*Uploaded for educational purposes* "All talk of rights, a philosopher once remarked, is 'nonsense on stilts' - and that was before anyone had dreamt up 'ani...

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-understand-power-eric-liu Every day, we move and operate within systems of power that other people have co...

As a global community, we all want to end poverty. Mia Birdsong suggests a great place to start: Let's honor the skills, drive and initiative that poor peopl...

What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? This video clip tries to give competent but also entertaining answers to this question. The video is part of s...

This final episode in our Investigating International Finance series explores the controversial ways in which global finance interacts with the developing world. Western financial firms can buy, restructure, and then sell off companies, often leaving them saddled with debt. We also look at 'land grabbing', the widespread selling and leasing of land in Africa to corporations, which can result in governments evicting local people from their land.

This is the fourth in a series of four videos investigating different areas of the international finance system. Each is a short introduction to a major challenge we face if we want to reform global finance and make it work for people and the planet.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. We all know innovation is crucial to solving our community's toughe...

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Climate change is unfair. While rich countries can fight against rising oceans and dying farm fields, poor people around the world are already having their l...