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Why ordinary people need to understand power

Eric Liu · TED

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Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few who do understand power wield disproportionate influence over everyone else. "We need to make civics sexy again," says civics educator Eric Liu. "As sexy as it was during the American Revolution or the Civil Rights Movement."

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDCity2.0
Speaker
Eric Liu
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
TED
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