Abel Raises Cain Category: Documentaries This doc offers a glimpse into the bizarre and hilarious career of the infamous underground media prankster, Alan Abel.
The Warning Category: Documentaries Five authors stand up and speak truth to power, exposing shocking trends towards a police state, an accelerated corporate integration with the state, and the blatant subversion of the U. S. Constitution since 9/11.
International Dateline: The Battle for Pennsylvania Category: News & Current Affairs This week International Dateline reports from America on one of the most watched U.S. elections to date. Amos Roberts takes the political pulse of Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in the U.S. race to the White House.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 1 Category: Documentaries In Part 1 of this two-part documentary, "Witness" looks at why Islam has come to be described by some people as a "very American faith". How are the beliefs of American Muslims compatible with American democracy?
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 2 Category: Documentaries In Part 2 of this special two-part "Witness" documentary, host Rageh Omaar looks at how America's Muslims have coped with the aftermath of the events of 9/11, exploring the demands of patriotism and belief.
Stealing America: Vote by Vote Category: Documentaries Employing first-person accounts, extensive research and clips gleaned from the nightly news, social issue filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman shines a spotlight on the gritty reality of the most egregious incidents of U.S. electoral insecurity.
Original Intent Category: Documentaries There is a battle in the U.S. Supreme Court between the originalists and the evolutionists. "Original Intent" argues that the far right is using originalism to advance a radically conservative political agenda.
In Focus: School Shooters - Why Students Turn to Killing Category: News & Current Affairs School shooters have caused more than a hundred deaths and injured many hundreds more, and the global leader in these sad statistics is the United States. Are our schools, once a place of refuge and safety, becoming dangerous?
The End of Suburbia Category: Documentaries Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But now serious questions have emerged about the sustainability of this way of life. What can be done now to avoid the end of suburbia?
Holler Back - (Not) Voting in an American Town Category: Documentaries Why do some people choose to vote, while others stay away from the polls? Holler Back looks at the 2004 election through the eyes of one county in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
Murder, Spies and Voting Lies Category: Documentaries Clint Curtis was an everyday computer programmer in Florida until he was asked by a congressman to create vote-rigging software for electronic voting machines. What happens to a guy at the wrong end of a smoking gun?
Senator Obama Goes to Africa Category: Documentaries Follow Senator Barack Obama as he travels to the land of his ancestry. From South Africa to Kenya to a Darfur refugee camp, Obama explores the continent that is gaining increasing importance in this age of globalization.
Sir! No Sir! Category: Documentaries The Vietnam War has been the subject of hundreds of films. But the story of the rebellion of thousands of American soldiers against the war has been suppressed, and never before been told on screen. Until now.
Arianna Huffington: U.S. Politics and the Media Category: News & Current Affairs In this speech, Arianna Huffington attacks the misuse of the “Fair and Balanced” credo, and advises on what Americans need to do to counterbalance what she calls “the lunatic fringe” of the Republican Party.
International Dateline: Magic Mint Menace Category: News & Current Affairs International Dateline reports on the dangers of the drug salvia. Also in this episode, an interview with author Thomas Friedman on the global economy, and a look inside Mexico's battle against drug cartels.
