May 01
U.S. foreign policy has moved into the spotlight in recent weeks as FBI investigators try to piece together a timeline following the Boston Marathon bombings in order to determine whether or not the attackers received assistance from militant elements in the Russian republics of Chechnya and Dagestan. And following a report that the Syrian government …
Apr 15
It’s an exciting week here at FORA.tv– find out what’s happening below. One of the top programming groups in the country, AMC Networks is known for producing innovative, award-winning films and television series. As Mad Men kicks off its sixth season, AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan will discuss what’s next for AMC and the company’s …
Mar 04
Find out what’s coming up this week on FORA.tv. Black Male: Re-Imagined II kicks off this week in a continuation of a national campaign to shape authentic perceptions of black men and boys. Joining the conversation will be leaders in politics, media, business, and art in a discussion on race, prejudice, injustice, and tolerance. Watch …
Jan 31
Gun control advocates headed to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, including Gabby Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who was shot at point blank range in an assassination attempt in 2011. All eyes were on Giffords as she gave a moving testimony in front of Congress and called on her former colleagues to act on a number of reforms, …
Jan 07
President Obama selected counterterrorism advisor John O. Brennan to head the CIA and former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to serve as Secretary of Defense, both of whom bring “toughness” to their respective roles, according to a summary of the White House announcement by NPR. Though each have decades of distinguished experience in public service, both …
Nov 28
Journalists at this morning’s Monitor Breakfast got a chance to speak with former Senator Alan Simpson and former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, the co-chairs of the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, on a budget deal that will prevent the U.S. government from going over the “fiscal cliff.” Formed in …
Nov 26
An interesting article posted today on Slate discusses the dangers of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Citizens United, which allows unlimited campaign contributions by corporations and unions, in relation to what we know about the fall of the Roman Republic. In short, if Cicero and Cato were around today, they might very well warn us of …
Sep 13
Following a tragic day in Libya that saw the death of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other diplomats, protests have erupted in front of U.S. missions throughout the Arab world. Last night, the grounds of the American Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, was stormed before security forces pushed the demonstrators back. Back stateside, Republican candidate …
Sep 12
For the first time in over three decades, an American ambassador was killed while serving in country. J. Christopher Stevens died in Benghazi, Libya, along with three other diplomats in an attack on the consulate that the Obama adminstration believes could have been coordinated by terrorist elements in North Africa. Stevens, a career diplomat who …
Aug 28
The biggest news out of Tampa today was Mitt Romney’s official nomination to the Republican ticket. But amid the celebrations by his supporters were livid shouts of protest by none other than those in the Ron Paul camp as well as by grassroots GOP activists from Maine, Texas and other states. Watch the proceedings unfold …
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