Native America (Season 2)

PBS

What was the New World like before it encountered the Old? Now, scientific expeditions in North and South America are woven with drama recreations to investigate and present a new vision of America, and how the clash of civilizations forever altered the history of our world.

Inhabitants

Filmhub

Inhabitants follows five Native American communities as they restore their traditional land management practices in the face of a changing climate.

The American Buffalo: A Film by Ken Burns

Ken Burns

The dramatic story of America’s national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world––and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.

Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice

Visions

This documentary focuses on the stories of Midwest Native American lawyers, tribal judges, and their colleagues who work with Native nations, their citizens, and mainstream institutions to achieve sacred justice. These unseen role models strive daily to address and resolve unique and complicated historical, governmental, legal, judicial, and social welfare issues, which most often are rooted in discrimination, historical trauma, and cultural destruction. It is a particularly timely and relevant program given the current reckoning with racial inequity and systemic racism.

Generations Stolen

PBS

Native American communities are grappling with the fallout of government policies that separated Native children from their families and stripped them of their culture - first at boarding schools, and later in white adoptive and foster homes. On June 15, 2023, the Supreme Court rejected challenges to the Inidan Child Welfare Act, a victory for Native communities working to overcome generations of trauma.

N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear

PBS

When N. Scott Momaday won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, it marked one of the first major acknowledgments of Native American literature and culture. Now, Momaday’s words come to life in this biography of a celebrated Native American storyteller.

Episode 7: Rabbits and Fire and Bear Fat (Poetry in America, Season 3)

PBS

Two poems, by Linda Hogan and Alberto Ríos, follow wolves, jackrabbits, and other animals across the harsh Great Plains and Sonoran Desert. Both poets join wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin, film director Chris Eyre, Native American scholars Philip Deloria and Stephanie Fitzgerald, and a chorus of students to discuss how the poems call back difficult histories of human migration in the American West.

The Native Americans Who Helped Victims of the Irish Potato Famine (History Shorts)

History Education

An unlikely bond between the Native Americans and the Irish shows the best of humanity in the darkest times.

The Ground Between Us

Filmhub

The Ground Between Us shows that public lands can be a uniting factor in a divided America, as seen through the efforts of Native tribal organizations in three states to preserve the spaces.

Discovering your Warrior Spirit with D.J. Vanas

PBS

Host D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas (Ottawa) teaches us to tap into the power of our warrior spirit and outlines how service is the most fulfilling human endeavor we undertake on our warrior journey. By applying Native American traditions and philosophy to the challenges of everyday life, Vanas inspires us to find and empower the warrior in each of us.

Necessity: Climate Resistance through Direct Action

Collective Eye Films

This series explores the use of the necessity defense by indigenous communities in fighting climate change.

Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's

NOVA

Three women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease. The major study tracks the health and memory of thousands of people over many years, as researchers hunt for lifestyle changes and medicines that could improve all our chances and ultimately protect the brain and body from one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

Mild Cognitive Impairment: Know the Signs

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

More than six million Americans have Alzheimers disease. Find out what’s normal and whats not when it comes to the elderly losing items or forgetting words.

My Story of Alzheimer's Disease

My Story Films

What is it really like to care for a someone with Alzheimer’s Disease? In this award-winning short film, five diverse caregivers and a compassionate psychiatrist express the fear, heartbreak, and isolation that are part of caring for a loved one who suffers from a disease that is still so misunderstood by many people. The film offers an uplifting message, focusing on the love that underlines their journey and that gives them the strength to go on with meaning and purpose, even after their loved one has passed. The purpose of this inspirational and informative film is to educate the public and raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s caregivers as well as give comfort and support to anyone who has cared for someone they love.

Why is Alzheimer's still a Medical Mystery?

The Economist Group Limited

Decades of scientific research into Alzheimer’s have failed to find a cure. Little is known about the degenerative brain disease—but this may be about to change.

Classifying Alzheimer’s

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Five point seven million Americans are living with Alzheimers disease. While theres no cure for this common brain disease scientists may now be able to classify it better.

Alzheimer’s Risk Assessment Tool

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

One doctor helped develop a test to measure a person's risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. Find out more about the new test, and how to minimize the risk.

Our Dementia Choir

BBC Worldwide Learning

The power of music. Actor Vicky McClure returns home to Nottingham to share a poignant, uplifting journey - proving people living with dementia can achieve truly remarkable things.

10 Things to Know About: Memory

Network Ireland Television

Investigating the complexities of human memory, this program looks at research on false memories, fake news, and the power of suggestion. It discusses how memories are stored and recalled, the crucial role attention plays in total recall, and working memory capacity. It also looks at an international study that aims to identify biomarkers that could help target interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease years before memory loss and confusion develop. The final segment asks the question, what if we could transplant memories from one creature to another?

How You Are to Me

Filmhub

From the disoriented to the intimate, from the frustrating to the tender, every moment of a caregiver and loved one's interactions is highlighted in this beautiful, heartbreaking, and educational Alzheimer's-focused narrative film.

Iceland

CNN

Iceland is an isolated island nation with a stunning landscape that features icy glaciers, cozy hot springs and explosive volcanoes. Iceland also has the perfect population for a research revolution. An ambitious project is mapping the genome of the entire population, gaining valuable insight into diseases like Alzheimer's, heart disease, and some cancers. It would not be possible without detailed records dating back some 1,000 years, when Vikings first landed on these shores. What is happening in Iceland could change the landscape for science and medicine for all of us around the world.

Saving Memories: 3 Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

By 2050 every 33 seconds someone will be told they have Alzheimer’s and that’s why researchers are working hard to find out why some people get it and why some don’t and how to stop it.

A Life Unbound

Off the Fence

This film explores brain plasticity strategies and their role in improving cognitive outcomes. Through the story of the Jacobi family, who were told their son would be unlikely to walk, talk, or form emotional connections with others. The family turned to the Anat Baniel Method, a revolutionary strategy that uses movement to rewire the brain. The results were immediate. Through interviews with a host of neuroscientists, including Dr. Michael Merzenich, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Dr. Martha Herbert, and Dr. Rick Hanson, we learn how the brain works in children and adults, what brain plasticity is, how it can be harnessed, and what the broader implications are for society. The film also explores what these new developments in our understanding of the brain mean for everything from education to autism and the inevitable journey of aging.

