FORA aims to "deliver discourse, discussion and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues" by hosting a large collection of unedited videos from events such as interviews, panel discussions, conferences, and symposia.

Sample content includes Lawrence Lessig's "Big Idea" (about the loss of faith in Congress), presented at the Aspen Institute; Michael Dobb's "The Cuban Missile Crisis" at the Commonwealth Club; Jimmy Wales speaking on democratizing search engines at the Ford Hall Forum; Jeffrey Toobin talking about the Supreme Court at the Chautauqua Institution; Neal Stepenson's "Science Fiction as a Literary Genre," presented at Gresham College; Ani DeFranco, on illegal file sharing, speaking at City Arts and Lectures; and Eli Broad's discussion of a remedy for the auto industry, at the Los Angeles Public Library.

Videos range from a few minutes to a few hours, and date back to at least 2002, although most date from the last two years.