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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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War and what comes after | Clemantine Wamariya

Apr 24, 2018
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What's missing in the global debate over refugees | Yasin Kakande

Apr 16, 2018
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What if we ended the injustice of bail? | Robin Steinberg

Apr 12, 2018
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A Parkland teacher's homework for us all | Diane Wolk-Rogers

Apr 20, 2018
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A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom | Tracee Ellis Ross

Apr 25, 2018
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It's time for the law to protect victims of gender violence | Laura L. Dunn

May 2, 2018
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Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker

Apr 30, 2018
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What it's like to be the child of immigrants | Michael Rain

May 22, 2018
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Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy

Jul 3, 2018
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What the Russian Revolution would have looked like on social media | Mikhail Zygar

Jul 18, 2018