America owes trillions of dollars to China, the U.S. military often appears powerless to defeat enemies abroad, and the fight against terrorism threatens to undermine civil liberties and privacy rights at home. Washington is paralyzed by bitter partisanship, students are falling behind their international peers in academic skills, and the nation's middle class is no longer the world's most affluent. Is America in decline? The charge isn't new. The...

Coal Mining (Part 2)

Antonio Neves examines the global efforts to rebuild Haiti after a devastating earthquake. He speaks with several experts from government organizations and NGO's about their long-term commitment to rebuilding and restoring hope to Haiti's economic and civic life.

Pharmaceutical sales rep assures boy that he will take flavored children's medicines and like it.

Pharmaceutical sales rep explains why his company's work is so good and important

The United States Congress is among the most influential political bodies in the world. While it adheres steadfastly to many procedures and traditions, Congress is nonetheless a markedly different institution today than might have been envisioned by our Founding Fathers. This program examines how the legislative branch of the government has evolved, exploring the intended purpose of Congress and what challenges it faces in trying to remain an essential...

This program continues the investigation into the greed and recklessness that drove the world to the brink of financial ruin. Follow the extraordinary bailout engineered by the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, himself a former CEO of Goldman Sachs. Go behind the scenes to see desperate world leaders at each other's throats. Watch as you see the effects of the economic turn-down that range from unemployment, foreclosure and homelessness, protesting,...

The first decades of the 20th century saw the rise of America to superpower status-an ascendancy fueled in large measure by the social and industrial impact of anthracite coal mining in northeastern Pennsylvania. This meticulously researched program uses location footage, archival film, period photos, dramatizations, and academic commentary to examine the coming-of-age of American labor. The agitation and violent suppression that so characterized...

Kenneth Kaunda remains a dominant figure on the Zambian and African landscape. One of the first to break the silence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, he has been an outspoken voice for Africa and has been an arch critic of the European colonial enterprise. In this program, he gives us his current assessment of the country, the continent, and of the Millennium Development Goals. Zambia remains one of the poorest countries in the world with almost two-thirds...

Ford Motor Company: Factory lot with new cars; Ford engine running; early Ford demonstrated; Model T; Ford plants in Dearborn.