He believes he is destined to change Venezuela and the whole of Latin America–who is Hugo Chavez, and where is he headed? Watch this 90-minute documentary online, and view the Frontline site with more stories, interviews, discussion and more.
When Cooke first arrived in the U.S. in 1932, he began filming his travels. This special chronicles Cooke’s many decades in America, Hollywood friendships, journalism career and years as Masterpiece’s host. Watch it online for a very limited time.
The Gnarls Barkley performance on Austin City Limits airs at 1:00 am on Thanksgiving night; watch segments (interview and performance) from the show on the ACL site.
* Economic rescue around the globe
* British troops patrol in Afghanistan
* Indian call centers
* Trash to treasure in Brazil
Watch.
There are gatherings all over the country this month and next remembering the late Trappist monk Thomas Merton on the 40th anniversary of his untimely death. He said that any person off the street could have a deeply spiritual life, if they care to. Watch.
Time is running out for the Bush Administration, and they are making a last-minute push to instate new policy changes — a practice commonly known as “midnight regulations.” Watch.
Brett Shipp, television reporter from Dallas-Fort Worth’s WFAA, investigates what’s behind a series of deadly house explosions in North Texas. He traces the trouble to a piece of aging equipment that connects homeowners’ gaslines to their gas meters. Watch.
After 20 years of killing, war still rages in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s the deadliest war since World War II. Foreign Exchange takes a look at the latest attempts to end the fighting, and see efforts to help women brutalized by the war.
Helene Cooper (NY Times), Ceci Connolly (Washington Post), Pete Williams (NBC News), and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* Congressional Ultimatum Sideswipes Automakers
* Treasury Secretary Nomination Jump-Starts Wall Street
* Obama Builds His Cabinet
Watch here. (Originally aired: 11/21/2008)
Wide Angle monitors the economic situation on every continent, to see how America’s financial situation is having repercussions everywhere. See post…




