Forums Archive
Below is an archival listing of all Cape Ann Forum forums. Audio and/or video may be available for some of the forums. Please click on the forum's title or the "read more" link to see more details about the forum.
This forums archive is updated frequently and past forums are added on a regular basis. This archive is a work-in-progress.
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
The Cape Ann Forum hosted author and social critic Michael Klare on May 11, 2008, with a sweeping critique of U.S. energy policy drawn from his new book "Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy." read more »
Empire and the Bomb: How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World
Leading nuclear specialist and peace campaigner Joseph Gerson will speak about his recent book, Empire and the Bomb, which explains why atomic weapons were first built and used—and how the United States uses them today to preserve its global empire. read more »
Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad
Frances Moore Lappé is the author of 16 books, from the three-million-copy bestseller Diet for a Small Planet (1971) to Democracy's Edge: Choosing to Save Our Country by Bringing Democracy Back to Life (2006). Her life and work have been featured in O, Glamour, People, The Utne Reader, Orion, and many other publications. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Readers’ Digest, Christian Century, Le Monde Diplomatique, National Civic Review, Tikkun, and Harpers. read more »
The World Without Us
Global warming, pollution, poisoned oceans—we seem bent on killing our host. But what would happen if we were to suddenly disappear? Former Gloucester resident Alan Weisman constructed a bestselling book, "The World Without Us," around this premise. He explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and vanish; what of our everyday stuff may become immortalized as fossils; and how plastic, radio waves, and man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe. Cosponsored by The Bookstore with books available for sale and signing. read more »
The Key to Peace in Israel/Palestine: Dismantling the Matrix of Control
World-renowned Israeli-Jewish peace activist Jeff Halper, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and a Nobel Peace prize nominee, will speak on why securing Palestinian rights is crucial to Israel’s future. “We think, as Israelis, that Jews and Arabs should live together,” he says. “Palestinians have rights of self-determination just like we have. We have to fight also for their rights. One of our slogans is ‘we refuse to be their enemies.’ ” read more »