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At the dawn of the 21st century, the health of the world is at a critical crossroads. Malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases virtually eliminated from developed countries routinely claim millions of lives in developing nations. More than 40 new or emergent diseases like Ebola fever, SARS, West Nile virus, and avian flu have appeared within the last 30 years. Strains of "superbugs" resistant to our best drugs mystify modern medicine, while HIV/AIDS...
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In The Rise of ISIS, Martin Smith (Gangs of Iraq; Beyond Baghdad) draws on in-depth interviews with Iraqi politicians, and American policymakers and military leaders to explore and explain how the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) became a major force so quickly. What does it mean for the U.S. to be back in Iraq, fighting a new war on terror, less than three years after American troops pulled out of the country? Smith delivers a revelatory look...
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. embarks on a deeply personal journey through the last fifty years of African American history. Joined by leading scholars, celebrities, and a dynamic cast of people who shaped these years, Gates travels from the victories of the civil rights movement up to today, asking profound questions about the state of black America, and our nation as a whole.
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Through personal testimony by the people of Benghazi, this program traces Libya's participation in the Arab Spring uprisings, capturing the inspiring story of how unarmed citizens brought down Muammar Gaddafi's repressive regime. The film explains key incidents in the Benghazi revolt, which began when citizens protested the arrest of a lawyer who had been advocating for the 1,200 people massacred without explanation at Abu Salim prison. From the chanting...
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How did an obscure chemical compound become an entire generation's drug of choice? Why has law enforcement gone into overdrive to fight it? In Ecstasy Rising, Peter Jennings leads a groundbreaking investigation into the faulty science behind the anti-Ecstasy campaign, highlighting the futility of government scare tactics and how they have damaged the overall credibility of anti-drug efforts. The program accurately assesses Ecstasy's risks, and incorporates...
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Tools and machines allowed humankind to overcome physical limitations and become the most successful species on Earth. But tools are also transforming what it means to be human. This documentary considers how the needle, wheel, crossbow, gun, printing press, Spinning Jenny, and organ transplants changed the course of human history and advanced civilization.
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Has Internet anonymity unleashed a 'dark demon' lurking in all of us? This film reveals the hard truths surrounding anonymity, dark instincts, and freedom on the Internet. Smartphones have put the Internet into our pockets and billions of people around the world are now connected online. Our lives have improved greatly, but this freedom has also made us vulnerable to a new kind of predator--the Internet troll. Hiding behind a veil of anonymity, trolls...
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This follow-up to director Spike Lee's documentary, When the levees broke: a requiem in four acts, focuses on the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans, five years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Bookending stories of individual heartache and perseverance are two momentous events: the historic 2010 Super Bowl victory by the New Orleans Saints and the disastrous British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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"In CO₂ Rising, scientist Tyler Volk explains the process at the heart of global warming and climate change: the global carbon cycle. Vividly and concisely, Volk describes what happens when CO₂ is released by the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), letting loose carbon atoms once trapped deep underground into the interwoven web of air, water, and soil."--Jacket.
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Autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, two interracial lovers, one an artist who also fishes and sells crabs to the townsfolk, the other a wounded Asian stranger, are swept up in the tides of history. Against the town's surge of misdirected patriotism a trio of women reject law and propriety to save this mysterious young man.
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In 1950, only two of the world's urban centers boasted populations of eight million or more. Today, dozens of cities contain at least that many people, with dozens more pushing to join the list. This program surveys the emergence and development of the megacity-both as an intellectual concept and as a physical phenomenon that is altering the face of the planet. The film examines present-day issues associated with the mammoth metropolis, including...
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In this compelling film, Naomi Klein explains the ideas and research behind her international best seller The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - which boldly challenges and exposes the popular myth of the free-market economy's peaceful global victory. Around the world are those with the power to cash in on chaos as they exploit bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally implement their policies. These are the shock doctors. Moving from Chile...
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