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TED Talks News and Politics

TED

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.

Episodes

The alliances needed to rebuild the developing world | Achim Steiner

Jun 17 2020 • 46 MIN

Developing countries need strong alliances between the public and private sectors to rebuild after COVID-19, says Achim Steiner, administrator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). F...

The ACLU's call to defund the police | Anthony D. Romero

Jun 8 2020 • 9 MIN

"We need to defund the budgets of police departments. It's the only way we're going to take power back," says Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Cal...

The US needs a radical revolution of values | Dr. Bernice King

Jun 8 2020 • 8 MIN

To cultivate a society grounded in equity and love, we must uproot systems of oppression and violence towards Black communities, says Dr. Bernice Albertine King, community builder and daughter of D...

The link between climate change, health and poverty | Cheryl Holder

Jun 3 2020 • 13 MIN

For the poor and vulnerable, the health impacts of climate change are already here, says physician Cheryl Holder. Unseasonably hot temperatures, disease-carrying mosquitoes and climate gentrificati...

How to rebuild the global economy | Kristalina Georgieva

May 19 2020 • 43 MIN

The coronavirus pandemic shattered the global economy. To put the pieces back together, we need to make sure money is going to the countries that need it the most -- and that we rebuild financial s...

Restoring human dignity at the US southern border | Norma Pimentel

May 14 2020 • 13 MIN

After seeing the conditions in which children were held at a detention center on the US-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel established a humanitarian respite center in Texas where people can get ...