Ford Hall Forum

Afghanistan's Untold Story and the Road Ahead
Paul Fitzgerald
May 7, 2009
01:35:50
Najim Azadzoi, Nick Mills, Paul Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Gould discuss the roots of the current crisis in Afghanistan and how to move toward a better future.
Of Spies and Spokesmen: The Challenge of Journalism in Russia
Nicholas Daniloff
April 30, 2009
01:28:25
Nicholas Daniloff, professor of journalism at Northeastern University and a 30-year media veteran, draws upon his own international reporting experiences (including 13 days locked up by the KGB) to explore the challenges and possibilities of writing in the former Soviet Union today.
Empty Cradle: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity
Phillip Longman
April 23, 2009
01:31:01
Phillip Longman argues that, although overpopulation has long been seen as one of the most serious dangers facing the globe, just the opposite is true.
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Charles Burnett
April 2, 2009
00:46:24
The creators of the 2003 documentary Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property discuss their film, which analyzes Nat Turner's slave rebellion of 1831 and its aftermath in American memory.
The End of (or a New Beginning for?) the American Dream
William Apgar
March 26, 2009
01:19:57
William Apgar, senior advisor for mortgage finance at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Karl Case, professor of economics at Wellesley College, discuss the factors that led us into our current economic morass and explore ideas for charting a course forward.
Election 2008: Review and Forecast
Barney Frank
November 13, 2008
01:29:48
Congressman Barney Frank speaks with Emily Rooney, host and executive editor of WGBH's Greater Boston, in an attempt to unravel the factors that led to Barack Obama's victory in the historic 2008 election.
How to Make Money and Save the World
Gary Hinsberg
November 6, 2008
01:22:45
Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, joins Professor Nancy F.
Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism
Douglas Feith
October 23, 2008
01:40:10
Douglas J. Feith discusses the dynamics of the first Bush term, and describes how we make foreign policy decisions. The following warnings appeared in a 2002 Bush administration memorandum: