Open Transcripts

The Fate of Civil Liberties in National Crises

presented by Elie Mystal, Ian Millhiser, Jennifer Daskal, Mark Joseph Stern

The system I would want is I would want an assurance that if some extraordinary measure has to be put in place temporarily to deal with a temporary crisis, that the word “temporary” will in fact continue to apply. And I will add that this is a moment when I really wish we had a functioning Congress.

Reclaiming Humanity: The Utopias of World Citizenship

presented by Mojca Pajnik

When we think of citizenship nowadays, we mostly see it as a contested notion for it being reduced to an administrative criterion that is actually selectively differentiated: inclusion in, or exclusion from the nation-state membership, from privileged membership of Western nation-states.

Averting a Climate Apocalypse

presented by Greta Thunberg, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Ma Jun, Oliver Bäte, Rajiv J Shah, Rebecca Blumenstein

One year ago I came to Davos and told you that our house is on fire. I said I wanted you to panic. I’ve been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do. But don’t worry, it’s fine. Trust me, I’ve done this before and I can assure you it doesn’t lead to anything.

Visions of Digital Creativity: Organic Design

presented by Paola Antonelli

I’m here to talk about digital culture, but a strange, very interesting aspect of it: how close it has brought us to nature. How much it has brought us closer to the dream, to the Holy Grail of all designers and architects and engineers and you name it, to do it like nature does because nature does it best.

Performing States

presented by Eleanor Saitta

We have now in twenty years moved half the world’s population, give or take, to one city. And we all live in one city. And we keep walking out into the street and getting pasted by trams. And we don’t even understand what the trams are. We not only do not know how to live together online, we don’t even really understand that it’s a problem.

The Beauty of Inclusion

presented by Thando Hopa

As a black, African, woman, with albinism, my very existence attracts social and political consequences. And all of it is significant for me. It is my world between worlds. In the same way I could not just pick one doll, I cannot just pick one identity. An inclusive culture accepts that it is not this or that. It is this and that.

Post-Enlightenment, Media, and Democracy

presented by Hossein Derakhshan

I think this is the end of the news. Not the end of journalism, end of news. And I think the whole discussion about business models, or quality, or trust, or ethics are secondary to what is the real problem, which is a cultural problem and a social problem.

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 Special Address by Donald Trump

presented by Donald Trump

We’ve regained our stride, we discovered our spirit, and reawakened the powerful machinery of American enterprise. America’s thriving, America’s flourishing, and yes, America is winning again like never before.

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 Special Address by Donald Trump

presented by Donald Trump

Like all nations represented at this great forum, America hopes for a future in which everyone can prosper, and every child can grow up free from violence, poverty, and fear. Over the past year, we have made extraordinary strides in the US. We’re lifting up forgotten communities, creating exciting new opportunities, and helping every American find their path to the American Dream.

The Real Name Game

presented by James Bridle

Citizenship, after not thinking about it for a while, feels like something we’re all thinking about quite a lot these days. In the words of Hannah Arendt, citizenship is the right to have rights. All of your rights essentially descend from your citizenship, because only countries will protect those rights.