History in Five

Former Secret Serviceman Clint Hill discusses his experience working with one of the most beloved American families: The Kennedys

25 years after Anita Hill’s confirmation hearings, Rebecca discusses the impact it's had on sexual harassment in the workplace today.

Michael Waldman, president of NYU's Brennan Center for Justice and author of "The Fight to Vote," discusses America's complicated history to bring equal voting rights to all citizens.

Washington Insider Lawrence Lindsey discusses some of the conspiracies of the ruling class and how they affect American lives.

James Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher told me, explains why President Ronald Reagan and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have a lot more in common than it might seem.

From the groundbreaking author team behind the bestselling Winner-Take-All Politics, a timely and topical work that examines what’s good for American business and what’s good for Americans—and why those interests are misaligned.

To save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven.

In this episode of History in Five, learn what Cotton Mather, famous for his influence during the Salem Witch Trials, Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, who saved thousands during the smallpox epidemic of 1721, and Ben Franklin have in common.

Acclaimed Harvard socialist Robert Putnam, author of "Our Kids" and "Bowling Alone," discusses the socioeconomic rift that has divided America during the past twenty years.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan, author "Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War," discusses how cyber tactics helped quell the insurgency during the Iraq War.