Alan Masarsky

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Date registered: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Latest posts

  1. Will Mitt Romney Win the Republican Nomination for President? — Wednesday, October 12, 2011
  2. Is Pakistan a Real Threat to India? — Wednesday, October 5, 2011
  3. Is It Okay for the United States to Assassinate Its Enemies? — Wednesday, September 28, 2011
  4. Will United Nation’s Recognition of Palestine Hurt or Help the Country? — Wednesday, September 21, 2011
  5. The New Yorker Festival LIVE on FORA.tv (Sept.30-Oct.2) — Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Oct 12

Will Mitt Romney Win the Republican Nomination for President?

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No way, says Chris Matthews, the host of Hardball on MSNBC. Romney doesn’t act or look like the Republican Tea Party base. He’s happy and shares none of their anger about America. Hold on, says political consultant James Carville, the man responsible for getting Clinton elected as president. Romney scores better with the Tea Party …

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Oct 05

Is Pakistan a Real Threat to India?

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From Pakistan’s point of view, India is an existential threat, says Thom Shanker, a correspondent covering the Pentagon and national security policy for the New York Times. Pakistan has fought several wars against India. No wonder it fears its neighbor. Hold on, India is not a threat, says Shashi Tharoor, an elected member of the Indian Parliament. …

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Sep 28

Is It Okay for the United States to Assassinate Its Enemies?

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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. …

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Sep 21

Will United Nation’s Recognition of Palestine Hurt or Help the Country?

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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? …

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Sep 21

The New Yorker Festival LIVE on FORA.tv (Sept.30-Oct.2)

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The New Yorker Festival 2011

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 …

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Sep 14

Does Organic Food Really Make Sense?

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Organic food is only about marketing, a convenient way for manufacturers and farmers to charge more for their products, says British food critic AA Gill. It creates a two-tier system: The rich can afford the nicely labeled packages and the poor cannot. No, says author Anna Lappe. Organic food can feed the world and make …

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Aug 31

Can Students Really Change the World One Baby Incubator at a Time?

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Back in 2009 George Kembel, cofounder and executive director of the Stanford design school, the d.school, discussed a unique student project. Citizens of Nepal asked his students to solve a pressing need: affordable incubators that could save the lives of newborns. The students developed their first prototype–a $25 “sleeping bag” that could hold and retain …

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Aug 24

Is Religion a Force for Good or Evil?

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Witch burning, mutilation, slavery, and genocide are mandated in the Old Testament, says Christopher Hitchens. Religion is not only untrue, it produces immoral beliefs. Monotheism is akin to living in a dictatorship like North Korea. Hold on, says Dinesh D’Souza. Christianity was a force for good in India. It enabled individuals to escape the caste …

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Aug 17

Will Mitt Romney Win the Republican Nomination for President of the United States?

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Political pundit James Carville says Mitt Romney has the best chance of winning. After all, he’s the ‘old white guy.’ Since 1944, old white guys have never failed to win the nomination, he says. Who was more old and white than McCain in 2008? No way, says New York Times columnist Gail Collins. Romney is …

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Aug 10

Does Social Media Promote Peace and Democracy or Anarchy, Repression and Pornography?

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This week in London anarchists used social media tools to coordinate widespread looting and vandalism. That’s not surprising, says Evgeny Morozov, author of The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom. New technology can be used for good and bad purposes and often it’s the latter that rules the day. But wait, says author and …

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