- -: How to Stimulate an Economic Recovery? - Laura Tyson
July 2, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/22/Its_the_Economic_Recovery_Plan_Stupid Laura Tyson, former National Economic Advisor to President Clinton, argues that infrastructure spending and health care reform should be two policies at the heart of the next President's economic recovery plan. -...
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- -: Myths About the Global Poor - Iqbal Quadir
August 19, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/21/Iqbal_Quadir_How_Technology_Is_Empowering_the_Poor GrameenPhone founder and microfinance pioneer Iqbal Quadir addresses misconceptions about poverty-stricken countries, and argues that adoption of new technologies can help alleviate conditions in thes...
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- -: Finding Joy in Sustainable Living - Leslie Hoffman
April 7, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/19/Fast_Life_Slow_Fashion_A_New_Theory_of_Fashion Earth Pledge president Leslie Hoffman argues that modern life discourages thinking about the origins or effects of everyday consumption. "A New York kid could think that food comes from a waiter," she say...
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- -: Coming Soon from Google: Private Fiber Optics to the Home
April 30, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/15/Empowering_Internet_Users_Two_Ideas_to_Reshape_Broadband Policy analyst Derek Slater draws from the history of rural telephone cooperatives to question owning a personal internet connection. Slater lists three advantages to owning a personal connectio...
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- -: Newt Gingrich Warns of Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
October 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/07/20/Newt_Gingrich_Keeping_America_Safe_Prosperous_and_Free Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warns that the United States is particularly vulnerable to an electromagnetic pulse attack, which is capable of wiping out an entire energy grid. "This is a cata...
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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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- -: How a 'Feed-in Tariff' Could Revolutionize the Power Grid
July 26, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_spies_technology_espionage R. James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA, discusses key methods for modernizing and improving America's energy grid. He explains that levying a "feed-in tariff" would allow individuals to sell energy from renewable s...
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- -: Much-Rumored Infrastructure Bank Would Be "Fannie and Freddie for Roads and Bridges," Cantor Says
September 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast House Majority Leader Eric Cantor derided a proposal that has long been affiliated with President Barack Obama, a federal bank for infrastructure spending, as akin to the now-beleaguered federally-sponsored mortgage giants Fannie Mae and...
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- -: Cantor: Obama has "Left Open a Lot of Questions" Regarding America's Relationship with Israel
September 8, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Obama has not been an unwavering supporter of Israel, where "some of the outward signs and signals" from the Obama administration have been "confusing." ----- On Thursday, September 8, 2011, Hous...
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- -: How China's Digital Infrastructure Creates Hurdles for E-Commerce
September 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/l2_china Valerie Hoecke, digital experience VP at Benefit Cosmetics, details the challenges of providing a good internet experience for users in China, from outdated browsers to inconsistent network speeds. "The internet is really just heavily overloa...
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