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How we can make elections about the people, not just funders: An excerpt of...
Before we can tackle climate change, financial reform, education reform or, well, anything, there is a single issue that we in the United States must confront. As legal activist Lawrence Lessig says in...
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5 great stories with double lives as allegories
Lawrence Lessig talks about a fundamental corruption at the core of the U.S.’s political system. Photo: James Duncan Davidson “Once upon a time, there was a place called Lesterland,” Lawrence Lessig...
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Rethinking the term ‘illegal’ immigrant: Because people can’t be illegal
Last week, the Associated Press announced its decision to remove the term “illegal immigrant” from the AP Stylebook. In a blog post by Director of Media Relations Paul Colford, AP’s executive editor...
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TED Newsmakers: Samantha Power to become ambassador to the UN, Jennifer...
Samantha Power (left) and Jennifer Pahlka (right) speak at TED2008 and TED2012, respectively. Today, Barack Obama will be naming a new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations – and sources say that it...
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Adam Davidson on the government shutdown, and why it’s economically “suicidal”
In December 2012, Planet Money co-host Adam Davidson stopped by the TED office to talk about the fiscal cliff. At the time, the U.S. Congress was weeks away from a deadline to set a course on federal...
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3 smart talks to get you through the continued government shutdown
Heyyy Congress. We noticed you’re having a wee bit of trouble working out this government shutdown snafu, so we thought, hey, since you’ve got extra time on your hands and we’re taking a lunch break,...
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How we can build a more united United States of America: A Q&A with liberal...
Sally Kohn, otherwise known as Fox News’ liberal lesbian pundit, shares an idea for how to progress across political divides. Photo: Ryan Lash Sally Kohn is both liberal and a lesbian — and she works...
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Cartels as businesses, terrorism as a brand, gang violence as an epidemic: 4...
One sign speaker Rodrigo Canales shares that Mexican drug cartels are a big businesses: the CEO of Sinaloa cartel made Forbes’ list of the World’s Most Powerful People. Photo: Ryan Lash Rodrigo Canales...
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Sally Kohn talks leaving Fox News
When Sally Kohn spoke at TED@NYC, she was Fox News’ liberal, lesbian pundit. Now, she’s a free agent. Photo: Ryan Lash In today’s talk, pundit Sally Kohn shares what it’s like to be progressive, Sally...
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Need help? Aunt Bertha helps people in need find social services in their area
TED Fellow Erine Gray founded the website Aunt Bertha to help people find social services in their area, quickly and easily. The site was inspired by his own struggle to find help for his mother, who...
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Are you being tracked? A TED Fellow on how law enforcement follows your...
Did you know that across the United States, cameras are automatically taking pictures of your car’s license plate as you drive by, recording your plate number and your locations over time? In a...
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Two Americas collide in a mini-mart: Anand Giridharadas’s rousing talk at...
Anand Giridharadas speaks at TED2015 – Truth and Dare, Session 5. Photo: Bret Hartman/TED Anand Giridharadas brings us to a Dallas mini-mart on the night of September 21, 2001. That night, a man named...
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Justice, capitalism and progress: Paul Tudor Jones II at TED2015
At TED2015, Paul Tudor Jones II made a case for “just corporate behavior.” Photo: Bret Hartman/TED Can capital be just? As a firm believer in capitalism and the free market, Paul Tudor Jones II...
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Lawrence Lessig explores a run for president, around one powerful idea
Lawrence Lessig may be running for President of the United States. But he isn’t looking to big donors to fund his exploratory campaign. Rather than do the usual candidate song and dance of courting...
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A TEDx event crosses the US-Mexico border, to show that ideas can’t be fenced in
In early September, TEDxMonumento258 became the first TEDx event organized by teams in two different countries and held simultaneously across a border. Planning the event took more than two and a half...
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