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Ai Weiwei: How Do We Save Our Humanity?

Season 1 Episode 104 | 26m 46s

In “ZODIAC: A Graphic Memoir”, the renowned artist Ai Weiwei writes that artists should “ignite stories”, “fight for freedom” and “help us hope.” Over his long and defiant career, he has used his art in a wide variety of media to do just that. In this wide-ranging conversation with Laura Flanders, they discuss the role of the artist and ask why is “Power so afraid of art and poets?”

Aired: 04/04/24 | Expires: 04/04/25
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
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Angela Davis talks Palestine, elections, our carceral state and collective liberation.
Gender-conscious policy can support homeless women who are domestic violence survivors.
Bloomberg's Stephanie Flanders shares what we should look out for this election year.
How can reformers counter the rhetoric around crime and migration to advance alternatives?
Corporate greenwashing has hijacked Earth Day but the ideas behind the holiday are urgent.
BIPOC media cover people, places & perspectives beyond the conventional enclaves of power.
How do we end political violence, protect one another and democracy itself?
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Angela Davis talks Palestine, elections, our carceral state and collective liberation.
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Bloomberg's Stephanie Flanders shares what we should look out for this election year.
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