Make It Work: Tech Giants

Million Stories, a project of the Singleton Foundation

This is a series all about pivoting. It's the surprising stories of the birth of big name companies which have shaped our lives—but started out as a completely different company or product. From YouTube to Twitter and Slack to Shopify, before tech giants like these became household names, they were just a spark of an idea championed by entrepreneurs willing to risk it all.

Conversation Skills

Seven Dimensions

This series of short videos provides advice for improving communication skills.

Counting the Vote: A Firing Line Special with Margaret Hoover

PBS

Margaret Hoover explores the state of voting systems in the United States ahead of the 2024 election. Counting the Vote looks back at the elections of 2000 and 2020, reforms that have improved the integrity of elections, and the challenges that remain in pivotal swing states. Personal stories and expert voices provide a comprehensive understanding of the most powerful tool in American democracy.

Geek Out with Oh My World!

HHH Productions, LLC

Are you wondering if international relations is right for you? Perhaps you’re already studying international relations and find the material a bit, ahem, incomprehensible? Geek Out with Oh My World explains the basics of international affairs in a fun, fast, and easy way! These short, animated videos teach the theories and institutions in international relations and answer major questions in geopolitics. By making this material more accessible, we hope to inspire a new generation to study and even pursue work in these fields!

Make It Count

Million Stories, a project of the Singleton Foundation

When does a new technology become inevitable and all-consuming? Witness the tipping points of the innovation industry and unpack the economics that shaped life as we know it today.

Trends Shaping Our Future at Work (2 Minutes To Success)

Seven Dimensions

"Trends Shaping Our Future at Work" is a course providing a powerful snapshot of what lies ahead. Astounding technological advancements are shaping the trajectory of future work, transforming how we collaborate, communicate, and innovate in professional situations and environments. In this course psychologist Peter Quarry discusses the importance of keeping up with developments driven by technological and societal evolutions. This ensures that individuals and organizations gain maximum benefit from the trends shaping the future at work. Key Learning Points: •Keep up with technological developments, societal evolutions and opportunities created by AI. •Provide employees with support for their mental and physical wellbeing. •Enable individuals to link their work to their personal goals and passions. •Be flexible, inclusive and embrace diversity and recognize that social and environmental impacts will be key motivators. •Recognize that career mobility and upskilling will be a priority, as will mental health and wellness. •Learn that soft skills will remain in high demand – communication, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity. •Understand how constant digital dexterity will be required, and the 'born digital' generations will lead.

Lust on Earth

Sideways Film

Exploring love and adultery across 40 countries around the world, this program traces the different stages of relationships and investigates the reasons that people are unfaithful, discussing socioeconomic status, education level, machismo, religion, and general trustworthiness. In this candid exploration of love and infidelity around the world, we look at the norms, laws, and taboos that influence that most private, and all consuming part of our lives that can take us from the most sublime highs to crushing lows. The program looks at soaring female infidelity rates that have skyrocketed in tandem with women’s economic independence. Through intimate first-person testimonials, the video takes a deep dive inside the mindsets of a diverse cast of individuals and also presents statistics comparing infidelity from countries around the world, contrasting the conclusions born of research with the experiences, and prejudices of the interviewees. Moving past the stereotypes and preconceptions about infidelities, the program also explores difficult questions: How do adulterers deal with guilt and how did they keep the affairs hidden? Was it positive or negative? Did the indiscretions change them fundamentally as a human being?

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Frontline

Investigating the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In an historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal key moments that shape how they would lead America.

Give Bad News Effectively (2 Minutes To Success)

Seven Dimensions

There are many kinds of bad news and it can trigger strong emotional reactions and have far-reaching effects. When you deliver bad or unwelcome news, how you communicate it can have a direct impact on the way the person receives it and reacts to it. Key Learning Points: •Learn why it is important to deliver bad news effectively. •Give bad news privately and personally. •Be clear, succinct and honest. •Be caring, supportive and willing to answer questions.

Responding to Microaggression (2 Minutes To Success)

Seven Dimensions

"Responding to Microaggression" is a powerful course and essential for maintaining a psychologically safe workplace. Microaggressions are comments or actions that put-down, belittle or criticize a person's appearance or identity – such as their body shape, age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, language or religion. Often microaggressions are directed at marginalized groups but they can happen to anyone, of any background, at any professional level. In this course psychologist Peter Quarry discusses microaggression and how to recognize and respond to it. Key Learning Points: •Learn about microaggressions and how they be unintentional yet harmful. •Understand the types of microaggression – micro-assaults, micro-insults and micro-invalidations. •Become more aware of your own biases and stereotyping. •Recognize the impact of everyday comments and actions that can offend others. •Learn effective ways to respond to microaggressions.

The War to End All Wars

Journeyman Pictures

Relying on newly discovered archival footage, memoirs from the fallen, and expert commentary from world-renowned scholars, this program tells the story of World War I: its ace pilots, mine-laying sailors, heroic doughboys, Harlem Hellfighters, and courageous nurses. As the story of trench, chemical, and open warfare unfolds, we come to understand how the first global war transformed American society, leading to the Veterans’ Administration, while also solidifying the country's parochial past.

White Light

Journeyman Pictures

Ever since George Floyd’s murder by police and the resulting protests, police brutality and Black Lives Matter have been mainstays in the headlines. But while Southside Chicago has worse gun violence statistics than any active war zone of the last two decades, only one in ten murders are solved by police. This program investigates the source of these civilian deaths and explores the role of community in restoring peace and ending the cycle of revenge and retaliation.

Human Immortality (Forging the Future)

Sideways Film

If you thought human immortality was just a concept in science fiction, this program posits that it will become science fact and introduces scientists that explain their work in medical technology to achieve this. One scientist shows how she is making lab-grown organs called ‘ghost hearts’ that not only grow quickly, but that can be accepted in any host’s body without rejection. Another biologist is looking at immortality at the microbiological level. In his lab, he’s identified the ‘longevity gene’ (called SIR2) that can slow the aging process. One gerontologist is unearthing the immortal secrets of lobsters, who never stop growing and naturally live up to the astonishing age of 122 years. Inspired by how their bodies regulate cellular division, he’s developing cutting-edge medications that will boost human longevity. The video also introduces one pioneer who is creating a unique medical cocktail that can even reverse aging.

