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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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Why we need to end the era of orphanages | Tara Winkler

Aug 29, 2017
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How young people join violent extremist groups -- and how to stop them | Erin Marie Saltman

Sep 5, 2017
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How the US government spies on people who protest -- including you | Jennifer Granick

Aug 31, 2017
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Who belongs in a city? | OluTimehin Adegbeye

Sep 8, 2017
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How our friendship survives our opposing politics | Caitlin Quattromani and Lauran Arledge

Sep 11, 2017
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What we're missing in the debate about immigration | Duarte Geraldino

Sep 19, 2017
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A Black man goes undercover in the alt-right | Theo E.J. Wilson

Sep 21, 2017
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What I learned as a prisoner in North Korea | Euna Lee

Sep 29, 2017
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How to seek truth in the era of fake news | Christiane Amanpour

Oct 6, 2017
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Why I risked my life to expose a government massacre | Anjan Sundaram

Oct 24, 2017