Labor, Work & Inequality Videos Hacker News Recommends

explainer#58

What Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us

CGP Grey

“Excellent video on the subject: CGPGrey - Humans Need Not Apply”

11 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

talk#100

Winners Take All | Anand Giridharadas | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“I strongly encourage everyone - especialy anyone employed at Google - to watch it.”

9 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

lecture#163

The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth Warren

University of California Television (UCTV)

“it's gripping stuff, because she develops insights based on research and hard-nosed science.”

10 HN recommenders · 2008–2022

explainer#318

Wealth Inequality in America

politizane

“This short info-graphic video makes is pretty clear how dramatically top heavy wealth distribution in the U.S. is”

8 HN recommenders · 2013–2025

documentary#332

Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper.

People Make Games

“Watch both People Make Games video about Roblox and try to argue that the company should not deserve all the public controversy it is getting.”

9 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#401

Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs

NumbersUSA

“Please, please watch this 6 minute TED-style talk on immigration numbers”

7 HN recommenders · 2013–2024

lecture#516

Democracy at Work: Curing Capitalism | Richard Wolff | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“I recently came across an interesting talk by Richard Wolff at Google [1]”

6 HN recommenders · 2017–2026

documentary#526

I Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308

SmarterEveryDay

“Here's a great video by Smarter Every Day that came out a few months ago”

6 HN recommenders · 2025–2026

talk#624

Where in the world is it easiest to get rich? | Harald Eia | TEDxOslo

TEDx Talks

“In these kinds of discussions I like to promote this interesting TEDx talk”

5 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

interview#712

Milton Friedman - The Negative Income Tax

LibertyPen

“here's a nice intro”

7 HN recommenders · 2012–2022

explainer#768

Why Louisiana Stays Poor

Together Louisiana

“I found this insightful: Why Louisiana Stays Poor”

6 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

documentary#879

The Insane Battle To Sabotage a New Apartment Building Explains San Francisco's Housing Crisis

ReasonTV

“Here is a terrific video that everyone should watch that shows how insanely difficult it is to make affordable housing.”

3 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

documentary#931

Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers

People Make Games

“has a couple of reports that I'd suggest parents consider watching first before going down that road”

5 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#963

Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything

Dropout

“is worth watching if you are of the school of thought that tipping is bad”

4 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

lecture#1027

Mark Blyth ─ Global Trumpism

Watson School of International and Public Affairs

“which concisely outlines the economics behind the decline of western middle classes”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2019

explainer#1157

RSA ANIMATE: Crises of Capitalism

Royal Society of Arts

“Start out with this animated version of one of his talks”

4 HN recommenders · 2011–2016

lecture#1177

Milton Friedman - The Real World Effects Of Unions

LibertyPen

“Great short explanation from Milton Friedman”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

explainer#1187

The Ranks of Global Billionaires: Not All Billionaires Are Made Equal

Economics Explained

“fyi youtube video of why these simplistic comparisons of "net worth" based on shares-times-stockprice is meaningless”

4 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

commentary#1188

Municipal Violations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“Even more relevant is his piece on municipal violations and how they can unfairly steamroll the poor with escalating fees.”

5 HN recommenders · 2015–2020

documentary#1205

Vienna's Radical Idea? Affordable Housing For All

Bloomberg Originals

“if you supply at least some public housing, it can have an outsized ability to keep rents down”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

talk#1260

Learning from dirty jobs | Mike Rowe

TED

“This guy is a big proponent of more down to earth careers and I agree with everything he says”

4 HN recommenders · 2012–2018

course#1549

Lecture 1: Introduction to Power and Politics in Today’s World

YaleCourses

“Yale's Power and Politcs was created by Ian Shapiro is an excellent zoom out into global politics and how how the modern world was made.”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

commentary#1634

Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“I think he does a pretty good job in giving an overview of what predatory lending is.”

4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022

lecture#1693

Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children’s Futures? - with Lord David Willetts

The Royal Institution

“One of the best expositions of the problem I've seen is this talk”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

explainer#1745

Dominic Frisby. A simple guide to land value tax

Dominic Frisby Comedy Videos

“Land value tax explained in 10 minutes”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

explainer#1758

Work.

Historia Civilis

“Here is an excellent video on the history of work.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

explainer#1761

How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home

Life Where I'm From

“a fantastic overview of housing for a nuclear family in Tokyo”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

commentary#1807

The NCAA: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“John Oliver has an excellent take on NCAA salaries issue”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2019

interview#1859

Charlie Rose: Sir James Goldsmith Interview - 15.11.94

Sir James Goldsmith

“I encourage everyone who cares about this space to watch the 1994 Charlie Rose episode”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

documentary#1923

SHIPBREAKERS | Would you risk your life dismantling the world’s largest ships just to survive? | NFB

NFB

“Both mortifying and fascinating to see this industry up close.”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

explainer#1940

A Million Dollars vs A Billion Dollars, Visualized: A Road Trip

Tom Scott

“Tom Scott has a great video on it”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

documentary#2178

Does Vienna Have the World's Best Council Housing? Swimming Pools, Private TV Channels & More

Channel 4 Documentaries

“See this video for what government provided housing could be.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

explainer#2286

The Non-capitalist Solution to the Housing Crisis

About Here

“I found this video [0] a decent dive into issues and possible long term solutions.”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

lecture#2518

Jordan Peterson - Pareto Distributions

Bite-sized Philosophy

“Jordan Peterson has an excellent lecture on describing this phenomenon.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2021

talk#2645

How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED

TED

“covers a lot of the current reality young people face entering the workforce.”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

lecture#2662

Mark Blyth - A Brief History of How We Got Here and Why

McMaster Humanities

“Mark Blyth gives a great primer called "A brief history of how we got here and why”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022

explainer#2743

In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn

Tom Scott

“Interesting video about somewhat public tax returns, and hence salary, in Norway and other Nordic countries.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021

talk#2747

Andrew Ng: Artificial Intelligence is the New Electricity

Stanford Graduate School of Business

“I really enjoyed this Andrew Ng talk”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2019

explainer#2794

What Eating the Rich Did For Japan

Asianometry

“here’s a look at Japan’s monopolies, how they were broken up, and partly how that effected the future of their industry”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

talk#2873

What prevents the poor from reaching the middle class? | VISION TALKS

American Enterprise Institute

“poor people make seemingly dumb decisions because if they don't help their social network when it comes knocking”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2024

commentary#3040

Jordan Peterson - Women in High Paying Jobs

Bite-sized Philosophy

“Jordan Peterson had one of the best takes on why successful women struggle to make both a family and a career happen”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

documentary#3056

Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story

atlanticphil

“I watched an excellent documentary on this man a few years back[0].”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

explainer#3067

How The Dutch Economy Shows We Can't Reduce Wealth Inequality With Taxes | Economics Explained

Economics Explained

“This video gives a good explanation about their difference”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

commentary#3289

Jordan Peterson - IQ and The Job Market

Bite-sized Philosophy

“Jordan Peterson has a very good video on this[1].”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

commentary#3331

Mobile Homes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight

“(~16-minute Last Week Tonight segment)”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

talk#3452

The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer

TED

“The only way we can change things on a larger scale is to change the incentives, to change the overarching goals.”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

explainer#3476

How Dollar Stores Quietly Consumed America

Wendover Productions

“I think it does a good job explaining the problem”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

documentary#3617

'The True Cost' - Official Trailer

UNTOLD

“I stopped shopping those stores since watching it. I recommend it.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021