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.
Weapons of Mass Deception
A pre-release screening of the film Weapons of Mass Deception.
There were two wars in Iraq—one fought with soldiers, bombs and a fearsome military force; the other fought with cameras, satellites and an army of journalists. One to find Weapons of Mass Destruction; the other to test even more powerful WMDs—Weapons of Mass Deception. These WMDs hit us with an around-the-clock marathon that distorted truth rather than conveying it, raising as many questions about news-gathering and reporting as it did the armed intervention it was covering and—in some cases—promoting. read more »
Report from North Korea
The Bush Administration calls North Korea a charter member of the “axis of evil.” What role does this “socialist monarchy” play in the international terrorist network? How serious is its nuclear threat? Is it our next target? If not, why not? read more »
The Future of Local Involvement in Foreign Policy
Why Politics Matters
Mr. Tierney will share insights, anecdotes and personal experiences of how things do(or don’t) get done in Washington—and why we should care. The congressman will also entertain questions and comments from the audience, so come prepared to share your concerns with him.
The State of our Civil Liberties: A post 9/11 Health Check
To defend ourselves from terrorist threats, must we suspend the very liberties that define our society as free?This is the question the nation faces today, according to Nancy Murray, who warns that the expansion of the post-9/11 USA Patriot Act—what one former Congressional supporter calls “Patriot Act creep”—now threatens our rights to privacy, freedom of expression and due process. read more »