TED Talks
Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world
TV-PG
2013 • E178 Sep 20, 2013 15mIt often seems like federal-level politicians care more about creating gridlock than solving the world's problems. So who's actually getting bold things done? City mayors. So, political theorist Benjamin Barber suggests: Let's give them more control over global policy. Barber shows how these "urban homeboys" are solving pressing problems on their own turf — and maybe in the world.