- -: Egypt Uprising: A Lesson in Arab Democracy for US
February 4, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/31/Tunisia_to_Egypt_Protests_in_the_Arab_World President Mubarak is finished politically, whether tomorrow or in six months, says Carnegie Endowment's Marwan Muasher. Muasher explains that the United States has missed its opportunity to influence events ...
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- -: Brzezinski: Egypt's Suleiman Is 'Not a Stupid Guy'
February 10, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/monitor_breakfast Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski knows and has worked with Egypt's presumed new leader, Omar Suleiman, and says he's "not a stupid guy." Furthermore, he added at a Monitor Breakfast today, the U.S. needs ...
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- -: Did the Media Overstate Twitter's Impact in Egypt?
February 16, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/07/Evgeny_Morozov_The_Net_Delusion Harvard professor Stephen M. Walt and author Evgeny Morozov discuss the media's obsession with the role Twitter and other social networking tools played during the protests in Iran, Tunisia and Egypt. Morozov argues tha...
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- -: Will Higher Oil Prices Sink the Economy?
February 24, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/partner/Christian_Science_Monitor White House economist Austan D. Goolsbe says the increase in oil prices caused by unrest in the Middle East won't drive the U.S. economy off a cliff. ----- Economist Austan Goolsbee speaks with reporters at the Christi...
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- -: Ed Koch: Tea Party a 'Vehicle for Anger'
April 28, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_politics Former NYC mayor Ed Koch says the Tea Party is not a party, rather a vehicle for anger. Koch emphasizes with discontented Americans, arguing that, "These people who almost destroyed the country, they're still out there. They're still ...
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- -: Technology's Role In the Arab Spring Protests
July 9, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/series/nextwork_conference_2011 Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas, elaborates on the role Twitter and other social media tools have played in the Arab Spring demonstrations and protests. "Technology accelerates everything," says Cohen. ----- The Engine of ...
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- -: The Role of Social Media in Empowering the Arab World
October 12, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/29/Who_Controls_the_Message_Content_in_a_Digital_Age Lakome editor Aboubakr Jamai attests that, even though the extent of the influence is unknown, social media sites were instrumental in fueling the Arab Spring revolutions. "We see a spike in tweets abo...
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- -: Glenn Greenwald: Elite Media Biased Against Occupy Wall Street
November 10, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/salon_presents_glenn_greenwald Journalist and author Glenn Greenwald argues that media coverage of Occupy Wall Street has ranged mostly from critical to non-existent, thanks to mainstream media journalists who are now part of the elite class the movem...
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- -: President Obama on the Situation in Egypt
January 29, 2011 (over 13 years ago)The President speaks out on the protests in Egypt, urging the Egyptian government to show restraint and address the legitimate grievances of the Egyptian people.
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- -: President Obama on Transition in Egypt
February 2, 2011 (over 13 years ago)The President speaks on the situation in Egypt and says the orderly transition "must be meaningful, must be peaceful, and must begin now."
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