Obamacare... and Obama

When the Conservative-led Supreme Court upholds the signature piece of legislation of Barack Obama's presidency, the Democrats have reason to smile. But the celebrating could prove short-lived with a majority of Americans opposed to the bill and suspicious of a federal government deemed too intrusive and costly.

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Josh KRAUSHAAR. Executive Editor, National Journal Hotline - from Washington DC;
Forrest G. ALOGNA. Attorney; Member of the New York Bar;
Caith KUSHNER. Attorney; Member of the New York Bar;
Jean-Jacques ZAMBROWSKI. Hospital Physician, Paris Descartes University.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

Watch the second part here.

Presenter

François Picard

10/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

France - Return of the Far Right

As French far-right leader Marine Le Pen rides high in the polls, one of the leaders of her National Front party tells François Picard that his party does not hate immigrants. Le Pen is nonetheless planning a trip to the Italian island where asylum seekers fleeing North Africa have been landing.

08/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Women in the Arab Revolution (Part 2)

Don't steal our revolution. With guests from Egypt, Tunisia, and Bahrain, François Picard’s panel on International Women’s Day highlights the cause of gender equality before it falls on the backburner.

08/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Women in the Arab Revolution

08/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Oil spikes, food fears (part two)

It's not just oil. The world is now gobbling up grains faster than we can grow them. Will inflation and hot commodity prices kill the recovery and undermine pro-democracy efforts in places like Egypt and Tunisia? François Picard’s panel argues over how to feed an overcrowded planet that's trying to sustain a recovery.