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Lawrence Lessig: We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim

There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That's the argument at the core of this blistering talk by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig. With rapid-fire visuals, he shows how the funding process weakens the Republic in the most fund...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_the_republic_we_must_reclaim

Playlist: The Audacious Project: 2021-22 (9 talks)

The Audacious Project: 2021-22
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_audacious_project_2021_22

Thomas Piketty | TED Speaker

Thomas Piketty is an economist and professor at the Paris School of Economics. His 2014 book, "Capital in the Twenty-first Century," caused a sensation upon publication.
Economist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/thomas_piketty

Erica Stone | TED Speaker

Erica Stone works at the intersection of writing, teaching, and community organizing.
Writer, teacher, community organizer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/erica_stone

Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution

Wael Ghonim is the Google executive who helped jumpstart Egypt's democratic revolution ... with a Facebook page memorializing a victim of the regime's violence. Speaking at TEDxCairo, he tells the inside story of the past two months, when everyday Egyptians showed that "the power of the people is stronger than the people in power."
https://www.ted.com/talks/wael_ghonim_inside_the_egyptian_revolution

Farida Nabourema: Is your country at risk of becoming a dictatorship? Here's how to know

Farida Nabourema has dedicated her life to fighting the military regime in Togo, Africa's oldest autocracy. She's learned two truths along the way: no country is destined to be oppressed -- and no country is immune to dictatorship. But how can you tell if you're at risk before it happens? In a stirring talk, Nabourema shares the four key signs o...
https://www.ted.com/talks/farida_nabourema_is_your_country_at_risk_of_becoming_a_dictatorship_here_s_how_to_know

Dolores Huerta: How to overcome apathy and find your power

"Sí, se puede!" -- "Yes, we can!" It's the rallying cry Dolores Huerta came up with as a young activist in the 1970s, and she's lived by it in her tireless pursuit of civil rights ever since. With her signature wit and humor, Huerta reflects on her life's work, offering inspiration for anybody trying to overcome apathy, get involved and find the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dolores_huerta_how_to_overcome_apathy_and_find_your_power

Playlist: Build Back Better - Innovation (6 talks)

Build Back Better features thought leaders and change agents evaluating our pre-pandemic systems and practices in an effort to create a more sustainable, efficient and just world. (Made possible with the support of Verizon)
Curated by TED · 6 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/build_back_better_innovation

Doug Levinson: What gives a dollar bill its value?

The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that decision, and how does their choice affect the economy at large? Doug Levinson takes a trip into the United States Federal Reserve, examining how the people who work there aim to balance the value of the dollar to prevent inflation or deflati...
https://www.ted.com/talks/doug_levinson_what_gives_a_dollar_bill_its_value

Shrabani Basu: From pacifist to spy: WWII's surprising secret agent

In May 1940, with the German army ready to occupy Paris, Noor Inayat Khan was faced with a difficult choice: stand on the sidelines or join the Allied forces fighting the Nazis. After witnessing the devastation across Europe, she travelled to England to learn the art of espionage. Shrabani Basu details how a pacifist turned spy helped build the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shrabani_basu_from_pacifist_to_spy_wwii_s_surprising_secret_agent

Shad Begum | TED Speaker

Shad Begum is a women's rights activist working for the economic and political empowerment of women and youth in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in the northwest of Pakistan.
Women's rights activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shad_begum

Brett Hennig | TED Speaker

Brett Hennig co-founded and directs the Sortition Foundation, which campaigns to institute the use of stratified, random selection (also called sortition) in government.
Author, activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/brett_hennig

Michael Patrick Lynch | TED Speaker

Michael Patrick Lynch examines truth, democracy, public discourse and the ethics of technology in the age of big data.
Philosopher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_lynch

Garry Kasparov | TED Speaker

Garry Kasparov is esteemed by many as the greatest chess player of all time. Now he’s engaged in a game with far higher stakes: the preservation of freedom and democracy.
Grandmaster, analyst
https://www.ted.com/speakers/garry_kasparov

Christina Greer: Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election

District lines, and the groups of voters within them, may seem arbitrary, but a lot of thought (and political bickering) is put into these carefully drawn lines. From "packing" a district to "cracking" a district--learn how the shape of districts impacts political parties during election season. [Directed by Smart Bubble Society, narrated by Chr...
https://www.ted.com/talks/christina_greer_gerrymandering_how_drawing_jagged_lines_can_impact_an_election

Tiana Epps-Johnson: What's needed to bring the US voting system into the 21st century

