- -: Hillary Clinton - Sustainability and the American Dream
February 20, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/13/Secretary_of_State_Hillary_Clintons_Asia_Society_Address U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Obama Administration's approach to global environmental sustainability, and rejects the notion that environmentally-conscious policies must ...
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- -: Google's Gatekeeper: The Most Powerful Woman on the Net
February 24, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/04/Looking_for_Jefferson_s_Moose_State_of_Cyberspace Legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen reflects on his meeting with "Google's gatekeeper," deputy general counsel Nicole Wong -- a woman who, Rosen claims, has more control over free speech than practically anyon...
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- -: How Does Netanyahu Change the Israel / Palestine Situation?
February 26, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/19/Palestinian_Struggles_for_Nationality Jess Ghannam, a Palestinian-American doctor and professor, welcomes the recent Israeli election of Prime Minister-Delegate Benjamin Netanyahu for surprising reasons, but Jamal Dajani, senior director of Middle Eas...
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- -: The Napkin Sketch That Introduced Supply-Side Economics
March 4, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/24/Dan_Roam_Back_of_the_Napkin Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin, discusses how a simple graph drawn on the back of a napkin -- later to be known as the "Laffer Curve" -- became "the basis of supply-side economics" for the late 20th century. --...
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- -: Are Cubans Ready for Democratic Reform? - Maurico Claver-Carone
April 21, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/01/Cuba_After_Castro U.S. - Cuba policy expert Mauricio Claver-Carone discusses Cuba's current political situation, including estimations of Raul and Fidel Castro's respective power and the likelihood of future democratic reforms. "The majority of the i...
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- -: Does Affirmative Action Stigmatize Students? - Julian Bond and Dalton Conley
April 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/16/Race_vs_Class_The_Future_of_Affirmative_Action Julian Bond, NAACP Chairman, debates Dalton Conley, NYU Dean of Social Sciences, about the psychological harm of affirmative action. Conley argues that all unequal admissions such as legacy, donor, and at...
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- -: Clean Energy - Wind vs Coal
May 4, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/28/Clean_Coal_Myth_or_Reality Sierra Club's Bruce Nilles argues for complete replacement of outdated coal power plants while 'clean coal' advocates Joe Lucas and Ray Lane challenge him, arguing that wind and coal are complimentary. "There's no such thing...
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- -: Can Wind and Solar Replace America's Coal Plants?
May 6, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/28/Clean_Coal_Myth_or_Reality Panelists hotly debate Google's proposed plan to phase out all coal plants by 2030 and replace them with alternative energy plants. Clean coal advocate Joe Lucas draws from an example of a North Dakota town to argue against ...
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- -: Israeli Barrier: Security or Apartheid? - Jeff Halper
May 12, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/16/Jeff_Halper_Countdown_to_Apartheid_in_Israel Jeff Halper, co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, explains why he believes Israel's "separation barrier" enforces apartheid between Israelis and Palestinians. He compares the Israe...
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- -: Shanghai Tower: A Vertical, Sustainable City
May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/01/New_Green_Building_Practices_in_China Dan Winey of Gensler describes his company's sustainable skyscraper design for Shanghai Tower, which was conceptualized as multiple neighborhoods stacked vertically. ----- Leading green design specialists discus...
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