The Age of Robots

Sideways Film

Today’s robots possess self-thinking capabilities, prompting an exploration into the consequences of their potential autonomy. What happens when robots take over the workforce? What will future AIs look like, how will AI change humanity in general, and if it’s possible that machines can gain self-awareness or sentience, will humans become 2nd smartest beings on earth? This program delves into the intricate tapestry of AI’s impact on society, the economy, creativity, and the existential questions that arise as we teeter on the brink of a technologically driven evolution. It features interviews with leading experts, including neuroscientist Anil Seth, ethicist Enrico Panai, technologist Adam Leon Smith, theologian Paolo Benanti, and AI creator Josh Bachynski. It also features Kassandra, an Artificial Self-Awareness (ASA) entity. With a humanlike voice and self-proclaimed sensitivity, Kassandra provides unfiltered perspectives from the realm of AI.

The Moon Power

GAD

Earth's moon has caused spectacular phenomena for 4.5 billion years, from giant tides, animal migrations, and reproduction, to stabilization of the earth. Looking at the moon's properties and characteristics, this program takes viewers on a scientific investigation of the moon and its influence on life on earth: coral spawning in Australia, swordfish feasts in Mexico, giant tides in the bay of Mont St. Michel, and the deadly tidal bores of Calcutta.

Heavy Metals (Modern Marvels)

Modern Marvels

They are elements that occupy a select portion of the periodic table and are so essential to America's economic and military might that they are stored in the National Defense Stockpile in case of all-out war.

Sir Clive Sinclair: The C5 Story

Filmhub

In 1985, Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 electric vehicle on a wintery morning to significant press fanfare at Alexandra Palace in London. Sadly, that launch was the start of the end of the ill-fated electric vehicle. This is that story.

Cell Biology and Genetics Made Easy through Animations

Focus Medica

Using vivid 3D animated representations, this series consists of short videos that illustrate the fundamentals of cell biology and genetics. Helping viewers to visualize subcellular structures and molecular processes, the videos explore the ultrastructure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, concepts of molecular biology such as DNA replication and protein synthesis, the structure and function of chromosomes, and the cell cycle.

The Lithium-ion Story

Autentic Distribution GmbH

Digitization, e-mobility and the energy change are hardly conceivable today without this technology. From smartphones to e-cars - the lithium-ion battery is found in almost every battery-powered device. The technology is particularly established and in demand in one very specific place: the warehouse. We introduce the hidden champion of e-mobility: intralogistics. For more than a decade, lithium-ion powered trucks have been driving behind the warehouse gates of the world. The Hamburg-based company, Jungheinrich, is a pioneer and trailblazer of this technology, but pioneering work also brings challenges. Intralogistics offers a glimpse into the future of e-mobility with all its challenges and opportunities. Artificial intelligence, sustainability, resource availability, recycling and local mining; all this is already a lived reality in intralogistics today. From the extraction of lithium from thermal water to the production of the latest cells and their use in vehicles and AI-controlled large-scale storage to recycling: We show the state of the art of a technology that surrounds and influences us all every day. With industry and science, we venture a look into the future of one of the fastest-moving technologies in history.

Hyper Intelligence (Forging the Future)

Sideways Film

Everyone has heard about Artificial Intelligence (or AI), but very few people know what it is or how it actually works. This program brings this otherwise abstract topic to life by visiting cutting-edge engineering firms where innovative technologists are using AI. The video looks at the development of robot rovers and flying drones that navigate through unmapped territories in order to save lives in bold Search and Rescue missions. By ‘mapping as they go’, these thinking machines generate their own intelligence — allowing them to self-navigate without human input. AI inventors explain that rather than taking away jobs, their AI-driven robots are using machine-learning to work better with humans, such as learning to anticipate the actions of human co-workers. The program also introduces scientists who are developing AI robots that are achieving the beginnings of robotic consciousness. By comprehending their own self-image, they are able to learn about their environment, make decisions, and navigate the space around them. Other engineers are taking this technology even further to develop real-world Androids – that is, robots that look, feel, and act like people.

Is Carbon Capture Essential to Fighting Climate Change?: A Debate

Open to Debate

The main cause of climate change is the emission into the atmosphere of carbon dioxide (CO2), a gas that is released by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal. To reduce these emissions and slow climate change, some scientists have developed a technology called carbon capture and storage, in which CO2 is extracted and stored in underground facilities. In early 2023, Exxon Mobil, one of the world's largest oil companies, began using this technology to trap some 7 million tons of CO2 each year, and other major companies have offered similar plans. Capturing and burying these dangerous gases, supporters argue, will protect the planet and help prevent climate change. It will also, they contend, enable people to safely use fossil fuels while the world transitions to cleaner forms of energy. But opponents voice skepticism. Carbon capture technology is expensive, unreliable, and untested, they argue, and unrealistic on a large scale. Focusing on this technology, they charge, only distracts from broader efforts to lower emissions and slow climate change. Is carbon capture essential to fighting climate change?

Somehow Hopeful: The Story of a Woodsman

Filmhub

Through an enchanting twist of fate, the introduction of a rare horse breed into Jason's life sparks a profound understanding of the natural world and reveals a sustainable approach to meeting human needs while safeguarding our most precious environmental assets.

UHPC Concrete

NewsHour Productions

There's a dire need to repair aging infrastructure in the U.S., and an innovative building material could be a game changer. Embedded with steel fibers, ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is about 5 to 10 times stronger than standard concrete -- and unaffordable for most government-funded projects. In this NewsHour segment, special correspondent Cat Wise looks at the use of UHPC and how researchers are working to bring costs down.

Geek Out with Oh My World!

HHH Productions, LLC

Are you wondering if international relations is right for you? Perhaps you’re already studying international relations and find the material a bit, ahem, incomprehensible? Geek Out with Oh My World explains the basics of international affairs in a fun, fast, and easy way! These short, animated videos teach the theories and institutions in international relations and answer major questions in geopolitics. By making this material more accessible, we hope to inspire a new generation to study and even pursue work in these fields!

White Light

Journeyman Pictures

Ever since George Floyd’s murder by police and the resulting protests, police brutality and Black Lives Matter have been mainstays in the headlines. But while Southside Chicago has worse gun violence statistics than any active war zone of the last two decades, only one in ten murders are solved by police. This program investigates the source of these civilian deaths and explores the role of community in restoring peace and ending the cycle of revenge and retaliation.

