Excerpts from the film “My Daughter the Terrorist”, about the ‘Black Tigers’, a female division of Sri Lanka’s LTTE, a terrorist organization, and the young girls trained for suicide missions. Watch video.

R & E examines now how the media should cover candidates. Should religious beliefs, or anything else, be off limits — a candidate’s family, personal life, pastor? Watch. (Originally aired: 10/10/2008).

R & E has asked theologians, ethicists, and others to comment on the current financial crisis. See what economics and theology have in common, and how the recent economic debacle relates to morality and to religion. Read the interviews.

David Wessel (The Wall Street Journal), Karen Tumulty (Time Magazine), James Barnes (National Journal), Dan Balz (The Washington Post), and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* Bush Reassures Country While Dow Jones Drops
* Obama Takes the Lead in Polls
* McCain Tries to Divert Attention Away From Crisis
Watch here. (Originally aired 10/10/2008)

Frontline’s “The Choice” has aired every 4 years since 1988, profiling the presidential candidates, their policies, and their plans, in depth. Watch now. The program will be broadcast again on Oct. 18, Oct. 26, and Nov. 3. See schedule.

* International financial crisis: winners and losers
* Iran: Pres. Ahmadinejad challenged by Khatami
* Iraq: diseases spreading
* Series: the rising middle class in Nairobi
Watch.

NOW on PBS takes a look at our inadequate transportation network and visits some people paying a high price—in both dollars and quality of life—just to get to work. Watch the first installment in the “Blueprint America” series.

George Soros on the crisis. Bill Moyers talks with one of the world’s most successful investors, George Soros, about the global capital meltdown, how he saw it coming, and what can be done now. Watch interview.

Obama, McCain, Palin, Biden: they all describe themselves as Christians, but they talk about their faith — and apply it to their politics — in very different ways. Watch.

Infrastructure barely gets a mention in either party’s presidential election campaigns. Traffic expert “Gridlock Sam” gives us the reasons why the next President– Democratic or Republican–must take on the issue to avoid another, different kind of crisis. Read more…