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206. Senator Chris Murphy with Eric Liu: The Violence Inside Us

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series - October 01, 2020 19:42 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 11 ratings
Many in America do not feel safe in spaces that used to be seen as refuges: our churches and schools, our movie theaters and dance clubs, our workplaces and neighborhoods. But this feeling begs the question: Is America destined to always be a violent nation? Pulling from his carefully research...

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Amanpour: E.J. Dionne, Norman Ornstein, John Bachmann and Eric Liu

Amanpour - May 23, 2019 19:15 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 475 ratings
E.J. Dionne, a columnist at the Washington Post, and Norman Ornstein, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute join Christiane Amanpour from Washington D.C. to discuss dysfunction in the White House as President Trump refuses to work with Congress. John Bachmann, the former EPA Associate Di...

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How to revive your belief in democracy | Eric Liu

TED Talks Daily - May 07, 2019 14:55 - ★★★★ - 9.8K ratings
Civic evangelist Eric Liu shares a powerful way to rekindle the spirit of citizenship and the belief that democracy still works. Join him for a trip to "Civic Saturday" and learn more about how making civic engagement a weekly habit can help build communities based on shared values and a...

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How to revive your belief in democracy | Eric Liu

TED Talks Daily (HD video) - May 07, 2019 14:55 - ★★★★ - 735 ratings
Civic evangelist Eric Liu shares a powerful way to rekindle the spirit of citizenship and the belief that democracy still works. Join him for a trip to "Civic Saturday" and learn more about how making civic engagement a weekly habit can help build communities based on shared values and a path to ...

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Marc Freedman with Eric Liu

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series - December 28, 2018 23:48 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 11 ratings
With so many people living so much longer, what is the meaning of the increasing years beyond 50? How can a society with more older people than younger ones thrive? How do we find happiness when we know life is long and time is short? Encore.org founder and CEO Marc Freedman joined us to answer ...

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CM 088: Eric Liu on Your Hidden Power

Curious Minds at Work - September 25, 2017 07:05 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 439 ratings
When you hear the word power, what comes to mind? For most of us, we imagine power-hungry leaders or think of phrases like power corrupts. But when my guest, Eric Liu, considers power, he sees something different. He views power as a positive force. In fact, he believes it is a gift each of us ca...

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LinkedIn Speaker Series with Eric Liu

LinkedIn Speaker Series - August 22, 2017 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratings
This is an age of epic political turbulence around the world. Old hierarchies and institutions are collapsing. All the “givens” of civic life are no longer given. From the fracturing of the major political parties, to the spread of bottom-up movements like Black Lives Matter and $15 Now, citizen...

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Eric Liu Says You're More Powerful Than You Think

Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips - May 26, 2017 07:35 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 187 ratings
I’ve been thinking about the term “citizenship” differently after talking with my latest guest, Eric Liu, an author, educator, and civic entrepreneur. He spoke at length about the concept of “powerful citizenship,” the central theme of his new book, You’re More Powerful Than You Think: A Citizen’...