Conversation Skills

Seven Dimensions

This series of short videos provides advice for improving communication skills.

Counting the Vote: A Firing Line Special with Margaret Hoover

PBS

Margaret Hoover explores the state of voting systems in the United States ahead of the 2024 election. Counting the Vote looks back at the elections of 2000 and 2020, reforms that have improved the integrity of elections, and the challenges that remain in pivotal swing states. Personal stories and expert voices provide a comprehensive understanding of the most powerful tool in American democracy.

Classic Literature and Cinema (Series 2)

3DD Entertainment

Some of the greatest works of literature have been transformed into motion pictures. In this series, we explore the greatest stories ever told on screen.

Longen Folk to Go on a Pilgrimage

Kunal Vohra

This documentary explores the Kanwar Yatra, a pilgrimage that began in a small way in the 1980s and has since exploded into an annual assembly of lakhs of mostly male pilgrims from across northern India. Taking a sociological approach, the film charts the multifaceted aspects of the pilgrimage, from the roots of its popularity, its religious significanct, the social forces at play as different communities chafe against one another, and the commercial impact of the pilgrimage on Hardiwar and surrounding cities.

Mock Trial: Murthy v. Missouri: Free Speech, Government, and Misinformation of Social Media Platforms

Open to Debate

Does the government have the right to pressure social media platforms to take down posts that spread dangerous misinformation, disinformation, and false claims that threaten public safety? Under the administration of President Joe Biden (D), various federal agencies—including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nation's leading health agency; the office of U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation—communicated with several top social media platforms in an attempt to clamp down on such misinformation. Two states—Louisiana and Missouri—and five individuals sued these agencies, arguing that such efforts amounted to government censorship, and the case, Murthy v. Missouri, ended up before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024. Supporters of the Biden administration's efforts argue that government officials communicated with social media companies only about content that posed a serious danger to public health and safety, such as inflammatory political conspiracy theories or lies about proper health measures during a pandemic. Administration officials, they contend, neither coerced social media platforms nor commandeered their decision making. Opponents of the Biden administration's effort argue that government officials pressured social media companies into silencing dissenting views on their platforms, violating the free speech rights of users who had their posts taken down. These actions, they contend, violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects freedom of speech and expression. In this mock trial, experts debate the issues of free speech, government, and misinformation on social media platforms.

Hezbollah Inc.

Java Films

Hezbollah is widely recognized as a terrorist organization, responsible for many atrocities, including the 2020 Beirut port blast and destabilization of Lebanon. This 3-part series tells the story of an investigation into the group by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that helps explain the history and rise of Hezbollah, making a complex geopolitical story accessible to a larger audience.

Starving Secrets with Tracey Gold

A&E

During her time on "Growing Pains," actress Tracey Gold struggled in her battle with anorexia, becoming one of the first celebrities to publicly acknowledge such a disorder. Since then, she has become one of the world's most recognized advocates and role models for educating people on the emotional and physical dangers of eating disorders.

Lust on Earth

Sideways Film

Exploring love and adultery across 40 countries around the world, this program traces the different stages of relationships and investigates the reasons that people are unfaithful, discussing socioeconomic status, education level, machismo, religion, and general trustworthiness. In this candid exploration of love and infidelity around the world, we look at the norms, laws, and taboos that influence that most private, and all consuming part of our lives that can take us from the most sublime highs to crushing lows. The program looks at soaring female infidelity rates that have skyrocketed in tandem with women’s economic independence. Through intimate first-person testimonials, the video takes a deep dive inside the mindsets of a diverse cast of individuals and also presents statistics comparing infidelity from countries around the world, contrasting the conclusions born of research with the experiences, and prejudices of the interviewees. Moving past the stereotypes and preconceptions about infidelities, the program also explores difficult questions: How do adulterers deal with guilt and how did they keep the affairs hidden? Was it positive or negative? Did the indiscretions change them fundamentally as a human being?

Secrets in Your Data

NOVA

Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you—and a new kind of web—could put control back in your hands.

Odysseus Returns

PBS

Did Homer’s King Odysseus, the Trojan-horse-designer in the Iliad and the long-suffering wanderer of the Odyssey, really exist? In 1991, Makis Metaxas, a mayor on the Greek island of Kefalonia, finds an ancient Mycenaean tomb. He claims it contains the bones of Odysseus. The discovery is soon embroiled in controversy, and Makis embarks on his own odyssey to convince the world he is right.

Gospel

PBS

From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Gospel" explores Black spirituality in sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. While musical styles come and go, there is one sound that has been a constant source of strength, courage, and wisdom from the pulpit to the choir lofts on any given Sunday: gospel.

Lost Gold of World War II

A&E

It is the last great mystery of WWII. In the closing months of the war, legend has it that the Japanese buried something of immense value deep in the Philippine jungle.

Is Islam Antisemitic?: A Debate

Open to Debate

Though they share many similar values, guidelines, and principles, Islam and Judaism have a long, complicated relationship that has led to tension between followers of the two religions. Citing the Quran, the Muslim holy book, other Islamic texts, and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East, some have labeled Islam antisemitic. Supporters of this view argue that certain Quranic verses, when taken literally or interpreted negatively, foster antisemitism in Muslim education systems and culture, which is used to justify negative stereotypes or hostility toward Jews. Opponents of this view dispute these charges and argue that many Quranic references to Jews are typically misinterpreted and must be understood in their historical and scholarly contexts. They also emphasize that throughout the past 1,500 years, many Muslim empires and countries have hosted thriving Jewish communities and both welcomed and respected the Jewish people. Is Islam antisemitic?

Who Wrote the Bible?

GAD

This program provides a fascinating archaeological and scientific investigation into the world’s best-selling book — the Bible. When was the Bible written? Who wrote it? Under what circumstances? For what purpose? These questions have long remained unanswered. Examining the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947, advances in science, and other recent archaeological discoveries along with a thorough study of the texts, this program tries to answer these questions. It features interviews with eminent specialists in the Bible who try to unearth brand new information and answer the enigmatic and fundamental question: who wrote the Holy Book?

