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.
Global Warming and the Precautionary Principle
Environmental lawyer and author Carolyn Raffensperger argues that procrastination over threats to our basic support systems—climate, air and water quality, biodiversity—in the name of short-term economic cost imposes unacceptable risks to life as we know it. read more »
Imminent Crises: Threats and Opportunities
The Middle East is strategically the most important area of the world to the United States — and the most unstable. But it is far from the only region where American power is deployed in service to a vision of empire that rivals that of imperial Rome — which is precisely the problem, says the man the New York Times Book Review called “the most important intellectual alive today.” read more »
The Lemon Tree
The Lemon Tree — just published this month — grew out of an award-winning documentary on NPR’s Fresh Air. With the book, Tolan pursues the story into the homes and histories of the two families at its center and up to the present day, offering a personal microcosm of the last 70 years of Israeli-Palestinian history. In a region that seems ever more divided, The Lemon Tree is a reminder of all that is at stake — and all that is still possible. read more »
Eritrea: Africa’s Newest Nation
They fought 30 years for independence from Ethiopia, mobilizing their diverse population—half Christian, half Muslim—into a force that brought successive US- and Soviet-backed governments to their knees. They went on to make great strides in overcoming poverty and social inequality with little outside help. This led many to call the new state an “African renaissance.” Then came renewed war and, with it, dictatorship and another fight—this time for democracy. Throughout, the American role has not been helpful. read more »
Perfect Storm in US-Mideast Policy
The Middle East faces three grave crises, each of which threatens international peace and security and all of which reverberate against each other. The UN Security Council should be called into special session to halt the downward spiral. No other body is positioned to do this—and time is running out. read more »