China's Olympics Best-Case Scenario - James Miles
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/09/Earthquakes_and_Games_The_Economist_Covers_China China correspondent for The Economist James Miles outlines what would be the best possible scenario for China during the 2008 summer Olympics. ----- The Economist Covers China: Earthquakes, Demonstrations, and the Beijing Olympic Games A Conversati... Read more
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- -: China's Olympics Best-Case Scenario - James Miles
July 30, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/09/Earthquakes_and_Games_The_Economist_Covers_China China correspondent for The Economist James Miles outlines what would be the best possible scenario for China during the 2008 summer Olympics. ----- The Economist Covers China: Earthquakes, Demonstra...
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- -: Tiananmen Square 20 Years Later: Human Rights in China
June 4, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/01/Human_Rights_Never_Again_Again_and_Again Kenneth Roth discusses the current state of human rights in China. He argues that while the US may not be willing to challenge China due to economic interests, the future of Chinese stability rests on liberty i...
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- -: Healthcare Hysteria? Daschle Blasts Media Coverage
October 5, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/16/Tom_Daschle_Weighs_in_on_the_Healthcare_Debate Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle criticizes the news media's sensational coverage of the healthcare debate and town hall protests. "The media have acted as irresponsibly on this debate as an...
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- -: Social Media Frees 'Democracy Now!' from Arrest - Amy Goodman
December 2, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/15/Amy_Goodman__Denis_Moynihan_Breaking_the_Sound_Barrier "Democracy is a messy thing," says Amy Goodman. The Democracy Now! host revisits her controversial arrest while covering a protest at the 2008 RNC. She praises social media sites like YouTube and ...
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- -: Naomi Klein Urges Civil Disobedience at COP15 Protests
December 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/12/15/Klein_Gives_Monsanto_Award_for_Worst_Climate_Lobbyist Journalist Naomi Klein discusses her hopes for the ongoing COP15 protests. She explains that the protests are expressly nonviolent, and says violence will only shift the focus away from the real is...
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- -: Internet Politics: Can Blogs Discourage Activism?
April 8, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/18/Freedom_for_Sale_Trading_Democracy_for_Security Social networking has been hailed as a tool for revolting against authoritarian political regimes, but can it also be counterproductive to this goal? Freedom for Sale author John Kampfner speculates that...
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- -: Condi Rice: Tea Party Not a Racist Movement
October 28, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/18/Condoleezza_Rice_Extraordinary_Ordinary_People The Tea Party movement may be home to some extreme voices, says former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, but don't call it racist. While Rice says her views diverge from the Tea Party's on issues such ...
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Hosni Mubarak: Speech to Protesters jereme
February 10, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leaves a crowd of protesters expecting him to step down disappointed in this speech as he insists on maintaining his position of power through to the next election in September.
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