Jan
31
“Super PACs” have become the new dirty words in politics. The current batch of Republican candidates have called for their quick demise. But this isn’t likely to happen. We are in a true arms race. Coleman: Neither Dems, GOP to ‘Disarm’ on Fundraising from The Christian Science Monitor on FORA.tv
Jan
31
With the Florida primary wrapping up, political analysts have called it one of the dirtiest, most-vitriolic political fights in decades. Gingrich has called Romney a liar. For his part, Romney has said Gingrich “resigned in disgrace” from Congress and is more than happy to sell influence. And just today Gingrich said that Mitt Romney once took …
Jan
30
Here’s something “light” and fun for a Monday, the mystical, psychedelic images of the northern lights. Jump to chapter six of the full program. Michael Melford: Hidden Alaska from National Geographic Live on FORA.tv Want more images of the northern lights? Photo courtesy of Image Editor
Jan
27
While most of us on the West Coast of the United States were getting ready for work, a significant astronomical event occurred without many of us knowing. A bus-sized asteroid passed within 37,000 miles of us– almost one-fifth of the distance from the Earth to the Moon. Scientists say the object, named 2012 BX34, had no chance of …
Jan
27
Ten months of continued violence in Syria deteriorated into further bloodshed this week with human rights activists claiming Bashar al-Assad’s security forces have killed at least 30 people since Thursday. Arab League monitors have expressed frustration with al-Assad’s forces, and the United Nations Security Council is due to discuss a resolution condemning the regime. However, …
Jan
27
This week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Western-style capitalism has been put on the judgment block. According to the Economic Times, delegates “admitted that state capitalism on the Chinese model is in the ascendant” thanks to a financial crisis that continues to cause havoc in Europe and the United States. The sovereign …
Jan
26
Just hours before President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, a small group of U.S. Navy SEALs entered Somalia and successfully rescued an American and a Danish aid worker who were captured by pirates last October. The SEALs that carried out this latest rescue were from the same unit that killed Osama …
Jan
26
In two weeks, FORA.tv and Intelligence Squared U.S. are presenting a debate about obesity, Is it the Government’s Responsibility to Fix America’s Obesity Epidemic? On one side, libertarian John Stossel and writer Paul Campos, author of The Obesity Myth, will argue that Uncle Sam should not insert itself into what is a personal-responsibility and health issue. …
Jan
25
Haiti’s bleak status as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere was compounded in January of 2010 by the devastating earthquake outside the capital Port-Au-Prince, which government officials estimate took the lives of over 300,000 people. For Sasha Kramer, an ecologist and Emerging Explorer with the National Geographic Society, the disaster afforded her the opportunity …
Jan
24
With a second term at stake in the upcoming November election, Beltway insiders, pundits and reporters are questioning what will be the main theme of President Obama’s third State of the Union address. While Obama will certainly outline plans for continued job creation and debt reduction, many believe that he will also take a more …