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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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Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer? | Benedetta Berti

Sep 11, 2018
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How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together | Tracie Keesee

Sep 25, 2018
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How whistle-blowers shape history | Kelly Richmond Pope

Oct 12, 2018
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What to trust in a "post-truth" world | Alex Edmans

Nov 12, 2018
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Is war between China and the US inevitable? | Graham Allison

Oct 30, 2018
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The global goals we've made progress on -- and the ones we haven't | Michael Green

Nov 8, 2018
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Is civility a sham? | Teresa Bejan

Nov 14, 2018
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3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do | Stacey Abrams

Dec 4, 2018
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The political progress women have made -- and what's next | Cecile Richards

Jan 18, 2019
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This country isn't just carbon neutral -- it's carbon negative | Tshering Tobgay

Mar 11, 2016