TED Talks
Tim Jackson: An economic reality check
As the world faces recession, climate change, inequity and more, Tim Jackson delivers a piercing challenge to established economic principles, explaining how we might stop feeding the crises and start investing in our future.
TED Talks
TED: Use your voice, vote and wallet for climate action | Halla Tómasdóttir
Recently back from the COP26 UN climate conference in Scotland, former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir sums up the outcomes of the gathering, the progress she saw and the work that's left to be done this way: "The most...
TED Talks
TED: The fight against sex slavery | Sunitha Krishnan
Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane...
TED Talks
TED: Why Africa must become a center of knowledge again | Olufemi Taiwo
How can Africa, the home to some of the largest bodies of water in the world, be said to have a water crisis? It doesn't, says Olufemi Taiwo -- it has a knowledge crisis. Taiwo suggests that lack of knowledge on important topics like...
TED Talks
TED: In defense of dialogue | Jonas Gahr Støre
In politics, it seems counterintuitive to engage in dialogue with violent groups, with radicals and terrorists, and with the states that support them. But Jonas Gahr Støre, the foreign minister of Norway, makes a compelling case for open...
TED Talks
TED: How to expose the corrupt | Peter Eigen
Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. In his talk, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his...
TED Talks
Geoff Mulgan: Post-crash, investing in a better world
As we reboot the world's economy, Geoff Mulgan poses a question: Instead of sending bailout money to doomed old industries, why not use stimulus funds to bootstrap some new, socially responsible companies -- and make the world a little...
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TED: Hopeful lessons from the battle to save rainforests | Tasso Azevedo
Save the rainforest is an environmental slogan as old as time — but Tasso Azevedo catches us up on how the fight is actually going these days. Spurred by the jaw-dropping losses of the 1990s, new laws (and transparent data) are helping...
TED Talks
Eric X. Li: A tale of two political systems
It's a standard assumption in the West: As a society progresses, it eventually becomes a capitalist, multi-party democracy. Right? Eric X. Li, a Chinese investor and political scientist, begs to differ. In this provocative,...
Curated Video
Global Perspectives
Four leading scholars give us their unique take on different aspects of the global socio-political landscape, past and present. Featured are intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL), Emilie Hafner-Burton, Professor of International...
The Business Professor
Civil Society Organization
A civil society organization (CSO) or non-governmental organizaiton (NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national
Curated Video
Global Morality
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes the inevitable moral questions that arise when taking global governance seriously.
Curated Video
Flaunting the Laws
Legal scholar Emilie Hafner-Burton (UC San Diego) describes why the zone of applicability of human rights laws and treaties is so small.
The Wall Street Journal
Breakout: Keeping Your Program Current
Companies are at varied stages with their sustainability programs. Visa’s CSO Douglas Sabo discusses how to ensure programs stay up to date with new requirements.
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry: Centrist politics
Is there a decline of centrist politics during the early 1970's? Was the early 1970's a more important turning point compared to the fall of the Berlin wall? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 2
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry: Impressions of democracy today
What are the authors impressions of how democracies have changed and how have they evolved over time? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 5
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Joseph Vogl: Which Way Forward? 4/6
Joseph Vogl, Professor of German Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Humboldt University Berlin speaks on panel, entitled "Which Way Forward: Reflections on Global Turmoil and the Role of Markets, Governments, and Civil Society" at...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Government as Entrepreneur
Mariana Mazzucato argues that the idea that entrepreneurship is confined to the private sector is wrong. In fact, while often considered "inefficient," the state is among the shrewdest investors in innovation—and deserves its fair share...
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry: Sources and surprises while writing
How does the author choose his sources and chart how to go about it? What surprised him most while writing his book? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 4
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elijah Anderson - The Cosmopolitan Canopy
Elijah Anderson is the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University. He is one of the leading urban ethnographers in the United States. His publications include Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral...
The Wall Street Journal
Gen. Mark Milley on the U.S.-China Relationship
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, discusses China's growing military capabilities and how technology is dramatically shifting the character of war and potential conflict around the world.
History Hit
How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry: The early 1970's
What was the purpose of writing his book? What were the important events of the early 1970's? How the Cold War Shaped Western Democracy with Simon Reid-Henry, Part 1
The Wall Street Journal
When Institutions Take a Beating
In Democratic societies, institutions are key. They preserve continuity during political storms and affirm the rule of law. When they're attacked from within the political system, their resilience is tested.
Financial Times
Melinda Gates: vaccines, inequality and caregiving
The co-founder of the Melinda & Bill Gates Foundation tells FT editor Roula Khalaf, in an interview recorded on April 29, that women have lost $800bn of income in the pandemic and on average have contributed 30 hours a week to unpaid...