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TED: A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness | Aaron Bastani

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Several crises are set to define the next century -- but journalist Aaron Bastani believes we have the technological ability to meet our biggest challenges and create unprecedented levels of prosperity for all. He shows how we could get...
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Wrap of day's incursions, reax and funerals

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Nablus 1. Wide shot of tank driving into Nablus 2. Helicopter flying overhead 3. Israeli army vehicles driving along road Jerusalem 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Arie Mekel, Israeli government spokesman: "Now we will do this any time there is...
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Trade patterns expert Krugman wins Nobel economics prize

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1. Paul Krugman enters press conference UPSOUND: Applause 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Krugman, Winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences: "Thank you. In case you want to know how these things work, I actually took the call...
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Senate Majority Leader Calls Violence A Genocide, Amnesty Intl Accuses Sudan's Government

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Chad US Senator Senate majority leader calls violence a genocide STORYLINE: A leading US politician called attacks on African farmers by Arab militiamen in Sudan's western Darfur region a genocide, and said that the threat of UN...
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Speaking at the Gulf Coast energy summit in Biloxi, Mississippi, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Monday that he is the best candidate to take on President Barack Obama on energy production.

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HEADLINE: Santorum touts energy record in Mississippi CAPTION: Speaking at the Gulf Coast energy summit in Biloxi, Mississippi, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Monday that he is the best candidate to take on President Barack...
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Inflation and Interest Rates?

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Inflation and Interest Rates?
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What if mental health workers responded to emergency calls? | Leslie Herod

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When you report an emergency in the US, police, firefighters or paramedics answer the call. What if mental health professionals responded, too? Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod shares a straightforward and research-backed...
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Darrick Hamilton: How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap

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Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security have less to do with what we do and more to do with...
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TED: How to share public money fairly | Maja Bosnic

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We have the right to demand budgets to be equitable, to be fair, says economist Maja Bosnic. One way to get there is to make them gender-responsive. With examples from the nearly 80 countries around the world already factoring gender...
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TED: A climate solution where all sides can win | Ted Halstead

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Why are we so deadlocked on climate, and what would it take to overcome the seemingly insurmountable barriers to progress? Policy entrepreneur TED Halstead proposes a transformative solution based on the conservative principles of free...
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Kristen Wenz: What if a single human right could change the world?

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More than a billion people worldwide, mostly children, do not have a legal identity. In many countries, this means they can't get access to vital services like health care and education, says legal identity expert Kristen Wenz. She...
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TED: economic growth has stalled. Let's fix it | Dambisa Moyo

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economic growth is the defining challenge of our time; without it, political and social instability rises, human progress stagnates and societies grow dimmer. But, says economist Dambisa Moyo, dogmatic capitalism isn't creating the...
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TED: Should you be able to patent a human gene? | Tania Simoncelli

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A decade ago, uS law said human genes were patentable -- which meant patent holders had the right to stop anyone from sequencing, testing or even looking at a patented gene. Troubled by the way this law both harmed patients and created a...
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TED: How the US fails working parents -- and what they need to thrive | Reshma Saujani

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The pandemic brought into sharp focus the crisis in caregiving in the United States, which woefully under provides support for parents. Activist and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani has a proposal to address that -- something she...
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TED: The counterintuitive psychology of insurance | Orit Tykocinski

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The real reason you buy insurance may have as much to do with pleasing your psyche as it does protecting your wallet. Behavioral psychologist Orit Tykocinski explores the connection between insurance and the reality-distorting risks of...
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TED Talks

TED: A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change | Michael Metcalfe

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Will we do whatever it takes to fight climate change? Back in 2008, following the global financial crisis, governments across the world adopted a "whatever it takes" commitment to monetary recovery, issuing $250 billion worth of...
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TED: Iran and Israel: Peace is possible | Trita Parsi

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Iran and Israel: two nations with tense relations that seem existentially at odds. But for all their antagonistic rhetoric, there is a recent hidden history of collaboration, even friendship. In an informative talk, Trita Parsi shows how...
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TED: Climate action needs new frontline leadership | Ozawa Bineshi Albert

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We can't rely on those who created climate change to fix it, says climate justice organizer Ozawa Bineshi Albert. An Indigenous woman living in the heart of oil and gas country in the US, she's observed an alarming disconnect between...
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David J. Bier: How guest worker visas could transform the US immigration system

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The United States can create a more humane immigration system; in fact, it's been done before, says policy analyst David J. Bier. Pointing to the historical success of the US guest worker program, which allows foreign workers to legally...
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TED: 100 solutions to reverse global warming | Chad Frischmann

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What if we took out more greenhouse gases than we put into the atmosphere? This hypothetical scenario, known as "drawdown," is our only hope of averting climate disaster, says strategist Chad Frischmann. In a forward-thinking talk, he...
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SciShow Marches for Science

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SciShow heads to Washington D.C. to join the March for Science and interview people about why they feel science is important to them.
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TED Talks

TED: The US can move past immigration prisons -- and towards justice | César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández

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Imagine seeking safety abroad and instead being detained and forced to defend yourself in a high-stakes legal battle — alone. Law professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández explains how the asylum process in the US became warped into...
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TED: Why we need to end the War on Drugs | Ethan Nadelmann

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* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Is the War on Drugs doing more harm than good? In a bold talk, drug policy reformist Ethan Nadelmann makes an...
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TED: Why teens confess to crimes they didn't commit | Lindsay Malloy

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* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Why do juveniles falsely confess to crimes? What makes them more vulnerable than adults to this shocking,...