- -: America: A 'Democratic Empire' In Decline?
October 28, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/08/07/John_Keane_The_Life_and_Death_of_Democracy British author John Keane discusses the negative reviews that his recent work, The Life and Death of Democracy, has received from American critics. In the book, Keane makes a bleak forecast for the United Sta...
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- -: Tom Friedman: Rise of China Another "Sputnik" Moment for U.S.?
January 20, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/10/Thomas_Friedman_on_America_and_China New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman compares the economic rise of China on the world stage to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, a key moment that escalated the Cold War and sent the United States into cris...
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- -: Obama's Economist: Why Companies Will Hire In The U.S.
February 24, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/partner/Christian_Science_Monitor Austan D. Goolsbee, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the strategy behind President Obama's new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, a group of heavyweight business executives that will advise the P...
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- -: Fareed Zakaria: Are the Chinese the Better Capitalists?
April 7, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_politics Fareed Zakaria contrasts strategies China and the United States have each used to attempt to recover from the global economic crisis. "Who is the basket case third world country here, and who is the advanced industrial country that we...
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- -: Star Trek's Biggest Fan? Nichelle Nichols Remembers MLK, Jr.
April 13, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_arts_entertainment Actress Nichelle Nichols, who played the role of Lieutenant Uhura in the original Star Trek series, recalls a surprise visit from her biggest fan: Martin Luther King, Jr. Nichols describes how Dr. King approached her as she ...
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- -: WikiLeaks vs New York Times: US Press "In a Bubble"?
April 30, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/09/WikiLeaks_The_Fallout WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange and New York Times executive editor Bill Keller debate Assange's remark that the United States press cares little about events that happen outside its borders. "The U.S. press is intereste...
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- -: Bill Gates Sr. Advocates for the Estate Tax
May 3, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_politics Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, expresses his support for the estate tax. He argues that dying rich is a result of American values and the estate tax returns that wealth to Americans. "It seems to me just a sim...
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- -: Racial Profiling After 9/11
May 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/03/Racial_Profiling_in_a_Post-Racial_America Legal scholar Paul Butler examines four primary attitudes on racial profiling in post-9/11 America. Butler argues that proponents of racial profiling underestimate the costs of the practice, while overestimati...
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- -: Jacoby: Entitlement Cuts Pose an Unrealistic Hardship to Elderly
June 13, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/24/Susan_Jacoby_Never_Say_Die While Washington and state governments alike continue to push for cutbacks on government entitlements like Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid, Never Say Die author Susan Jacoby argues that such cuts would disproportiona...
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- -: How America Can Support Pakistani Women Against Extremism
July 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_spies_technology_espionage Brookings Institute Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel discusses the crucial role women play as opponents to Muslim extremism in Pakistan. "We don't have one and a half billion dollars to give Pakistan this year," says Riedel. I...
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