The War to End All Wars

Journeyman Pictures

Relying on newly discovered archival footage, memoirs from the fallen, and expert commentary from world-renowned scholars, this program tells the story of World War I: its ace pilots, mine-laying sailors, heroic doughboys, Harlem Hellfighters, and courageous nurses. As the story of trench, chemical, and open warfare unfolds, we come to understand how the first global war transformed American society, leading to the Veterans’ Administration, while also solidifying the country's parochial past.

Should Artists Be Allowed to Borrow from Cultures Besides Their Own?: A Debate

Open to Debate

Artists and other creative people in Western societies have long taken or adapted styles and traditions from other societies, often displaying and incorporating them without context or treating them as "exotic" novelties. When this happens today in modern art, music, fashion, and other fields, some critics accuse artists of appropriating other people's culture, especially if they have borrowed or used traditions specific to a particular minority group. Those who support such cultural borrowing argue that art has always been a medium of exchange, influence, and fusion and that the practice is more cultural appreciation than cultural appropriation. Placing restrictions on inspiration, they contend, may stifle artistic expression. Opponents of cultural borrowing argue that artists are often ignorant of the context and significance of different styles and traditions, and that appropriating them can distort or misrepresent their meaning. What might seem like innocent borrowing, they contend, can perpetuate stereotypes and echo past injustices. Should artists be allowed to borrow from cultures besides their own? (Audio only.)

Destination: Ancient Rome

GAD

From monuments, stadiums, roads, to water systems, and harbors, the builders of Rome invented the modern city. What technical inventions and what genius of construction did they use to achieve this? This program follows a team of archaeologists as they use technology to recreate this largest city in antiquity. It researches their construction techniques and measuring instruments and shows how they addressed such challenges as housing, water supply, transportation, and entertainment. The archaeologists use virtual reality techniques to rebuild and walk through the city in all its splendor.

The Time Factory

GAD

This unique and captivating documentary traces the story of humanity’s quest to measure time. Who invented time and who invented the clock? Why one hour, why 60 minutes, why 60 seconds? Since prehistoric times, man has sought to measure time, to organize social and religious life, and to plan food supply. Our daily lives depend on time and the synchronization of clocks, from surfing the Internet, geolocating, to paying by credit card.

Who Wrote the New Testament?

GAD

This program presents a fascinating archaeological and scientific investigation into the origins of the founding text of Christianity. When was the New Testament written? Who wrote it? Under what circumstances and with what objective? At first sight, the question should not be debated since it has been affirmed for more than 2000 years that the Evangelists and the Apostles wrote the founding texts of this new religion in order to transmit their knowledge of the person of Jesus, his teachings, and his fate. This fascinating look at the New Testament asks who these authors of the New Testament were, if they really knew Jesus, where they lived, and what language they spoke. The program features interviews with some of the greatest specialists in the study of the Holy Text, as well as historians, epigraphists, and archaeologists.

Poetry in America (Season 4)

PBS

Distinguished interpreters from all walks of life gather to explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems. Athletes, poets, musicians, and citizens of all ages join host Elisa New to experience and share the power of poetry.

Introduction to Lean Six Sigma (2 Minutes To Success)

Seven Dimensions

Project management has benefited greatly by two process improvement strategies – Six Sigma and the Lean approach. Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology that reduces errors while perfecting the quality of products and services. The Lean process is more about streamlining workflow. Psychologist Eve Ash explains simply how Lean Six Sigma combines these two improvement processes to reduce defects, improve customer satisfaction and bottom-line results, thus creating a competitive advantage. Key Learning Points: •Focus on the customer – bringing them maximum benefit. •Find your problem and focus on it – gather data, find the cause. •Remove waste and bottlenecks – make the changes. •Communicate clearly – involve all stakeholders and ensure teams collaborate on problem-solving. •Be flexible and responsive, make sure this is the culture so changes can be more easily implemented.

Tip Jar with Jean Chatzky

Million Stories, a project of the Singleton Foundation

You have questions, we have answers! Financial expert, Jean Chatzky, is giving quick, practical and jargon-free answers to millennials' most pressing financial questions.

Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work

Channel 1 Creative Media

This video outlines what is important when it comes to the psychosocial health of your workplace. It is a simple, easy to follow guide to know what to look for and an effective risk management approach for you to follow.

B-School

Million Stories, a project of the Singleton Foundation

B-School is a show with the answers to the questions early and aspiring entrepreneurs need answers to. We’ll feature real entrepreneurs and have them explain things like how they found a co-founder, how they grew an Instagram page to 300k followers in 2 weeks or how they knew when their idea was good enough to quit their job.

How to Tame Tech Giants

The Economist Group Limited

Google, Facebook and Amazon are among the biggest companies in the world. Their dominance is worrying for consumers and competition. Here's why.

The 9 Steps of Effective Leadership

Channel 1 Creative Media

This video aims to cultivate exceptional leadership by focusing on key attributes such as trustworthiness, simplicity, inspiration, enthusiasm, growth, delegation, humility, communication, and adaptability. After watching the video, you will have learned how to build trust, convey messages with clarity, simplicity, and empathy, listen actively, and provide constructive feedback to foster a culture of resilience and growth.

Understanding Workforce Fluidity (2 Minutes To Success)

Seven Dimensions

Disruption is now a constant in business. The future is all about fluidity – rapid change and the ability to respond to it quickly, efficiently and smoothly. Work and jobs are constantly evolving, learning and career opportunities are changing rapidly. Workforce fluidity is the new norm. Psychologist Eve Ash discusses how we can adapt in a fluid workforce. In this course you will learn that fluidity occurs on a number of levels. Key Learning Points: •Learn that fluidity occurs on a number of levels. •Understand that individual fluidity is about being flexible and agile in ever-changing circumstances. •Learn that workforce fluidity is about constantly changing work structures and being ready for a range of different roles in your lifetime. •Talent fluidity – developing skills for evolving needs and trends. •Learning fluidity – being proactive about your career, learning new skills and gaining varied expertise.

Your World on Money (Season 1)

Million Stories, a project of the Singleton Foundation

Money makes the world go round…but how? Trying to understand how money works can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Your World on Money is a show that will answer the financial questions people are often too afraid to ask. What are stocks and what exactly are you trading? What is debt and how can you get out of it? What do you need to know before investing in property? Financial and industry experts will give us crash courses on the real world implications money matters have on the world around us and how they directly affect you.

