv

In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today. • Read "How Segregation Shapes Fatal Police Violence" at https://n.pr/2Ic6A1Q • Read or listen to: "'The Color Of Law' Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created Segregation" at https://n.pr/2HgqATh WHAT’S CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes ALL OF US part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. LISTEN to more episodes of Code Switch on: NPR One - https://rpb3r.app.goo.gl/U3n6 Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2KPJ8tL Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2Sp1wh9 FOLLOW Code Switch: Twitter - CodeSwitch Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nprcodeswitch Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NPRCodeSwitch/ FOLLOW Code Switch hosts: Gene Demby - https://twitter.com/GeeDee215 Shereen Marisol Meraji - https://twitter.com/RadioMirage ------------------------------------------------------ FOLLOW NPR ELSEWHERE https://www.instagram.com/npr/ https://www.tiktok.com/@npr https://www.facebook.com/NPR https://www.npr.org/

The US is getting more diverse. As more Americans realize this new future, it is changing how cultural and political divides take shape. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO We live in an America where television programs, commercials, and movies are trying to represent a browner country; where Despacito, a Spanish-language song, tops the Billboard charts and where NFL players kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality. We live in an America where politicians on the right and left appeal to voters, with explicit references to race. And researchers are now able to pinpoint how these indirect and direct are shifting political ideology. To learn more, read Ezra’s reporting on the impact of US demographic change: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/7/30/17505406/trump-obama-race-politics-immigration Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H

When it comes to the division of wealth, many Americans believe that the country is split between the 1%, which possesses a significant share of the country’s money, and the 99%, or “the people.” In reality, The Atlantic writer Matthew Stewart argues, 9.9% of the population comprises America’s new aristocracy, which often “takes wealth out of productive activities and invests it in walls.” But this group of people is rich in more than mere money, and its constancy poses an insidious threat to the promise of American democracy. Read Stewart's article on The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/ Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT

In the U.S., kids spend a lot of time in history class learning about the American Revolution and the founding fathers. But history books tend to simplify the complex reality of the war and the country’s founding. This episode of School Myths by The Atlantic investigates the overblown, rose-colored glasses that are often donned to teach American students about their country’s history. Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT

In this animated interview, the sociologist Bruce Western explains the current inevitability of prison for certain demographics of young black men and how it's become a normal life event. "We've chosen the response of the deprivation of liberty for a historically aggrieved group, whose liberty in the United States was never firmly established to begin with," Western says. In The Atlantic's October cover story, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the impact of mass incarceration on the black family. Read the full story: http://theatln.tc/1MnL4Gf Watch more videos: http://www.theatlantic.com/video Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1pE29OW Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAtlanticVID Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAtlantic Google+: https://plus.google.com/+TheAtlantic Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT

The myth of racial difference created to sustain American slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. The Equal Justice Initiative works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality. Visit our website to learn more: https://eji.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/equaljusticeinitiative Twitter: https://twitter.com/eji_org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eji_org/

We already know that pollution and climate change negatively affect people’s health and quality of life. But we’re not always clear about which people are most exposed and impacted. The harm that comes with rising seas and contaminated water systems isn’t evenly distributed. To the contrary: Those who are already disadvantaged by race, wealth, and income are usually the most affected by environmental disasters. Without recognizing that inequality, we’re not always solving the problems with our water, air, and soil in ways that serve the people who need it most — which is why environmental justice is a critical part of planning a green future that’s good for everyone. If you’ve never heard the term “environmental justice” before, or if you just want to know more about it, watch our video above.

