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Cory Doctorow: Rethinking Property Rights in the Digital Age

By dog | Published: August 19, 2012

Complete video available for free at fora.tv Blogger and journalist Cory Doctorow discusses the confusing state of computer and personal property rights in the 21st century. He explains that while there’s a “building consensus” that people should have more ownership of their digital property, there’s a surprising lack of concern at attempts to monitor online [...]

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Doctorow and Atwood Debate the Real Meaning of Moby Dick

By dog | Published: July 19, 2012

Acclaimed authors EL Doctorow and Margaret Atwood debate the meaning behind Melville’s classic, Moby Dick. Atwood believes Moby Dick is an anti-capitalist metaphor for environmentalism while Doctorow argues that the whale cannot be labeled an ecological victim. Complete video available for purchase at fora.tv

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CrossTalk: Russians Decide

By dog | Published: March 5, 2012

What does the future hold for the Russians after they cast their votes? How will the opposition react to the results? And what does Putin’s return to the presidency mean to the Western media? CrossTalking with Gilbert Doctorow, Eric Walberg and Jon Hellevig. CT on FB: www.facebook.com

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CrossTalk: Iranoia

By dog | Published: February 22, 2012

The international community has numerously voiced its support for nuclear proliferation, especially when dealing with a regional power like Iran. However, some countries go further than that. Prominent scholars and officials voice the possibility of war with Iran, and in some cases even promote it. Is this a rational approach? How justified would this war [...]

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