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- -: Obama's Changing Stance on Torture - David Brooks and Gail Collins

May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/23/Obamas_First_100_Days_with_David_Brooks_and_Gail_Collins NY Times columnists David Brooks and Gail Collins examine the fluctuating position of the Obama administration on torture. Brooks argues that the Obama administration hopes to "damp down" the to...

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- -: Demise of Dollar as International Currency?

July 23, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/01/Niall_Ferguson_and_James_Fallows_on_Chimerica Niall Ferguson and James Fallows debate the statement by Zhou Xiaochuan, head of China's central bank, calling for the replacement of the dollar as the dominant world currency with the creation of an inter...

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- -: Is the Wall Street Journal 'Paywall' Bad for Online News?

December 11, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/19/Paley_Center_IC2009_-The_Future_of_News_Worldwide Les Hinton, CEO of Dow Jones & Company, discusses the profitability of The Wall Street Journal's combination of free and subscription-only content. He argues that while the model has been successful, t...

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- -: Why 2010 Is a Great Time to Start a Company - Steve Jurvetson

May 24, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/top_ten_tech_trends_2010 Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, explains that even though capital may be limited, a recession is "a great time to start a company." He lists several top companies that were started during...

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- -: Cavity Searches Ruled Out, Says TSA Chief Pistole

November 22, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast TSA head John Pistole plays down the threat of body cavity bombs on airlines, arguing that the Agency's new full-body scanners would identify any anomaly outside the body associated with a hidden explosive device. "We're not goin...

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- -: TSA Chief Pistole on Women, Patdowns and Bra Bombs

November 22, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Transportation Security Administration head John Pistole referenced two Russian passenger aircraft suicide attacks believed to have been the work of Chechen "Black Widows, " saying "that's the challenge we deal with" when asked t...

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- -: Energy Sec. Chu: Japan Reactor Not a "Classic" Meltdown

April 1, 2011 (about 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast The "feed and bleed" process being used to cool Japan's melted reactors is not the slow-motion equivalent of a classic nuclear meltdown, in which radiation is released quickly into the atmosphere said Secretary of Energy Steven C...

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- -: President Obama on Coming Together to Bring Down Health Care Costs

May 11, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

The President gives remarks after hosting what was a remarkable health reform meeting, both for the $2 trillion in national savings that was discussed, and for the stakeholders in attendance. May 11, 2009, (Public Domain)

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- -: Weekly Address: The Patients Bill of Rights and Health Reform

December 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

The President looks back to the bipartisan Patients Bill of Rights, a bill that was defeated in Congress at the hands of special interests and their supporters, and notes that health insurance reform covers the same ground and much more in terms of giving the consumers the upper hand over their i...

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