Saturday, February 28, 2009

ABC News PrimeTime - Ecstasy Rising

"The rise of Ecstasy is a major event in drug history. If current trends continue, 1.8 million Americans will try Ecstasy for the first time in 2004; only marijuana will attract more new users. Overwhelming, positive word of mouth has made Ecstasy a nightmare for drug controllers. On a special edition of 'Primetime Thursday' Peter Jennings tells the epic story of Ecstasy that has never been heard."

Friday, February 27, 2009

ABC News: PrimeTime - Juvenile Prisons

Thursday, February 26, 2009

20/20 last days on earth

"How smart are we as a civilization? Smart enough to control our destiny and avoid the cataclysms that may end life as we know it? For thousands of years, different religions have warned Earth about Armageddon and the final days. We are now living in an age where scientists are adding their voices and their evidence in support of end-of-the-world possibilities."

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

20/20 - Stupid in America

"20/20 Stupid in America Documentary 20-20 investigation by John Stossel entitled "Stupid in America" highlighting some of the flaws with the education system in the United States. The story started out when identical tests were given to high school students in New Jersey and in Belgium. The Belgian kids cleaned the American kids' clocks. The Belgian kids called the American students "stupid", which gave the piece its name."

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Primetime - Daniel Baldwin

"ABC News PrimeTime documentary on the 7 month drug rehab process of actor Daniel Baldwin."

Monday, February 23, 2009

Various Dr. Katz scenes




PBS - Emma Goldman

Sunday, February 22, 2009

My City_My Life, Anil Kapoor

"Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor plays the creepy quiz show host in "Slumdog Millionaire." He talks to CNN about "Slumdog", his hometown of Mumbai and his own rags to riches rise to stardom."

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Bill Maher - Victory Begins At Home

"Bill once again points out how ridiculous and over-simplified politics have become, and not just in America and not just "politicians". Societies all over the world have distorted views on what's best for everybody."

Friday, February 20, 2009

Born Into Brothels (Calcutta's Red Light Kids)

"Born Into Brothels (Calcutta's Red Light Kids) is a 2004 American documentary film about the children of prostitutes in Sonagachi, Calcutta's red light district. The widely acclaimed film, written and directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, won a string of accolades including the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2004."

Thursday, February 19, 2009

60 Minutes, 02.08.09

"Katie Couric speaks with the crew of U.S Airways Flight 1549 about their emergency landing in N.Y.'s Hudson River; And, Steve Kroft profiles the critically and commercially acclaimed band Coldplay."

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Bill Maher - I'm Swiss

"Maher takes on a wide range of topics that include presidential politics, gay marriage, morality, legalized marijuana, and rap lyrics. Ruffling plenty of feathers--as usual--Maher's ranting is not just controversial but singularly insightful and witty"

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Steal This Movie!

"Steal This Movie (2000) is an American biographical film of 1960s radical figure Abbie Hoffman. It was directed by Robert Greenwald and the screenplay was written by Bruce Graham. It is based on a number of books including To america with Love: Letters From the Underground by Anita and Abbie Hoffman and Abbie Hoffman: American Rebel by Marty Jezer. The film follows Abbie Hoffman's (Vincent D'Onofrio) relationship with his second wife Anita (Janeane Garofalo) and their awakening and subsequent conversion to an activist life. The title of the film is a play on Hoffman's 1970 counter-culture guidebook titled Steal This Book."

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Pema Chodron: Interview with Bill Moyers

"Buddhist nun, author, and meditation teacher, Pema Chodron gets in-depth with Bill Moyers on what is meant by 'suffering' in the Buddhist tradition. She also explains how the energy of struggle (Shenpa-groundlessness) can be transformed into the practice of peace, and why she chose to become a nun."

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Jon Kabat-Zinn - The Body Revealed

"Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is founder and former director, Stress Reduction Clinic and Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, & Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School; and author of Wherever You Go There You Are and Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and The World Through Mindfulness. Gunther von Hagen's BODY WORLDS 2 The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies reveals the magnificence of our own bodies in form and function, and in the process, may change how we see ourselves. But where is the mind in all this? Jon Kabat-Zinn leads us on an investigation of the mind, with a primary emphasis on the science of meditation, the mind/body connection and how it can influence our behavior."

Sunday, February 1, 2009

The Corporation

"The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian documentary film critical of the modern-day corporation, considering it as a class of person and evaluating its behaviour towards society and the world at large as a psychologist might evaluate an ordinary person. This is explored through specific examples."