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New! The Madoff Affair
Item# 40904
© 2009
60 Min.
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In the 1960s, Bernard Madoff tapped money from businessmen at exclusive country clubs with a guarantee of steady returns on their investments. He then set his sights on Europe and Latin America, broke...
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New! Black Money
Item# 40880
© 2009
60 Min.
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In this edition of Frontline, investigative correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the shadowy world of international bribery, revealing how multinational companies create slush funds, set up front com...
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New! A Class Apart
Item# 40874
© 2009
60 Min.
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In the 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, defense lawyers forged a daring strategy-one arguing that Mexican-Americans did not fit into a legal structure which recognized only white and black racial c...
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Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
Item# 40584
© 2009
74 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-121-7
What political guarantees must a society possess in order to truly enjoy freedom of expression? Do Americans ever benefit by limiting the scope of the First Amendment? This program examines those ques...
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$100 a Day: Justice and Reparation in California's Legal System
Item# 40583
© 2009
34 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-995-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-996-0
In 1991, Rick Walker was wrongly convicted of murder and spent the next 12 years in prison. This program tells the story of his exoneration and the political struggle to secure financial compensation...
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Targeting Terror
Item# 39353
© 2009
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-926-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-927-4
The war on terror requires greater cooperation among countries and a deeper understanding of terrorism's causes and manifestations. This program spotlights five nations caught in the crosshairs to exa...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Bruce Fein and Mark Danner on the Torture Memos / Steve Meacham of City Life/Vida Urbana
Item# 40457
© 2009
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-832-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-833-8
How should America react to the Bush-era torture memos released by the Department of Justice? Should the nation reflect and move on or investigate and bring to trial those involved? In this edition of...
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Cannabis: The Evil Weed?
Item# 40398
© 2009
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-822-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-823-9
How addictive is cannabis? Does it lead to harder drug use, or is it an underappreciated herbal medicine? Can it cause mental illness? This program explores the science and the public debate surroundi...
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New! Zimbardo Speaks: The Lucifer Effect and the Psychology of Evil
Item# 40662
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-197-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-196-5
Philip Zimbardo has spent decades researching the transformation of character that occurs when generally good people are led to engage in evil actions. In this lecture, Zimbardo discourses on theories...
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The Invisible Enemy: Weaponized Smallpox
Item# 40572
© 2008
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-104-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-103-3
Smallpox has officially been eradicated worldwide-but the destruction of lab cultures in government-sponsored biowar facilities was never monitored. A blend of dramatization and documentary, this prog...
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