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Speeches, documentaries and debates.

Aspen Ideas Festival: Lawrence Lessig on 'Recovering a Sensible Democracy'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Lawrence Lessig on 'Recovering a Sensible Democracy'

A talk from the Aspen Ideas Festival about the state of America's democracy. Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig believes we've ended up with a democracy where there is unequal freedom to vote, unequal representation, and unequal status as citizens. The good news? He says it's completely fixable.

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Hear Donald Trump's major economic policy speech in Detroit

Hear Donald Trump's major economic policy speech in Detroit

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump outlined the economic themes of his campaign in a major economic policy speech given August 8, 2016 at the Detroit Economic Club.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks and Arthur Brooks on finding meaning in our work

Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks and Arthur Brooks on finding meaning in our work

An Aspen Ideas Festival discussion about finding meaning in your work. David Brooks of the New York Times and Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute say we need to make ourselves useful and do skillful, competent work. And seeking money, power, pleasure and fame won't usually lead to a happy life.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Jane McGonigal on 'The Future of Imagination'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Jane McGonigal on 'The Future of Imagination'

Futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal suggests we can make better decisions if we develop the ability to "remember the future" and "predict the past." She says Lewis Carroll was right when he wrote in Alice in Wonderland, "it's a poor sort of memory that only works backward." You'll hear her intriguing ideas in an Aspen Lecture given at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.

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Jonathan Martin and Kathleen Parker on the presidential election

Jonathan Martin and Kathleen Parker on the presidential election

Two nationally prominent writers share their insights on the 2016 presidential election. Kathleen Parker has been writing conservative columns for the Washington Post for 30 years and Jonathan Martin is the national political reporter for the New York Times. They discussed how and why American politics is changing this year.

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America Abroad: 'Espionage in the Age of Terror'

America Abroad: 'Espionage in the Age of Terror'

From America Abroad: "Espionage in the Age of Terror." It explores the new technologies for intelligence gathering, the best of the old and new spy techniques, and the ethical boundaries for using them. How America uses its spies has changed dramatically since 9/11.

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Lisa Monaco on combatting terrorism and cyber attacks

Lisa Monaco on combatting terrorism and cyber attacks

President Obama's top advisor on homeland security and counterterrorism Lisa Monaco speaks about cyberpower and the efforts the US is making to counter terrorist groups, and individuals, that are using everything from computers and social media to guns, knives and trucks. She says President Obama calls her "Dr. Doom."

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Live at National Press Club: National Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis

Live at National Press Club: National Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis

The National Park Service is 100 years old this month, and Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis talks about what many have called "America's best idea." President Franklin Roosevelt said "there is nothing so American as our national parks" and they show that "the country belongs to the people."

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