The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Video)

A few weeks ago, a YouTube video of two white girls ranting about their black peers went viral. The teenaged girls have since been expelled from their school in Gainesville, Florida and their families face an onslaught of death threats. What does this video say about digital natives, racial tensions and living online? The Agenda examines the blurring line between public and private conversation.

Five non-fiction works. 25-thousand dollars. One winner. Steve Paikin speaks with the five finalists for the 2012 Charles Taylor Prize.

War by remote control: Brookings Institution senior fellow Peter W. Singer tells Steve Paikin about the increased use of unmanned military systems and the future of drone warfare in the United States.

The South China Sea is the future hot-point of conflict in the world. As India and China focus on increasing their naval capabilities, how is the United States adapting their strategy? The Center for a New American Security's Patrick Cronin sits down with Steve Paikin.

On the upside, municipal politics is rarely this exciting. On the downside, Toronto's transit initiatives have been stopped and started so many times it's hard to keep track. Is the debate over Toronto transit evidence of a functioning and engaged democracy or a dysfunctional and broken system? Is this what politics looks like in Canada's largest city?

Frances Lankin and Munir Sheikh were tasked with looking over Ontario's social security system. They join Steve Paikin to discuss the findings from their second discussion paper.

Thousands lost, few replaced: Ontario's job market is in trouble. The Agenda examines what's needed to turn the tide.

Worries are escalating that Ontario's condo market is becoming overstretched. Is the condominium market in Canada's largest city is headed for a correction?

Universities have been valued as important places of higher learning for centuries. But as the economy continues to struggle, should these institutions focus more on the needs of the workplace rather than building minds?

Smartphones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter: How we consume news is changing. Is there anything wrong with that?

Economist Don Drummond says changes have to be made. Ontario politicians say changes are politically unpalatable. The Agenda examines the divide on Drummond.

What next for Ontario? The Agenda examines the Drummond Report findings and what they might mean for the province.

Is Charles Murray's assessment of the class divide in White America accurate? The Agenda examines whether class differences can be overcome by looking at cultural factors alone.

It's been a bad year for Pakistan: From the embarrassment of the US raid on the bin Laden compound, to the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers by NATO forces, to a recently leaked report alleging the Taliban are being directly assisted by Pakistani intelligence. The Agenda asks a group of Pakistanis both inside and outside the country: How did things get so bad, and what can be done to turn it around?

Human trials are beginning for a Canadian developed HIV vaccine. The vaccine's head researcher Dr. Yong Kang sits down with Steve Paikin.