Video: What Causes Muslim Radicalization?

Today, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) — the first Muslim elected to Congress — and national security experts discussed the causes of, and solutions to, religious radicalization on a panel at the Center for American Progress. Video after the jump:

Video: White House Unveils New HIV/AIDS Strategy

Yesterday at the White House, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes and other senior administration officials rolled out a new strategy to fight HIV and AIDS in America. TWI’s video team was on hand; video and other fun stuff after the jump:

Video: Why WaPo’s Takedown of Nixon Is a Media-Driven Myth

When most people hear Watergate, after Nixon, the first two names that come to mind are Woodward and Bernstein. The two Washington Post reporters are largely credited with breaking the scandal and taking down Richard Nixon’s presidency. But W. Joseph Campbell, author of the new book “Getting It Wrong: Ten More…

Video: Legal Experts Duke It Out Over Free Speech Case

Today at the Heritage Foundation, legal experts debated the merits of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision — with Justice Anthony Kennedy joining the liberal wing in the majority — in the Christian Legal Society v. Martinez case. The Court ruled that public universities may deny funding to student organizations that More…

Video: UK Defense Secretary Argues Messaging Is Key to Afghan War

Yesterday at the Heritage Foundation, U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox spoke about the state of the war in Afghanistan. He argued that effective communication was central to the campaign, and urged politicians to make clear to their constituents the need for the war and the consequences of More…

Demonstrators Plant 10,000 Flags on National Mall to Protest Oil Addiction

Earlier today, demonstrators led by the Sierra Club planted 10,000 flags on the National Mall in Washington to spell out the words “freedom from oil.” Speakers highlighted the need to move away from a reliance on oil in the wake of the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Video More…

Video: Experts Weigh In on U.S.-Latin America Relationship

At the Brookings Institution yesterday, government officials and advocates discussed the state of the United States’ relationship with Latin America, touching on drug trafficking, gun smuggling, oil drilling and the region’s diminished reliance on its neighbor to the north.

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Video: Tracking John Paul Stevens’ Move to the Left

Yesterday, the co-authors of John Paul Stevens: An Independent Life spoke at the Center for American Progress, discussing the late justice’s evolution from moderate rookie to liberal leader, particularly as the Reagan appointees rubbed him the wrong way. Our video team was on hand; highlights after the jump:

Drilling Into the Oil Spill: A Brief History (Video)

Oil has been pouring into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon drilling site for more than two months now — but TWI’s video team has done us the favor of condensing the major events surrounding the spill to a digestible three minutes. After the jump, check out a More…

Video: Should We Pay Retirees to Leave the Country?

Dean Baker thinks so. In a talk at the DC bookstore Politics and Prose last night, the progressive economist suggested that we could save billions on Medicare and Medicaid payments by giving retirees a financial incentive to move abroad. It’s an intriguing idea — video after the jump: