Pandora tailors political ads based on music taste
Pandora tailors political ads based on music taste What does your music taste say about you? Pandora’s political playlist: — “Wake Me Up!” (Avicii) + “Blue Train” (John Coltrane) + ZIP code 94112
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Americans for Prosperity?
A closer look into the billion dollar political industry that brothers Charles and David Koch use to favor big business. Koch Industries has contributed a significant
Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
Author and Professor Jacob Hacker gives a grim and critical look at todays political system. Hacker divides our country in the “haves” and “have nots”, and
I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society
Kaleigh B I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society In 2012, reporter Kevin Roose went to a secret meeting–“an event that might single-handedly explain why the rest of the country still hates financial
A Duty of Care
Kaleigh B http://new.ted.com/talks/david_puttnam_what_happens_when_the_media_s_priority_is_profit In this video, filmmaker David Puttnam explains why the media should have a “duty of care” to consumers.
Paxman vs. Brand
Kaleigh B In an interview given to BBC Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman, comedian Russell Brand explains why it is that he doesn’t vote (and, indeed, has never voted).
The Dream Abides: The Big Lebowski and the American Dream
Disclaimer, this video may contain language that is offensive to the viewer. Millie Goebel Often we watch movies and do one of three things
Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies.
Wilkinson explains the many ways that a widening gap between the rich and poor can have harmful effects on health, lifespan, and basic human values. He proves through ample research that
Online “Filter Bubbles”
Kaleigh B In this TED talk, Eli Pariser discusses one of the most dangerous aspects of social media for democracy: the filter bubble.