{"id":642145,"date":"2013-02-12T22:51:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T03:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=69317"},"modified":"2013-02-12T22:51:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T03:51:26","slug":"barack-obamas-2013-state-of-the-union-talks-for-deeper-thinking-on-the-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642145","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama&rsquo;s 2013 State of the Union: Talks for deeper thinking on the issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-69318\" alt=\"State-of-the-Union\" src=\"http:\/\/tedconfblog.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/state-of-the-union.jpg?w=900\"   \/>President Barack Obama ended his 2013 State of the Union address just minutes ago saying, \u201cWe are citizens.\u00a0It\u2019s a word that doesn\u2019t just describe our nationality or legal status.\u00a0It describes the way we\u2019re made \u2026 Well into our third century as a nation, it remains the task of us all, as citizens of these United States, to be the authors of the next great chapter in our American story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticwire.com\/politics\/2013\/02\/full-text-president-obama-2013-state-of-the-union-address\/62077\/\">full text of Obama\u2019s speech<\/a>. Or think more about the issues brought up in it by watching these TED Talks and Playlists.<\/p>\n<p>War and peace:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/rory_stewart_time_to_end_the_war_in_afghanistan.html\">Rory Stewart: Time to end the war in Afghanistan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/jason_mccue_terrorism_is_a_failed_brand.html\">Jason McCue: Terrorism is a failed brand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tedxtalks.ted.com\/video\/Escape-from-Camp-14-Shin-Dong-h;Featured-Talks\">Blaine Harden: Born into a North Korean prison camp<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/39\/mikko_hypponen_9_talks_on_tec.html\">9 talks on cybersecurity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jobs and the economy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tedx.com\/post\/37791054060\/i-am-an-illegal-immigrant-jose-vargas\">Jose Vargas: I am an illegal immigrant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/2013\/01\/28\/7-talks-with-big-ideas-for-hiring\/\">7 talks with big ideas for hiring<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/adam_davidson_what_we_learned_from_teetering_on_the_fiscal_cliff.html\">Adam Davidson: What we learned from teetering on the fiscal cliff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/2013\/02\/07\/7-talks-on-the-wonder-of-3d-printing\/\">7 talks on the wonder of 3D printing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Science, innovation, invention:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/78\/climate_change_oh_it_s_real.html\">Climate change: 8 talks on how real it is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/58\/the_end_of_oil.html\">10 talks on the end of oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/james_watson_on_how_he_discovered_dna.html\">James Watson: How we discovered DNA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/24\/re_imagining_school.html\">11 talks on re-imagining school<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leading the world:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty.html\">Hans Rosling: New insights on poverty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/2013\/01\/10\/10-bold-ideas-for-ending-the-hivaids-epidemic\/\">10 bold ideas for ending the HIV\/AIDS epidemic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/jarreth_merz_filming_democracy_in_ghana.html\">Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/2013\/01\/23\/5-talks-from-and-about-military-generals\/\">5 talks from and about military generals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And of course, SOTU hero Desiline Victor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/dan_buettner_how_to_live_to_be_100.html\">Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/tedconfblog.wordpress.com\/69317\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" 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