Why Your Voice Matters
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In December we asked Americans to tell us what losing $40 per paycheck would mean to them and their families if Congress did not extend the payroll tax cut. On Feb. 14, some of the people who shared their stories came to the White House to hear President Obama speak and took a moment to encourage other Americans to speak out on this important i... Read more
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- -: Why Your Voice Matters
February 14, 2012 (about 12 years ago)In December we asked Americans to tell us what losing $40 per paycheck would mean to them and their families if Congress did not extend the payroll tax cut. On Feb. 14, some of the people who shared their stories came to the White House to hear President Obama speak and took a moment to encourag...
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- -: TEDxValletta - Rebecca Sweetman - What Can I Do?
December 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)When Rebecca asked a North American high school of students, "How many people here feel the world is a messed up place?", almost every single student raised their hand. Then she asked, "How many people here feel they can do something about it?". Only four hands were reluctantly raised, out of 300...
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- -: Katherine Fulton: You are the future of philanthropy
June 26, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this uplifting talk, Katherine Fulton sketches the new future of philanthropy -- one where collaboration and innovation allow regular people to do big things, even when money is scarce. Giving five practical examples of crowd-driven philanthropy, she calls for a new generati...
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- -: Maajid Nawaz: A global culture to fight extremism
July 14, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Why do transnational extremist organizations succeed where democratic movements have a harder time taking hold? Maajid Nawaz, a former Islamist extremist, asks for new grassroots stories and global social activism to spread democracy in the face of nationalism and xenophobia. A...
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- -: RNC Launches YouTube Contest
April 15, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Content comming soon
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- -: People, Not Leaders, Drive Change - David Sirota
July 25, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/11/David_Sirota_The_American_Populist_Revolt Author David Sirota argues that the power to change society lies ultimately with the people themselves - not with their leaders. ----- David Sirota discusses The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populis...
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- -: David Brooks: What Comes After the Tea Party?
January 19, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/11/David_Brooks_Politics_and_Culture New York Times columnist David Brooks comments on the role that voter anger has played in the past two elections. He suggests that America is suffering through an extended period of national pessimism, and the desire ...
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Maajid Nawaz: A Global Culture to Fight Extremism
July 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Maajid Nawaz, being a former extremist, understood the difference between the Islam faith and extreme Islamist organizations. He now calls for the organization of grassroots movements to advocate and promote democracy not as just a political view but as a level of consciousness for all nations.
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