US presidential election: Saving the American dream (part 2)

With just five days to the US elections, our reporters head to the city of Las Vegas which has the highest unemployment in the country; a place where, for many, the American Dream has become the ultimate nightmare. Annette Young and her panel discuss how fixing unemployment is dominating this election campaign.

DEBATE

Christopher Dickey, Paris Bureau Chief, Newsweek/The Daily Beast;
Aja Monet, Poet, Co-Editor of the Book "Chorus"; Youth Mentor;
Tim Kane, Chief Economist, Hudson Institute and Founder of the social networking firm StoryPoint;
Doug Hanks, France 24 Correspondent.
Watch the first part

Programme prepared and produced by Shamira Mohammad, Sara Bertilsson and Mary Colombel

Presenter

François Picard

10/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

40 years on: De Gaulle's legacy

40 years after Charles de Gaulle’s death, France’s politicians still claim they’re following in his footsteps...but what's become of France's place in the world as carved out by the strong-minded general/statesman? The France 24 debate looks back but also ahead to a world where France’s priorities and alliances are shifting.

09/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Nuclear waste: unwanted cargo (part 2)

Nuclear power: is it a necessary part of modern energy policy, or a dangerous and inefficient source of power? In Germany, some 50,000 people tried to prevent a train full of nuclear waste from France from reaching its destination in northern Germany. France 24's Anne Maillet has been visiting the protesters in Germany. Special report and our debate.

09/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Nuclear waste: unwanted cargo

05/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

France-China: wooing Hu (part 2)

Chinese President Hu Jintao is in France for a three-day visit and President Nicolas Sarkozy has received him with full military honours. The two leaders are meeting for business deals, which annoys human rights activists. And human rights even seems to have been put aside deliberately, as no joint press conference is scheduled.