- -: Democracy and the Wired World - Michael Wesley
November 16, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/04/Is_Democracy_Not_For_Everyone In this panel debate, Lowy Institute Executive Director Michael Wesley explores how advancements in communication technologies have facilitated the spread of global democracy. "Fatalism is dead," he says. "Democracy is he...
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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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- -: Signal-to-Noise Ratio: Finding Context in Iranian Tweets
January 4, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/05/Twitter_and_the_Iranian_Democracy_Uprising Protesters in Iran have been leveraging social media to broadcast their plight since sharp dissent erupted back in June 2009 after the disputed re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In this clip, Al Jazeera's R...
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- -: Is the Welfare State on its Way Out? - Paul Rahe
March 15, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/19/Uncommon_Knowledge_Soft_Despotism_with_Paul_Rahe Soft Despotism author Paul A. Rahe argues that an entitlement program like social security "has built into it the seeds of its own destruction." He predicts that welfare programs will eventually unravel...
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- -: Obama on National Security: A 'Great Gift' to Republicans? - Victor Davis Hanson
March 25, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/09/Victor_Davis_Hanson_War_and_History_Ancient_and_Modern Hoover Institution fellows Victor Davis Hanson and Peter Robinson assess Obama's performance as Commander-in-Chief. While Hanson criticizes the President for breaking many of his campaign promises...
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- -: Neda's Death: The Video that Ignited a Nation
March 30, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/11/Iran_From_1979s_Revolution_to_2009s_Revolution Sociology professor Charles Kurzman addresses the unprecedented visual record of the 2009 Iranian election protests. He discusses the viral video of protester Neda Agha-Soltan's death, praising the camera...
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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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- -: Hitchens and Buckley Debate 1960s Counterculture
June 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/1998/07/29/Uncommon_Knowledge_Christopher_Hitchens_William_Buckley In this 1998 interview, journalists William F. Buckley Jr. and Christopher Hitchens debate the true motives behind the protest movements of the 1960s. Buckley attributes the rise of countercultur...
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- -: The Iranian Revolution That Almost Wasn't (Tweeted)
September 14, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/07/Short_Messages_Big_Impact_Twitter_Founders_Biz_and_Ev And you thought you were inconvenienced by Twitter's server maintenance? Twitter founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams discuss how the Iranian election riots nearly weren't broadcast over Twitter du...
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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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