Across NYC today, parking spaces will be filled by mini-parks, a project of national ‘Parking Day’, to highlight awareness of how we use public spaces in cities, which started in 2005. Read more about Parking Day, or watch a video from last year’s event.
* Here’s a list of all parks around the area.
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In a taped lecture, Moyers speaks about economic inequality, the assault on the Constitution, the undermining of the electoral process, and the despoiling of the environment–all topics from his most recent book.

Nicknamed ‘Otzi’, the mummy of a person who lived during Europe’s Copper Age was discovered by hikers in the South Tyrolean Alps in Italy in 1991. He was killed around 3300 B.C., and his discovery gave an unprecedented view into what life was like in that era.

Antarctica. On the surface, it’s the bleakest of lands, with ferocious winds, flightless birds, and enough ice to flood half the planet’s population if it were to melt. But below that frozen mass, a fantastic environment of indescribable beauty teems with life. Watch the full episode…

Looking back over these past few months, the program art:21 has featured several 2008 exhibitions by artists such as Eleanor Antin, Kerry James Marshall, Josiah McElheny, and Gabriel Orozco. Watch them all in one place…

NewsHour, NOW, Expose, and Worldfocus are teaming up to present a series of reports on the state of different parts of America’s infrastructure, including highways, levees, power grid, water systems, airports, ports, and more. The first report, with Ray Suarez on New Orleans’ port system, is watchable now.

Here are the programs we’re featuring for the special one-day pledge on September 20. This is just the program information, for more about contributions and premiums for these shows, go here.

John McCain and Barack Obama–where do they stand on corporate taxes? Will their positions hold up after the U.S. is forced to spend billions of dollars on the current financial crisis? Which presidential candidate will be better for taxpayers? Watch.

Charlie Rose interviews Hank Greenberg, former chairman and CEO of American International Group (AIG), the world’s largest insurance and financial services corporation. AIG has been saved with an $85 billion injection of taxpayer money, joining Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under the U.S. government’s control.

On Sept. 18th at 8pm, Thirteen will air a documentary about the making of the critically-acclaimed Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s production of Twelfth Night, followed by the play itself. The special is hosted by Kristin Chenoweth. Read more about the production and the documentary here…