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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 download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.

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The Amazon belongs to humanity -- let's protect it together | Tashka and Laura Yawanawá

Nov 5, 2019
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What happens to people in solitary confinement | Laura Rovner

Nov 5, 2019
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Our immigration conversation is broken -- here's how to have a better one | Paul A. Kramer

Nov 6, 2019
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What's really happening at the US-Mexico border -- and how we can do better | Erika Pinheiro

Nov 14, 2019
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5 steps for clean air in India | Arunabha Ghosh

Nov 18, 2019
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A creative solution for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan | LaToya Ruby Frazier

Nov 20, 2019
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The problem of light pollution -- and 5 ridiculously easy ways to fix it | Kelsey Johnson

Dec 4, 2019
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To help solve global problems, look to developing countries | Bright Simons

Dec 12, 2019
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Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans | Kelsey Leonard

Dec 13, 2019
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How civilization could destroy itself -- and 4 ways we could prevent it | Nick Bostrom

Dec 19, 2019