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Recycle

Tue, 24 May 2011 23:27:23 GMT

Poet Miguel Diaz transforms poverty into cultivation in the middle of a Los Angeles street

Uninsured in the Mississippi Delta

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:25:12 GMT

Inhabitants of the Mississippi Delta grapple daily with an impossible dilemma: food or medicine

Aquafinito

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:16:25 GMT

Why do consumers ignore our most 'green' source of drinking water - the tap? A simple taste test yields eye-opening results

Justice Denied: Voices from Guantanamo

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:07:12 GMT

Wrongfully imprisoned and later released, Guantanamo detainees recount their stories as they start to move on with their lives

The Last Town

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:57:12 GMT

What if your hometown ceased to exist? Take one last look at a 2000-year old town before it's flooded by China's 3 Gorges Dam

Day Job

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:50:12 GMT

Day laborers voice their grievances and reflect on the challenges they face as they search for work

My Hotness is Pasted on Yey!

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:34:12 GMT

What do audiences want - naked truth or flawless beauty? Puppets expose the trade secrets of an industry chasing after perfection

Shades of the Border

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 01:01:12 GMT

One island, two countries, many skin colors. A history of racial prejudice divides the island of Hispaniola

No One Bothered

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:52:12 GMT

Meet Claire and Darren, and take a tour of the streets they used to call home and the daily ridicule they encountered

I Am Sean Bell

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:40:12 GMT

Young boys reflect on the Sean Bell tragedy, speaking out about their fears and hopes as they approach manhood

Denied

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:17:58 GMT

Simultaneously battling cancer and abandonment by her insurance company, one woman fights for her right to health care

Lessons From a Tailor

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:34:29 GMT

The story of how one man survived the holocaust and then the clothing business.

Looking Back

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:11:56 GMT

Homeless Veteran Albert Lewis photographs his life and sheds light on the support of his community.

Knock Knock, Who's There?

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:51:42 GMT

What would you do to stop domestic abuse in your neighborhood?

The Secret Life Of Paper

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:35:27 GMT

Why does the United States consume far more paper than any other country on the globe?

Exiled In America

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:04:38 GMT

Five siblings struggle to support their American livelihoods after their mother is deported to Mexico.

Will I Be Next?

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:22:55 GMT

Chicago youth explore the effects of gun violence in their neighborhoods and demand change for the future.

La Hoja

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:55:38 GMT

The United States' war on drugs challenges Bolivian traditions with broad and damaging results.

Why Do White People Have Black Spots?

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:28:13 GMT

Youth in Ghana pose questions to people outside of their borders and spark an ongoing dialogue through film.

Lone Wolf

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:09:02 GMT

The rights of an independent journalist are compromised by the government's attempts to control media content.

Locusts

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:00:35 GMT

Hip Hop artists join Detroit citizens to speak up about the effects of ill-planned urban developments.

Immersion

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:46:18 GMT

Moises, a ten-year-old student, struggles to communicate in his new school with limited access to his native language.

Bits and Pieces - A Short From Jordan

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:20:58 GMT

Traditional mosaics illustrate a collage of Jordanian sentiments, challenging common misconceptions of the Middle East

The Next Wave

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:38 GMT

The Carteret islanders struggle to relocate as some of the world's first climate change refugees.

A Girl Named Kai

Tue, 19 May 2009 09:39:07 GMT

Through a stirring poetic mix of video and sound, Kai appeals to her traditional Taiwanese parents for acceptance

Bush for Peace

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:23:01 GMT

Bush's own words are used to create a picture of what could be if our president had a different agenda.

Books Not Bars

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:08:25 GMT

A documentary about the inspiring youth-led movement against the growth of the prison industry in the U.S.

Day of Remembrance

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:49:54 GMT

A documentary about the parallel between Arab Americans and Japanese Americans during times of War.

I Promise Africa

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:29:45 GMT

I went to Kenya in late August of 2001 to shoot a documentary about HIV-positive orphans for a charitable organization.

Dedicated to My Family

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:15:26 GMT

About my experience living in a homeless shelter, and looking for what I believed was a "perfect family."

Neglected Sky

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:46:16 GMT

A little effort can go a long way in reversing global warming.

The Luckiest Nut In The World

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:25:25 GMT

A singing peanut and his gang of shelled friends explain that sometimes free trade is just nuts

Young Agrarians

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:20:19 GMT

Young people plant the seeds for a sustainable future in this portrait of organic farming in California

World on Fire

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:08:44 GMT

5,000 dollars could cover the cost of hair and make-up for one day on set in LA, or pay for one years schooling for 145 girls.

Bad Choices

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:51:29 GMT

Without a support system, it's hard for a teenager to stay out of trouble. Aderian reflects on the lessons he has learned

Fast and Reliable

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:32:21 GMT

Nothing can stop Dexter the bike messenger - not homelessness or even a close encounter with a ten-ton truck

The News Is What We Make It

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:17:41 GMT

When the same company owns all the TV stations in town, where can you turn for an alternative perspective?

Something Other Than Other

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:35:51 GMT

New parents Jerry and Andrea have endured their own share of discrimination growing up

System Failure

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:21:41 GMT

If a society can be graded by how it treats its prisoners, then the state of California gets an "F"

Homecoming

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:26:51 GMT

When coming out makes Ron a target for attack, he finds a school where respect and acceptance are taught

Battleground Minnesota

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:37:09 GMT

If Walter Mondale can learn how to scratch, young voters can get schooled in election politics

Grace

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:56:54 GMT

A young aspiring ballerina, a twenty-something career woman and an elderly grandmother as they all become victims of rape

Rapping at Fear

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:50:54 GMT

In Andrés' barrio where "social cleansing" groups wage war, this thirteen-year-old writes and raps against violence

Slip of the Tongue

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:28:51 GMT

"What's your ethnic make up?" A young man makes a pass at a beautiful stranger and gets schooled on race and gender

Eyes on the Fair Use of the Prize

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:28:26 GMT

How Wal-Mart Came to Haslett

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:21:21 GMT

Michigan youth investigate the dubious circumstances under which a Wal-Mart appeared on a wetland in their small town

Water Warriors

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:55:04 GMT

When water costs soar, residents of Highland Park, Michigan demand to know who will foot the bill

Night Visions

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:49:23 GMT

Individuals enlist in the U.S. military for different reasons, but they all return from war, changed

The Rules of the Game

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:38:43 GMT

A Native American tribe's dreams of prosperity clash with small town values in Rohnert Park, California

In Transit

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:02:18 GMT

War may be over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but many Congolese women continue to battle for their reproductive health