- -: Defending Hamas - Sara Roy
December 29, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/14/Sara_Roy_Beyond_Occupation Sara Roy, research scholar in Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University, examines international opinions of Palestine's ruling Hamas party. Roy claims Hamas to be "a far more pragmatic movement than its typical representa...
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- -: Missed Opportunities for Israel-Palestine Peace - Ned Temko
December 30, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/02/Israel_at_60_What_Happened_to_the_Zionist_Dream Ned Temko, Chief Political Correspondent for the Observer magazine, acknowledges the many missed opportunities from both Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate peace agreements over the years, and sees t...
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- -: Israel's Missteps with Palestine - Slavoj Žižek
January 5, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek accuses Israel of a "systematic" political effort to make life difficult for Palestinians, and blames the current Israeli/Hamas crisis on a mishandled approach to religious fundamentalism. This excerpt is taken from a debate between philosophers Bernard-Henri L...
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- -: 7 Steps to Mideast Peace - Rami Khouri
January 29, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/30/Assessing_the_Bush_Era_Balance_Sheet Confident there is still Arab and Islamic support for American values, Rami Khouri suggests seven policies the US should employ to revive Middle East peacemaking and end the Israeli-Arab conflict. ----- Public po...
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- -: Clinton Jokes About Putin, Supports 'Bad Bank'
January 31, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/29/Clinton_Supports_Obama_Stimulus_Urges_Bipartisan_Support At the 2009 World Economic Forum, former President Bill Clinton jokes about Vladimir Putin's comments on free enterprise. Clinton then defends creating a 'bad bank' -- though he doesn't favor th...
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- -: Joseph Stiglitz: Bad Bank is 'Cash for Trash'
February 10, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/31/Rebooting_the_Global_Economy Joseph Stiglitz criticizes the creation of a "bad bank" to deal with untradeable assets left over from the U.S. financial crisis, and compares the bad bank solution to garbage collection. "You shouldn't chase good money af...
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- -: Nassim Taleb: Time to Nationalize US Banking System?
February 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/27/Nassim_Taleb_and_Daniel_Kahneman_Reflection_on_a_Crisis The Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that banks should be regarded as performing a function similar to that of utility companies, and should be separated from riskier investment veh...
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- -: How Greenspan's Framework Went Awry - Daniel Kahneman
February 23, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/27/Nassim_Taleb_and_Daniel_Kahneman_Reflection_on_a_Crisis Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman examines Alan Greenspan's financial framework in light of the current economic crisis. ----- Author Nassim Taleb and Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman discuss the i...
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- -: Is a Two-State Solution Still Possible for Israel / Palestine?
February 26, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/19/Palestinian_Struggles_for_Nationality Palestinian-American law professor George Bisharat argues that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is no longer possible, due to the Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the high number of...
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- -: Why Hamas Won Gaza - Bill Clinton
May 5, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/28/Global_Reach_How_Constitutional_Ideas_Travel Former President Bill Clinton discusses how Palestine's Hamas party came to power in Gaza, by comparing the opposition Fatah party to Democrats in the southern U.S. "Fatah carelessly and foolishly ran both ...
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