Be one of the first 200 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/OCC/ In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the social and environmental impacts of ExxonMobil's vast fossil fuel empire. From the Exxon Valdez Oil spill to their pipeline projects in Chad and Cameroon, ExxonMobil has carved a sharp path through communities and through the climate. ExxonMobil is so big that it essentially functions as its own country, able to influence and destabilize whole regions as well as pump millions of tons of fossil fuels into the air. ExxonMobil has also fueled an extensive campaign fighting climate science and climate action. By sponsoring think tanks and climate deniers, ExxonMobil has delayed necessary climate action for decades. Essentially, ExxonMobil is a private sector behemoth capable of destroying the environment and whole countries for decades to come. Help me make more videos like this via Patreon: http://bit.ly/2iz4lIV Email List: https://www.subscribepage.com/ourchangingclimate Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurClimateNow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occ.climate/ I use Epidemic Sound for some of my music: http://epidemicsound.com/creator For the rest of my music, I use Artlist.io. You can get 2 months free of Artlist.io with this link: https://artlist.io/Charlie-278823 _______________________ Resources: 1. Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago (InsideClimate News): https://cutt.ly/MtsaB5R 2. Reporter Neela Banerjee on Exxon and climate change (Frontline via YouTube): https://cutt.ly/stsa0wP 3. ExxonMobil's Political Lobbying Numbers (Open Secrets): https://cutt.ly/Wtsa24A 4. Probe into ExxonMobil Deal Shows Why Strong U.S. Transparency Rules Are Needed for Oil Companies (Global Witness): https://cutt.ly/ttsa9Vf 5. Gusher (The New Yorker): https://cutt.ly/ktsa8uk 6. ExxonMobil Value (Forbes): https://cutt.ly/Rtsa85P 7. Exxon Mobil Refinery Pollutes Black Community in Texas (The Intercept): https://cutt.ly/stsa487 8. Massachusetts Sues Exxon Mobil for Deceptive Climate Messaging (The Intercept): https://cutt.ly/xtsa78F 9. Big Oil Won't Let the Developing World Kick the Habit (Mother Jones): https://cutt.ly/Ytsa52O 10. Exxon Will Pay $2.5 Million for Pollution at Gulf Coast Plants (NY Times): https://cutt.ly/PtssqfT 11. In Nigeria, Oil Spills Are a Longtime Scourge (NY Times): https://cutt.ly/YtsswgH 12. Corporate philanthropy and conflicts of interest in public health: ExxonMobil, Equatorial Guinea, and malaria (Naman Shah): https://cutt.ly/gtssw7u 13. ExxonMobil Resolves Tax Dispute with Chad to Evade $74B Fine (NASDAQ): https://cutt.ly/9tsse9I 14. 6 Years After Exxon's Oil Pipeline Burst in an Arkansas Town, a Final Accounting (InsideClimate News): https://cutt.ly/2tssyad 15. Corporate Carbon Policy Footprint - the 50 Most Influential (Influence Map): https://cutt.ly/Ctssuyl 16. Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline: World Bank & ExxonMobil in 'Last Chance Saloon' (Jeremy H. Keenan): https://cutt.ly/Ftssidt 17. 2018 Financial and Operating Review (ExxonMobil): https://cutt.ly/QtssoeS 18. Private Empire (Steve Coll): https://cutt.ly/btssoYC 19. A Methane Leak, Seen From Space, Proves to Be Far Larger Than Thought (NY Times): https://cutt.ly/5tsspqx 20. Nigeria's agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it (The Guardian): https://cutt.ly/7tsspCY 21. The human health implications of crude oil spills in the Niger delta, Nigeria: An interpretation of published studies (Ordinioha & Brisibe): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644738/ 22. Evaluation of the Impacts of Oil Spill Disaster on Communities and Its Influence on Restiveness in Niger Delta, Nigeria (Albert et al.): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705818301607 23. Assessing wetland degradation and loss of ecosystem services in the Niger Delta, Nigeria (Ayanlade & Proske): http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.819.4515&rep=rep1&type=pdf 24. Chad-Cameroon Pipeline: Crude Awakening (Pulitzer Center via YouTube): https://youtu.be/uqduGx7lik4 25. Oil spills in Nigeria: The true price of crude oil (The Guardian via YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuqLfH1SW98 26. ExxonMobil's number of spills worldwide 2018 (Statista): https://www.statista.com/statistics/531336/number-of-oil-chemical-and-drilling-fluid-spilled-by-exxon-mobil/ 27. Exxon Considers Sale of Oil Assets in Equatorial Guinea (Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-considers-sale-of-oil-assets-in-equatorial-guinea-11578857593 28. Corporations vs governments revenues: 2015 data (Global Justice): https://www.globaljustice.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/resources/corporations_vs_governments_final.pdf 29. The Battle Raging In Nigeria Over Control Of Oil (Vice via YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAgw_Zyznx0 #ExxonKnew #ExxonEmpire #ExxonMobil