Every headline has a history. Root of the Headline digs it up.

Wars, elections, borders, oil prices, protests, trade fights: the news tells you what happened today. We show you where it started. Each video takes a story from the headlines and traces it back through the decisions, maps and turning points that made it, then brings it back to now with the lesson history keeps trying to teach.

What you'll find here:
▸ Root Cause: deep-dive documentaries on the history behind the news
▸ Then vs Now: past crises compared side by side with today's
▸ Map Minute: borders, routes and conflicts explained on the map
▸ 60-Second Root: the short version, in Shorts

Researched, sourced and built with original motion graphics. No noise, no spin, just context.

New documentary every week. Subscribe and see the root of every story.