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Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?

This film is stunning audiences across the globe, as it exposes the real truth behind the worldwide economic collapse, tracing its origins to a 1971 secret memo entitled Attack on American Free Enterprise System. Written over 40 years ago by the future Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, at the behest of the US Chamber of Commerce, the 6-page memo, a free-market utopian treatise, called for a money fueled big business makeover of government through corporate control of the media, academia, the pulpit, arts and sciences and destruction of organized labor and consumer protection groups.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity

A special presentation of PBS/Independent Lens October 1 and 2, 2012 at 9 PM  A landmark transmedia project featuring a four-hour PBS primetime national and international broadcast event (check local listings), a Facebook-hosted social action game, mobile games, two websites, educational video modules with companion text, a social media campaign supporting over 30 partner NGOs, and an impact assessment plan all inspired by Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, the widely acclaimed book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Capitalism Hits the Fan

With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism itself. Wolff traces the source of the economic crisis to the 1970s, when wages began to stagnate and American workers were forced into a dysfunctional spiral of borrowing and debt that ultimately exploded in the mortgage meltdown.

I AM on Oprah

Do we have New Year's Day must-see for you! Tom Shadyac's documentary I Am is making its network premiere on OWN "Super Soul Sunday" on January 1, 2012, at 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. ET/PT.At one time, Tom (the director of blockbuster films like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Nutty Professor) seemed to have it all—big houses, fancy cars and private planes. But when a cycling accident left him incapacitated, he set out on a journey to answer two very important questions:

Deepak Chopra on Dylan Ratigan

Dylan Ratigan to host Deepak Chopra  Friday, December 23 on MSNBC The Dylan Ratigan Show.  Weekdays, 4 P.M. ET Deepak is a frequent guest (and unofficial spiritual guru of The Dylan Ratigan Show) Check back for videos and transcripts Deepak Chopra's Website Dylan Ratigan on MSNBC

Earth Days - Stream on American Experience

It is now all the rage, but can you remember when everyone in America was not “Going Green”? AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s Earth Days looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement through the extraordinary stories of the era’s pioneers — among them Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, biologist/Population Bomb author Paul Ehrlich, Whole Earth Catalog founder

Gashole on LinkTV

GASHOLE is an eye-opening documentary about the history of oil prices. The film sheds light on a secret the big oil companies don't want you to know - that there are viable and affordable alternatives to petroleum fuel! It also provides a detailed examination of our continued dependence on foreign oil and examines various potential solutions

Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, a documentary based on the book by environmental visionary Lester Brown, will be broadcast on PBS on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10 p.m.  Academy Award winner Matt Damon returns as on-camera host/narrator.  Produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Marilyn & Hal Weiner, “Plan B” is the 12th episode of the award-winning series Journey to Planet Earth, which reports on the most important environmental and sustainable development issues of the 21st century.

The Buddha - Available Online

Full Program now available online for limited time.  This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some of the world’s greatest artists and sculptors, who across two millennia, have depicted the Buddha’s life in art rich in beauty and complexity.

The Most Dangerous Man in America

In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading Vietnam War strategist, concludes that America’s role in the war is based on decades of lies. He leaks 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that leads directly to Watergate, President Nixon’s resignation and the end of the Vietnam War.

Stephen Hawking & Deepak Chopra on Larry King

Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking says God didn’t create the universe!  His controversial new claims on the origins of life and mankind’s ultimate mysteries – why are we here? Deepak Chopra joins the discussion with Stephen Hawking on Larry King Live!

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