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TED Talks News and Politics

Seeing the world beyond news headlines: politicians, journalists and researchers share their insights onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also downl... Read more

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The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs | Dannagal G. Young

The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs | Dannagal G. Young

Social psychologist Dannagal G. Young breaks down the link between our psychology and politics, showing how personality ... Read more

22 Sep 2020

9mins

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A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom | Tracee Ellis Ross

A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom | Tracee Ellis Ross

The global collection of women's experiences can no longer be ignored, says actress and activist Tracee Ellis Ross. In a... Read more

25 Apr 2018

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How to have better political conversations | Robb Willer

How to have better political conversations | Robb Willer

Robb Willer studies the forces that unite and divide us. As a social psychologist, he researches how moral values -- typ... Read more

20 Jan 2017

12mins

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Activism needs introverts | Sarah Corbett

Activism needs introverts | Sarah Corbett

For the introverts among us, traditional forms activism like marches, protests and door-to-door canvassing can be intimi... Read more

21 Nov 2017

13mins

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How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time | Baratunde Thurston

How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time | Baratunde Thurston

Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed t... Read more

29 May 2019

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Why governments should prioritize well-being | Nicola Sturgeon

Why governments should prioritize well-being | Nicola Sturgeon

In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acc... Read more

29 Jul 2019

10mins

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The new political story that could change everything | George Monbiot

The new political story that could change everything | George Monbiot

To get out of the mess we're in, we need a new story that explains the present and guides the future, says author George... Read more

26 Jul 2019

15mins

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What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? | Brett Hennig

What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people? | Brett Hennig

If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and ac... Read more

5 Jun 2018

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What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit | Teresa Njoroge

What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit | Teresa Njoroge

In 2011, Teresa Njoroge was convicted of a financial crime she didn't commit -- the result of a long string of false acc... Read more

13 Nov 2017

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My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement -- and how I got out | Christian Picciolini

My descent into America's neo-Nazi movement -- and how I got out | Christian Picciolini

At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist -- and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi ... Read more

28 Mar 2018

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3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams

3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams

How you respond to setbacks is what defines your character, says Stacey Abrams, the first Black woman in the history of ... Read more

4 Dec 2018

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What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media | Mikhail Zygar

What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media | Mikhail Zygar

History is written by the victors, as the saying goes -- but what would it look like if it was written by everyone? Jour... Read more

18 Jul 2018

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Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy

Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy

Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking, counterintuiti... Read more

3 Jul 2018

14mins

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How we can start to heal the pain of racial division | Ruby Sales

How we can start to heal the pain of racial division | Ruby Sales

"Where does it hurt?" It's a question that activist and educator Ruby Sales has traveled the US asking, looking deeply a... Read more

1 Feb 2019

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Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system | Bhu Srinivasan

Capitalism isn't an ideology -- it's an operating system | Bhu Srinivasan

Bhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalis... Read more

12 Feb 2018

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A vision for the future of Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio

A vision for the future of Sierra Leone | Julius Maada Bio

When Julius Maada Bio first seized political power in Sierra Leone in 1996, he did so to improve the lives of its citize... Read more

3 Jul 2019

16mins

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Creativity builds nations | Muthoni Drummer Queen

Creativity builds nations | Muthoni Drummer Queen

In a hopeful talk followed by an empowering performance, musician and TED Fellow Muthoni Drummer Queen shares how indust... Read more

27 Sep 2019

11mins

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