The American election system is complicated, to say the least -- but voting is one of the most tangible ways that each of us can shape our communities. How can we make the system more modern, inclusive and secure? Civic engagement champion Tiana Epps-Johnson shares what's needed to bring voting in the US into the 21st century -- and to get every...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tiana_epps_johnson_what_s_needed_to_bring_the_us_voting_system_into_the_21st_century

Playlist: South America! (10 talks)

Creativity and innovation are flowing in South America, while countries across the continent still face unique challenges. As we plan for TEDGlobal 2014—happening in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October—this playlist will get you in the spirit.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/south_america

Playlist: The issues at stake in the US election of 2020 (18 talks)

Relevant, informative talks to help you navigate the conversation surrounding the 2020 presidential election. (For more voting information specific to your location, please visit https://www.vote.org)
Curated by TED · 18 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/the_issues_at_stake_in_the_us

Danielle Allen | TED Speaker

Danielle Allen is an expert on the intersection of ethics and democracy.
Classicist, political theorist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/danielle_allen

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya | TED Speaker

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the leader of democratic Belarus.
Politician
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sviatlana_tsikhanouskaya

Kenneth C. Davis: What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence

In June 1776, a little over a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the US Continental Congress huddled together in a hot room in Philadelphia to talk independence. Historian Kenneth C. Davis dives into some of the lesser known facts about the process of writing the Declaration of Independence and questions one very controversi...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kenneth_c_davis_what_you_might_not_know_about_the_declaration_of_independence

Yuval Noah Harari: The war in Ukraine could change everything

Concerned about the war Ukraine? You're not alone. Historian Yuval Noah Harari provides important context on the Russian invasion, including Ukraine's long history of resistance, the specter of nuclear war and his view of why, even if Putin wins all the military battles, he's already lost the war. (This conversation, hosted by TED global curator...
https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_the_war_in_ukraine_could_change_everything

Bhu Srinivasan | TED Speaker

Bhu Srinivasan writes about economics, history and statecraft.
Writer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bhu_srinivasan

G.T. Bynum: A Republican mayor's plan to replace partisanship with policy

Conventional wisdom says that to win an election, you need to play to your constituencies' basest, most divisive instincts. But as a candidate for mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, G.T. Bynum decided to skip the smear campaigns, tell voters what he wanted to accomplish and give them ways to measure his success -- and it led him to win the election. In a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/g_t_bynum_a_republican_mayor_s_plan_to_replace_partisanship_with_policy

Hajer Sharief: How to use family dinner to teach politics

Everyone should participate in decision-making and politics -- and it starts at home, says activist Hajer Sharief. She introduces a simple yet transformative idea: that parents can teach their children about political agency by giving them a say in how their households are run, in the form of candid family meetings where everyone can express the...
https://www.ted.com/talks/hajer_sharief_how_to_use_family_dinner_to_teach_politics

Peter Paccone: How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed?

There's a job out there with a great deal of power, pay, prestige, and near-perfect job-security. And there's only one way to be hired: get appointed to the US Supreme Court. But how do US Supreme Court Justices actually get that honor? Peter Paccone outlines the difficult process of getting a seat on the highest bench in the country. [Directed ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_paccone_how_do_us_supreme_court_justices_get_appointed

Halla Tómasdóttir: It's time for women to run for office

With warmth and wit, Halla Tómasdóttir shares how she overcame media bias, changed the tone of the political debate and surprised her entire nation when she ran for president of Iceland -- inspiring the next generation of leaders along the way. "What we see, we can be," she says. "It matters that women run."
https://www.ted.com/talks/halla_tomasdottir_it_s_time_for_women_to_run_for_office

Eric Liu: There's no such thing as not voting

Many people like to talk about how important voting is, how it's your civic duty and responsibility as an adult. Eric Liu agrees with all that, but he also thinks it's time to bring joy back to the ballot box. The former political speechwriter details how he and his team are fostering the culture around voting in the 2016 US presidential electio...
https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_liu_there_s_no_such_thing_as_not_voting

5 talks on the state of democracy

Rory Stewart opens this talk from TEDxHousesofParliament with a joke: “Little Billy goes to school and his teacher asks, ‘What does your father do?’ Billy replies, ‘My father plays piano in an opium den.’” But when the teacher confronts the father about his occupation, she gets a different answer. As Stewart finishes the joke, “The fathe...
Posted October 29, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/10/29/5-talks-on-the-state-of-democracy

TEDxEdmonds: Civic Literacy - an independently organized event

About this event: What is the role of a citizen in a modern republican democracy? From jury duty to parenting; from following the news to making it, the challenges of modern citizenship in America are growing tougher. Democracy, however, is fragile. So, for democracy to work, citizens must learn how to engage their government effectively regardless of how chal...
Event details: Lynnwood, Washington, United States · March 29, 2012
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/3320
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