Sep
28
For over a decade The New Yorker Festival has brought together influential minds in art, science, politics and humor to discuss a variety of cultural trends including music, economics, film, fashion and literature. Hosted by The New Yorker magazine, this year’s festival runs from September 30 through October 2 and features panel discussions on topics …
Sep
28
The Big Question: Is It Okay for the United States to Assassinate Its Enemies? Yes, says author Parag Khanna. Dictators like Gaddafi in Libya have the capability of doing create harm and, in the right circumstances, they should be killed. Society is better without them. No, says Juan E. Mendez, former president of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. …
Sep
23
What kinds of conferences are happening in the United States and around the world next week? Here is sample of some of the more interesting and influential gatherings in technology, science and business. Does the future of Internet and mobile applications lie in the HTML5 programming language? A number of Web developers and designers certainly …
Sep
22
The 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly gathers in New York this week to discuss a number of political, environmental, social and security issues that currently affect the globe. Piggybacking on the UN talks are several independent conferences that shine a spotlight on these same important issues. One of the more notable was …
Sep
21
When Gail Ewell discovered her son Jordan was autistic at two years old, she immediately knew that she and her family would be in for a struggle to communicate with him. However, unlike many parents in similar situations, Ewell had a background that could help. She is the executive director of Hope Technology School, a …
Sep
21
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels issued a statement last May that he would not seek the Republican nomination for the 2012 presidential election, citing family restraints and loss of privacy. Yet, as of late, Daniels has been on the talk circuit promoting his new book, Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans, which discusses his …
Sep
21
Recognition will do nothing, says Susan Rice, US Ambassador to the UN. The Palestinian economy won’t change. Its institutions will not get stronger, and the country will not have more autonomy. Wrong, says Maen Rashid Areikat, Palestinian Representative to Washington. If there will be no change than why are the United States and Israel so against recognition? …
Sep
21
Please join us as we offer live access and on-demand viewing to select programs from this year’s New Yorker Festival, taking place September 30 through October 2, 2011. Similar to the 2010 Festival on FORA.tv, online viewers will be able to “design their own Festival” with a la carte purchasing options. With our live-stream toggle, viewers …
Sep
21
Today, we are proud (and a bit excited) to unveil our new home page. We hope you are excited, too! Our new look reflects a great degree of input from the FORA.tv community. We thank you — our loyal members and partners who provided input, and especially those of you who helped test drive some …
Sep
19
On Saturday, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tx., won the California straw poll, beating out Texas Governor Rick Perry who came in second, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney who took the third spot. While the straw poll was only open to a small group of the California Republican Party and their registered guests, the results reflect …