Jun 11
Breaking down the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program involves the examination of two important groups whose role emerged in the months following the September 11 attacks. On one hand, you have the U.S. intelligence apparatus which showed it was still firmly rooted in Cold War thinking when a shadowy new threat had just shaken …
Jun 07
Trillions of texts, emails, and of phone calls each year in the United States, and the National Security Agency is performing surveillance through Verizon, Google, Facebook and other companies to mine all of it for data, according to a multiple reports that emerged yesterday on a leaked memo from inside the NSA. In a continuation …
Apr 12
Where does the United States stand on the war on terror? When President Obama took office in 2008, his team immediately began to tone down the often provocative rhetoric used during the Bush administration in dealing with terrorist elements such as al-Qaeda. But though the Obama administration has stopped using the term “global war on …
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 29
When Zero Dark Thirty was released last December, director Kathryn Bigelow expected there would be controversy surrounding some of the content in the film. What she didn’t expect was how loud the controversy would be. “The volume of it has really surprised me,” said Bigelow in a recent Q&A with The Economist. That volume may …
Oct 17
When the Obama administration took office in 2009, there was a groundswell of belief that America was entering a “post-racial” era in which preference, discrimination and prejudice would begin to dissipate and that minorities, especially African-Americans, would begin to see themselves in a better economic and social position. As many Americans ask themselves whether or …
May 16
A few weeks ago we covered the story of Chen Guangcheng, the blind human rights activist who became embroiled in a cat-and-mouse game with Chinese authorities and created a minor diplomatic incident when he sought refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. The good news from that story is Chen was eventually granted permission to …
May 01
In a surprise visit veiled in secrecy, President Obama landed in Kabul this morning and met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in order to seal an agreement that would set forth a new strategic plan between the United States and Afghanistan. The timing of the visit coincides with the anniversary of the death of Osama …
Feb 24
The 24-hour news cycle has given us unprecedented access to the Arab Spring protests in North Africa and in the Middle East, with journalists reporting virtually live from the front lines of protests and conflict. The tragic deaths of Marie Colvin (pictured) and Remi Ochlik earlier this week in the besieged Syrian city of Homs remind us of …
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. …
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