The Polio Crusade, a one-hour documentary interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Watch online now.
Petey Greene, one of the strongest characters to ever grace the small screen, is profiled in ‘Adjust Your Color’. See clips of his program and read more about Greene.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of Brooklyn’s largest pieces of intact — though decaying — history. Sprawling over nearly 300 acres, it has both current industrial tenants, and plans are in the works for adaptive reuse projects for some of the buildings. Watch video.
David Brancaccio sits down with reporter Bethany McLean — who broke the Enron story — to look at options for stabilizing the country’s financial system. Everyone agrees that our banks need federal money to avoid even more calamity, but how much is too much, and who’s watching how they spend it? Watch now.
On the heels of the American drone attacks on suspected terrorist compounds in Pakistan, The Journal takes a closer look at America’s history of and current policy on bombing, explores the ethics behind these assaults when civilians become the victims and asks: Does bombing work?
Worldfocus launched its new “Talk to Us” initiative, where viewers can upload videos in response to questions and topics on top news stories. Worldfocus will put the best responses on TV! Visit Worldfocus and find out how you can be part of this new global citizen journalism community.
Miriam Makeba passed away on Nov. 10. We unearthed a 1972 episode of the show ‘Soul!’ from the WNET archives, including a number of songs performed by Makeba, an in-depth interview with her about her political activities, and a little about her then-husband, Black Panther Stokely Carmichael. Watch…
The oldest ex-president we have, Mr. Carter talks to Charlie Rose about current events and his longtime pursuit of trying to bring peace to the Middle East. Watch now.
See the half of Ellis Island that’s usually hidden to the public–the old hospitals and wards, and hear the forgotten stories of the thousands of people who were held, quarantined, healed there. Airs tonight at 10:00 pm.
In this episode, Andrew Ross Sorkin talks with NJ Governor Corzine on the Garden State’s economy, journalist Michael Wolff about the media, and financial expert Danielle Babb on why she feels now is a good time to start a new business. Watch now.
