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13:10
Oskar Eustis
Why theater is essential to democracy
5:16
Olga Yurkova
Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire
18:32
Steven Pinker
Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers
18:22
Yuval Noah Harari
Why fascism is so tempting -- and how your data could power it
13:08
César Hidalgo
A bold idea to replace politicians
10:48
Bob Inglis
American bipartisan politics can be saved -- here's how
21:58
Elif Shafak
The revolutionary power of diverse thought
17:10
Robert Muggah
The biggest risks facing cities -- and some solutions
22:55
Zeynep Tufekci
We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads
17:58
Christiane Amanpour
How to seek truth in the era of fake news
10:15
Zachariah Mampilly
How protest is redefining democracy around the world
9:31
Brett Hennig
What if we replaced politicians with randomly selected people?
12:48
Anthony D. Romero
This is what democracy looks like
14:26
Michael Patrick Lynch
How to see past your own perspective and find truth
14:30
Jorge Ramos
Why journalists have an obligation to challenge power
8:37
Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely
How can groups make good decisions?
14:25
Jennifer Granick
How the US government spies on people who protest -- including you
47:33
Gretchen Carlson, David Brooks
Political common ground in a polarized United States
1:00:08
Yuval Noah Harari
Nationalism vs. globalism: the new political divide
13:33
G.T. Bynum
A Republican mayor's plan to replace partisanship with policy
14:55
Simon Anholt
Who would the rest of the world vote for in your country's election?
4:10
Peter Paccone
How do US Supreme Court justices get appointed?
20:17
Jonathan Haidt
Can a divided America heal?
19:18
Halla Tómasdóttir
It's time for women to run for office
16:52
David Fleischer
How to fight prejudice through policy conversations
12:01
Robb Willer
How to have better political conversations
15:37
Ian Bremmer
How the US should use its superpower status
12:42
Sayu Bhojwani
Immigrant voices make democracy stronger
13:33
Eric Liu
There's no such thing as not voting
10:51
Philippa Neave
The unexpected challenges of a country's first election
16:37
Anand Giridharadas
A letter to all who have lost in this era
11:56
Rebecca MacKinnon
We can fight terror without sacrificing our rights
17:22
Alexander Betts
Why Brexit happened -- and what to do next
9:26
Brian Olson
How an algorithm can fight election bias so every vote counts
4:02
Peter Paccone
Why is the US Constitution so hard to amend?
18:54
Tshering Tobgay
This country isn't just carbon neutral -- it's carbon negative
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