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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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How supply chain transparency can help the planet | Markus Mutz

Jan 15, 2020
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A path to security for the world's deadliest countries | Rachel Kleinfeld

Jan 16, 2020
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The unpaid work that GDP ignores -- and why it really counts | Marilyn Waring

Jan 23, 2020
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Dictators hate political cartoons -- so I keep drawing them | Rayma Suprani

Jan 31, 2020
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What if the poor were part of city planning? | Smruti Jukur Johari

Feb 6, 2020
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What if a single human right could change the world? | Kristen Wenz

Feb 24, 2020
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When local news dies, so does democracy | Chuck Plunkett

Mar 3, 2020
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What we do (and don't) know about the coronavirus | David Heymann

Mar 3, 2020
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How repaying loans with social service transforms communities | Angie Murimirwa

Mar 19, 2020
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How forgiveness can create a more just legal system | Martha Minow

Mar 30, 2020