TED: Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world - Benjamin Barber (2013)




TED Talks Daily (SD video) show

Summary: It 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.