- -: Does Direct Democracy Work? - Hunter Rawlings
September 16, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/24/Hunter_Rawlings_Two_Strands_of_Liberty_in_the_Western_Canon Professor Hunter Rawlings III links the fall of ancient Greece to its embrace of direct democracy, which he calls "mob rule." He cites California's dependency on ballot measures as a prime ex...
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- -: Two Futures for Democracy in China - John Keane
September 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/08/24/John_Keane_Whats_So_Good_About_Democracy Political theorist John Keane claims that the future of democracy is in the hands of China. He sees two trends: one which he calls an experiment in post-democracy, and the other a textbook statement of monitory...
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- -: How Better Voter Targeting Can Win Elections - Laura Quinn
September 28, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/07/POWER_Laura_Quinn_on_Data_for_Political_Change Laura Quinn, CEO of Catalist, explains how her database pools voter data nationwide to target specific voters. Comparing the Kerry and Obama campaigns in Ohio, Quinn shows that while Kerry only targeted D...
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- -: Democracy: It's Not For Anyone - Greg Craven
November 18, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/04/Is_Democracy_Not_For_Everyone Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor at the Australian Catholic University, takes a satirical approach in support of the claim that democracy is not for everyone. "Democracy is not for everyone because democracy is not for anyone...
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- -: Bob Barr: Obama Wrong on Campaign Finance Ruling
March 1, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/18/Bob_Barr_The_Original_Federalists Former U.S. Congressman Bob Barr criticizes President Obama's opinion on the Supreme Court decision overturning campaign finance reform, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Barr says Obama "deliberately" m...
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- -: Tech Key to Obama Victory, Says Campaign Manager Plouffe
March 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/23/David_Plouffe_The_Audacity_to_Win David Plouffe, Barack Obama's chief campaign manager during the 2008 presidential campaign, describes the role technology played in their victory. He explains that while leveraging social media and online video were i...
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- -: The Debt Crisis: Is Democracy The Problem?
March 10, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/17/Dambisa_Moyo_How_the_West_Was_Lost As voters continue to demand short-term solutions to the long-term problem of government debt (and as politicians continue to oblige them), international economist Dambisa Moyo ponders the question: is democracy itse...
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- -: Washington as a 'Giant, Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone'
July 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_2011_video_sampler John Hamre, president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, criticizes the current state of politics in Washington, claiming that members of both parties are pandering to their constituents for reelectio...
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- -: Can Crowdsourcing Revive the Music Industry?
August 1, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/21/Crowdsourcing_How_Do_You_Engage_Those_on_the_Edge IDEO design director Tom Hulme describes how the music industry has turned to crowdsourcing, in the form of television shows like X Factor and American Idol, as a means to stay profitable despite rampa...
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- -: Google's Justin Baird Pitches Idea for 'Radically Inclusive Democracy'
August 2, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/24/Justin_Baird_Battle_of_Big_Thinking Google innovationist Justin Baird presents his proposal for global governance innovation, an idea he calls "radically inclusive democracy." Baird explains that radical inclusion can be applied to civil services, suc...
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