Factories have shut down, banks have failed, and millions are out of work. As the Depression worsens, public opinion sours toward President Hoover.
Hoover’s allies attempt to counter criticism of the President by galvanizing anti-foreigner attitudes. They devise a scheme to frighten immigrants from Mexico and other countries with the specter of mass immigra ... Show More
Mar 2019
The Great Depression - Dust | 4
<p>The Great Depression wasn’t the only crisis facing the country when Franklin Roosevelt took office in 1933. Following a decade-long drought that had shriveled crops, massive dust storms were pummeling huge swaths of the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the Northwest. Years of po ... Show More
40m 2s
Sep 2023
Consider The Cost Of Those Perks | No Pain, No Gain
<p>During the American Revolution—as in any war—the British quite rightly targeted the estates and the landholdings of the leadership on the American side. Because to them, these men weren’t founders—they were instigators. At one point in the war, George Washington’s estate was t ... Show More
7m 37s
Nov 2023
The Hoover Dam is Ridiculous, Part Two: The Audacity!
As the railroads tried and failed to control flooding in the Salton Sink, state and federal leaders realized America needed a bigger solution. With the Great Depression in full swing, workers from across the country traveled to Vegas in hopes of working on the Hoover Dam. In the ... Show More
32m 18s
Feb 2023
Let's Start a Coup! Ep 1 – A Basket Full of Fascists
<p>Nowadays, most people can agree that fascism is, well, a bad thing. But back in the 1930s, life absolutely sucked for most Americans, and fascism still had a sort of new car smell. Wall Street bankers were convinced they could take their country back from the clutches of ‘clas ... Show More
40m 6s
Apr 2024
FBI Agent Turned Russian Spy | World of Secrets | 1
<p>In 1976, at the height of the Cold War, Robert Hanssen joins the FBI to work in their counterintelligence division. Hanssen is valued for his technical skills, and put in charge of databases containing some of the country’s most valuable secrets. But he’s socially awkward, and ... Show More
41m 21s
Sep 2023
SQUAWK BOX, WEDNESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2023
<p>The Dow plunges by almost 400 points to post its worst session since March. The U.S. 10-year Treasury hovers at its highest level since 2007. The U.S. competition watchdog, the FTC, launches an unprecedented probe into e-commerce giant Amazon, accusing it of inflating prices, ... Show More
23m 56s
Apr 2024
04/28/2024: Children of War, Nvidia, Crisis at Pearl Harbor
Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on America’s children of war, often overlooked, who live with disabled military veterans. Millions of American youth across the country navigate complex childhoods, witness the emotional and physical impact of service on wounded warriors, and he ... Show More
48m 3s