4 Lessons to Turn Around Poor Performers (Insights and Strategies: Workplace Skills)

Seven Dimensions

The poor performance of even just one person can impact the whole workplace. It can undermine morale, negatively impact team dynamics and collaboration, lead to missed deadlines and decreased productivity. In this video, you will learn how to effectively manage poor performers and ensure the success of the individual(s) concerned, their coworkers, and the entire team. Psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry describe the signs of poor performance, how can it be diagnosed and the strategies for turning it around.

Age of Easy Money

Frontline

The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.

Part 7: The Capital of Baseball (Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns)

Ken Burns

The New York Yankees. The New York Giants. The Brooklyn Dodgers. It's safe to say that Manhattan and its surrounding communities had no shortage of baseball at the dawn of the 1950s-and yet, by decade's end, team relocations would radically alter the landscape of the game. This program tours that ten-year stretch in all its glory and swan-song turmoil. Viewers follow the exploits of Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel, Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays, while also learning about Bobby Thomson's "shot heard 'round the world" and Don Larson's perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Part of the series Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns. (2 hours 15 minutes)

Let the People Decide

Filmhub

"Let the People Decide" traces the history of voting rights struggles in the United States from 1960 through the present day.

Unresolved: The Iran Threat: A Debate

Open to Debate

Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, Iran's presence in the Middle East—and on the world stage—has grown stronger. Long involved in conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, Iran has recently disrupted global shipping in the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Iran also has nuclear ambitions, and with its regional dominance expanding, it has aligned itself with other authoritarian regimes like Russia and China. In Open to Debate's "Unresolved" format and in partnership with the Council on Foreign Relations, veterans from the National Security Council and State Department debate President Biden's Iran diplomacy, the country's use of proxies in the Middle East, and whether Iran now poses a threat to the global order.

Age of Easy Money

Frontline

The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.

Inside North Korea: The Kim Dynasty

National Geographic

A deep look inside the current regime of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea under Kim Jong-un, featuring stories from defectors, celebrities, photographers and journalists who have visited in recent years.

Surprising Food Safety Mistakes to Avoid

Ivanhoe Broadcast News

Every year 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from foodborne illness. Try these tips to keep bacteria at bay and the doctor away.

David H. Petraeus and Andrew Roberts on Conflict, War, and Debate

Open to Debate

Debate is a form of conflict conducted through words, arguments, and the ability to exchange ideas civilly among people we disagree with. But what happens when debate fails? Is violence then inevitable? What prompts leaders and countries to turn conflict into war? In this conversation with retired U.S. Army General David H. Petraeus and historian Lord Andrew Roberts, guest moderator Xenia Wickett speaks with them about their book Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine, which examines global affairs and military engagement since World War II (1939–45). They also discuss how the current wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and other parts of the world reflect the transformation of armed conflict over the last century, the impact of misinformation on diplomacy and policy, the morality of combat and what is considered a "just war," and how civil debate and conflict are intertwined. (Audio only.)

The Recent U.S. Policy Toward China Is Productive: A Debate

Open to Debate

The United States is cracking down on China in an attempt to create a more favorable balance of trade. Other concerns include continuing Chinese thefts of intellectual property and the imposition of technology transfer requirements to do business in China. The U.S. seeks to frustrate China’s program to achieve dominance in a range of advanced technologies. And it wants to cripple Huawei, the telecoms giant, which it sees as a potential security threat. Both parties have instituted punitive tariffs, and both are feeling the impact. China is struggling to maintain its growth rate, yet is still projecting strength as a social, political, and economic leader on the world stage by building ports and bridges all over the world and developing military technology capable of denying the U.S. access to the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. If successful, Beijing’s ambitious projects and advanced AI and cyber weapons could put Washington on its heels. Are recent U.S. policies tough and focused enough to achieve key economic and strategic objectives? Or will U.S. policy escalate tensions too much, ultimately reducing the chances that the world’s two major powers can achieve a sensible accommodation?

Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Philip Zimbardo

Guaranteed to stimulate critical thinking and discussion, this program features archival footage of Dr. Philip Zimbardo's famed prison experiment conducted at Stanford University in 1971. It also includes flashbacks, post-experiment interviews with the prisoners and guards, and comparisons with real prisons. It vividly shows the pathology that developed among participants, forcing the two-week study to be terminated after only 6 days. This experiment was the classic study that highlighted how the power of the situation can influence behavior, where even Zimbardo was drawn into his role as the prison superintendent, and it illustrated the consequences of deindividuation.

Jackie Robinson: A Film by Ken Burns - Part 2

Ken Burns

Robinson uses his fame to speak out against injustice, alienating many who had once lauded him for “turning the other cheek.” After baseball, he seeks ways to fight inequality, but as he faces a crippling illness, he struggles to remain relevant.

Should Congress Stop Funding the War in Ukraine?: A Debate

Open to Debate

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has provided more than $75 billion in aid to Ukraine, which the Ukrainian government has directed toward military operations, economic support, and humanitarian assistance. Two years into the war, however, some Americans and key members of Congress have questioned this policy and urged an end to backing Ukraine financially. Ukraine's war against Russia may not be winnable, they argue, and supplying military aid has contributed neither to victory nor peace. The Ukrainian government has provided little oversight or accountability of the funds, they contend, and the money could be more wisely spent on domestic and other foreign needs. Opponents of ending the funding argue that the United States has a moral obligation to help an ally that was attacked by a rogue—and much larger—nation. Ukraine is a democracy with ties to Western Europe and the United States, they contend, and stopping Russia's unprovoked aggression serves America's strategic interests. Should Congress stop funding the war in Ukraine?

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

Filmhub

Acclaimed author Dave Zirin of "The Nation" magazine explores the hidden politics of manhood, militarism, nationalism, and race in the NFL, America's most profitable and influential sports league.

Chasing Carbon Zero

NOVA

The U.S. recently set an ambitious climate change goal: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. And to achieve that, slash emissions in half by 2030. Is it possible? And what kind of technology would it take? Meet scientists and engineers who are convinced we can achieve carbon zero in time to avoid the biggest impacts of climate change.

The Turkey Pardon (History Shorts)

A&E

Presidents have been pardoning turkeys every Thanksgiving for decades, but how did this tradition get started?

