Teachers have long relied on educational cartoons with catchy songs to simplify everything from grammar to government. Can a cartoon conquer a challenge like today’s tax system, with its ever-changing, 75,000 pages of laws? With retro flair, TAXATION NATION looks into how our tax system does – and doesn’t – work.
We The Economy Ep. 10: THE STREET | Joe Berlinger
On the heels of the financial crisis, Wall Street for some has become synonymous with corruption and greed. Director Joe Berlinger takes us to the epicenter of the financial world – the New York Stock Exchange – to learn how Wall Street really influences the economy and impacts all of our lives.
We The Economy Ep. 9: RECESSION | Lee Hirsch
Choreographed by Pilobolus dance company and narrated by economic historian John Steele Gordon, Lee Hirsch’s “Recession” mounts an entertaining and educational look at what causes an economic recession and how recovery is stimulated.
The Importance Of The Street Harassment Video
In what’s the most viral story of the week, a women had herself filmed for 10 hours walking around the streets of NYC. The results were startling, and sparked a lot of debate. Pop Trigger discusses.
The Walking Dead Fan Theory So Nuts Robert Kirkman Shut it Down
The Walking Dead on AMC has become hugely popular and successful, and with that obviously comes…fan conspiracy theories! What happened in the world of The Walking Dead to make the zombie apocalypse happen?
We The Economy Ep. 8: FED HEAD | Catherine Hardwicke
When Federal Reserve Chairman Rob Rafaelson awakes with amnesia only moments before a big press conference, his children, maid and intern must explain the Fed to him using the only thing handy: the children’s toys.
We The Economy Ep. 7: THE SECOND PART OF THAT FILM ABOUT MONEY | James Schamus
You think that banks are where your cash is stored and safeguard and that a dollar bill is money. Well, you’re wrong. Like, really wrong.