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A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness

Journalist Aaron Bastani makes the case for ditching capitalism as the world's economic operating system and adopting "universal basic services," where governments freely provide life essentials like housing, health care, education and transport

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5 values for repairing the harms of colonialism

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Emily Esfahani Smith

There's more to life than being happy

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TEDx: Resetting for a new year

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TED is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 110 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.