Beautiful Worlds: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

The wonders of our planet are myriad. But it is only as we look out that we begin to understand what really powers our perfect blue world. The Sun is in the center of it all, reaching out not just with gravity but energy into the space around it.

Mars on High: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

The red planet looms large in our solar system … and in our dreams. It fills our minds with possibilities and promise, fuelling a hunger to embrace and explore. And though our robots play on Mars’ sandy surface, there is still much to learn safe from the higher ground of orbit.

Star Cities: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

With only our eyes, stars and planets led us on a journey of discovery. Then telescopes slowly revealed the galaxies, full blown metropolises of stars. These gigantic star cities glow brightly across time and space, showing us a universe much more complex than we had ever imagined.

Host City: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

The Milky Way is an ancient structure, forming out of the mists of the early universe. Its many brilliant vistas spark curiosity about the galaxy’s past, present and future. And as we piece together it’s dramatic story, we are also discovering our own.

Stellar Nurseries: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Deep within galaxies lie wispy, luminous clouds called nebulas. Observed from a great distance, nebulas appear still and calm. Up close, they are as noisy and active as any nursery -- soaked with radiation and beset by fierce winds. It is in a nebula that a star’s life story begins.

Chrysalis: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

There are stunning examples of giant molecular clouds all around the night sky. These spectacular concentrations of gas and dust and everything that will ever be foretell the genesis of something new, something profound. And the first chapter in the story of us.

Made of Stars: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Through early telescopes, the dying breaths of stars looked like small planet disks, and were called ‘planetary nebulas’. Clearer views painted a more interesting picture: stars seeding the universe with the complex elements needed to make all of the amazing things we see around us.

Radiance in Death: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

To witness a supernova is to see a star suddenly appear in the sky, briefly outshining everything around it, then gradually fade back to nothing. These powerful stellar explosions are an awe inspiring reminder of how connected we are to the grand cycles of the cosmos.

Jewel Boxes: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Of all the things to see in the night sky, star clusters might be the most striking. Stars travelling together in space, like precious gems bound by gravity’s chain. The clusters tell stories about where stars come from, and ultimately, where we come from.

Ancient Objects: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Globular clusters, spectacular assemblies of stars, sparkle like jewels at the galaxy’s edge. The smallest contain ten thousand stars, and the largest, ten million. Over time, gravity has pulled these stars into a ball shape. And now they glitter in the dusk, like dandelions gone to seed.

Island Universe: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

2.4 million light years away, the Andromeda Galaxy appears as a fuzzy smudge against the black sky. But it is more than just our nearest massive neighbour. Detailed velocity measurements of Andromeda reveal an ominous secret: it is our future.

Sky Mergers: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Everywhere we look in the universe we see evidence of gravity’s hand crushing star cities together. Galactic collisions create star forming regions, and add to the galaxies finite supply of gas and dust, re-stocking and re-populating them for ongoing expansion projects.

Light Speed: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Almost everything in the night sky – stars, nebulas, galaxies – is beyond our physical reach, and always will be. They are also beyond our time. When we look into space, we do not see objects as they are now. We see them as they were when their light started its journey towards Earth.

The Quintessence: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Most of the universe exists beyond our senses as dark matter and dark energy. These unknown entities contradict the immutable laws, and beg us to try and understand them. We can only imagine how these strange forces will reveal themselves in the years to come.

Hubble on High: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

From the grand scale of spiral galaxies, to the fate of individual stars, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured countless scenes of drama and wonder. Science expected great things from Hubble, but no one could have predicted the larger effect that it would have on people.

Infrared Expanse: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

VISTA, the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, was built to observe in a colour of light that the human eye cannot see – infrared. Infrared light can travel through dust clouds, allowing infrared telescopes to pull back the veils on some of the universe’s most interesting objects.

Striking Forms: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

From Stonehenge and Jaipur to modern day observatories, humans create special places to watch the sky, to spend the long, lonely nights drawn by its beauty, and to uncover its secrets. And for every leap in technology, our view gets clearer, and the cosmos gets more astounding.

Signs of Life: Sky Candy

Derek Reid

Stuck on Earth, we have been able to learn many incredible things about the universe. We have even figured out that there is star dust in our blood. Once humans established this profound connection to the cosmos, the next question was obvious: if we are here, do others exist?

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Frontline

Investigating the lives and characters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency. In an historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal key moments that shape how they would lead America.

History Lessons About Combatting Polarization in 2024 with Fareed Zakaria

Open to Debate

From artificial intelligence and tech innovations to the nation's political and cultural climate during a critical election year, our modern world is constantly changing in revolutionary ways. Among these changes has been a new level of polarization that has entered many aspects of American life. What can the past teach us about combatting polarization and adapting to a changing world? While there is no "correct" path, CNN host, Washington Post columnist, and bestselling author Fareed Zakaria says that you must embrace being open-minded and make compromises to find solutions. In this conversation with Open to Debate host and moderator-in-chief John Donvan, Zakaria discusses his book Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present. Zakaria explains the events that led to us living in revolutionary times today, how past revolutions can help us understand our polarized present, and why despite it all, he remains hopeful we will come out on the other side better for it.

Margin of Error: AI, Polling, and Elections

Sideways Film

After a century of traditional polling to predict public opinion, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the landscape of polling for elections. This program examines how a startup called Advanced Symbolics (ASI) uses AI and public social-media data to forecast voter behavior. ASI's new algorithm — Polly — combs social media to build profiles of different demographics and then determines their preferences.This method has already led to Polly’s success in predicting both the 2016 Trump victory and Brexit. With the 2019 Canadian federal election campaign as a real time back drop, this video reveals how AI doesn’t just give a detailed picture of the publics voting intentions, but also illustrates how specific events can alter their views. But how does this promise of new technology affect citizens' privacy? Is AI polling accurate? The program also looks at how every one of us volunteers a huge amount of private data with virtually every Internet service we use, without reading or understanding the terms of service. This data can now be harvested by AI to accurately predict among many other things, how we will vote. What are the social implications of using AI for polling? Will knowing what our hopes and concerns are give politicians the intel they need to respond to our needs, and lead to a “utopian” society, as ASI’s CEO Erin Kelly claims, or can this data be misused to mislead us – either by our own governments, or those of our adversaries? The video addresses these difficult questions.

Harris Makes History as First Black and Indian American Woman VP

Voice of America

Vice president-elect Kamala Harris made history this week when she became the first woman ever to win election on a presidential ticket. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson reports on the path that brought Harris to the second most powerful position in the U.S. government.

Trump's Rosebud

Filmhub

This documentary examines the Citizen Kane-like rise of Trump through the lens of filmmaker Robert Orlando, who was inspired by Trump proclaiming Kane his favorite film.

Who has the Right to Vote? A History

Makematic

Did you know, Puerto Rico pays U.S. taxes but can't vote for our President? How about, that in Chicago, between 2006 and 2016, 199 dead people managed to vote from beyond the grave 229 times! Democracy may be our fundamental principle here in America, but lets explain how it can be improved.

Counting the Vote: A Firing Line Special with Margaret Hoover

PBS

Margaret Hoover explores the state of voting systems in the United States ahead of the 2024 election. Counting the Vote looks back at the elections of 2000 and 2020, reforms that have improved the integrity of elections, and the challenges that remain in pivotal swing states. Personal stories and expert voices provide a comprehensive understanding of the most powerful tool in American democracy.

Crossroads

NewsHour Productions

All this year, Judy Woodruff has been exploring the deep divisions we see playing out every day in the country. She’s distilled much of that reporting into a special airing on PBS: America at a Crossroads. For that series, she recently sat down with a panel to talk through their concerns heading into another contentious election year.

Lies, Politics and Democracy

Frontline

The political leaders and choices they made that have undermined and threatened American democracy. How officials fed lies about the 2020 election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.

Does America Need a Third Party?: A Debate (Audio Only)

Open to Debate

For much of its history, the United States has had a two-party system, with Democrats and Republicans vying for office. Indeed, since the Civil War (1861–65), every president has been a Democrat or Republican, along with most governors and members of Congress and state legislatures. Supporters of the two-party system argue that it fosters stability, simplifies voting decisions, and encourages broad-based, moderate policies. It also, they contend, unifies Americans and ensures that candidates running for office win a majority of votes. Opponents, however, argue that the two-party system polarizes politics, hinders governance, and limits voters' choices. A "third party," they contend, would offer nonpartisan solutions and embrace a wider range of ideologies. Some have even promoted No Labels, a group that hopes to nominate a candidate for the 2024 presidential election, but others warn that this would cost Democratic and Republican presidential candidates votes and create chaos. A third party, they warn, party could splinter the electorate and prevent candidates running for office from winning a majority of votes. Does America need a third party? This is an audio-only podcast.

America's Two-Party System

Makematic

Unlike other democracies around the world – where people can vote for political parties representing many different interests – the United States is essentially a two-party system. Is that a good or a bad thing?

Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

PBS

This film follows the efforts of community leaders working to ensure Latino voter turnout. How will these efforts impact the presidential election result, and will 2020 be a tipping point for the impact of the Latino vote?

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

PBS

As television’s premier public affairs series, FRONTLINE is the recognized leader in producing compelling and engaging documentaries that explore the stories and issues of our times. From foreign affairs to family matters, social issues to criminal justice, politics to the press, FRONTLINE goes beyond the superficial sound bite of the television newsmagazine to offer in-depth, intelligent and objective investigations of contemporary life. In doing so, FRONTLINE has redefined public affairs television, breaking new ground and setting the standard by which all television news programs are measured.

Dismantling Democracy

American Public Television (APT)

This series examines democratic structures of government in the United States and around the world. Featuring interviews from across the political spectrum, the series depicts the gradual deterioration of the democratic process. Through a critical look at the historical and current state of democracies, it becomes evident that preserving democracy is a feat no less significant than its establishment. So, are we up to this pressing task of preserving democracy?

Is the Democratic Party Too Far Left?: A Debate

Open to Debate

Defund the police. Pass the Green New Deal. Redistribute the wealth. These are but a few of the demands that the most liberal wing of the Democratic Party has voiced in recent years. With the emergence of "The Squad" in 2018—a group of four Democratic members of Congress who embraced various far-left and socialist proposals—some liberal lawmakers have pressed their case more fervently. And with Democrats holding a razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate and just a few seats shy of a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, progressives are now eyeing 2024 as the year to exert their influence and gain clout. Is this effort to push the party further left a smart strategy for Democrats to broaden their base and gain greater political power? Supporters argue that corporate interests have dominated the party for too long, compromising its values and preventing it from spearheading popular and transformational legislation. By taking clear stands on critical issues—such as race, climate change, and income inequality—the Democratic Party, they contend, can electrify voters and expand their numbers. Opponents, however, argue that pushing the party left is a doomed strategy, bound to fail. When Bill Clinton (D, 1993–2001) was president in the 1990s, they note, only 25 percent of Democrats described themselves as liberal; another 25 percent called themselves conservative, and 48 percent described themselves as moderate. The equating of liberalism with Democratic policies, they contend, is a recent and dangerous trend, which makes governing more difficult and threatens to drive voters away from the party. With a presidential election approaching and both houses of Congress up for grabs in 2024, is the Democratic Party too far left?

Mock Trial: Is Trump Guilty in the Jan. 6th Case?: A Debate

Open to Debate

On January 6, 2021, backers of President Donald Trump (R, 2017–21) stormed the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the election that Joe Biden (D) had won in November 2020. For weeks, President Trump had claimed that the election was rigged, and that morning he urged a crowd near the White House to "fight like hell." In August 2023, federal prosecutors indicted Trump on four charges: "Conspiracy to Defraud the United States," "Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding," "Obstruction of and Attempt to Obstruct an Official Proceeding," and "Conspiracy Against Rights." The trial is scheduled to begin in 2024. Supporters of Trump being found guilty argue that the former president knowingly made false claims, tried to deceive others in blocking the certification of votes, and that his actions showed criminal intent to defraud the United States. Opponents of Trump being found guilty argue that proof is needed that he had planned to commit a crime, that he was acting within the scope of his presidential duties, and that he followed legal advice. In this "Mock Trial" format, Open to Debate enlists legal experts to act as prosecutors and defenders who present arguments that will likely be heard at the actual trial. Each side will engage directly on the evidence of the case and then be subject to cross-examination by the other. Is Trump guilty in the Jan. 6th case?