The famous wordless, stream-of-consciousness movie Koyaanisqatsi, with music by Philip Glass, is now streaming online. Koyaanisqatsi, aka ‘life out of balance’, originally aired on Thirteen in 1984 as part of Great Performances, and again in 2002. Watch it now.
Daljit Dhaliwal fills in for anchor Martin Savidge:
* Toyota looks for bailout
* High-tech defenses in Israel
* 21st-century Africa: the Chinese influence
* The movies in Saudi Arabia
Watch now.
In an investigative series published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reporter Eric Nalder revealed what happens when a private contractor takes advantage of taxpayer dollars and a law encouraging privatization, then never finishes the job. Watch online on Exposé and on Bill Moyers Journal. Watch. (Originally aired: 12/19/2008).
Stories this week: teenage gang violence in Ecuador, foreign affairs challenges in Africa, and how President Elect Obama should build relations with U.S.’s southern neighbors.
On October 14, 2008 I wrote an article for Blueprint America: Infrastructure Isn’t Partisan: Gridlock Sam’s Advice for the Next President. In it I proposed a six-point transportation plan (that continues to be relevant today) that calls for President-elect Obama to:
1. Create a National Infrastructure Bank
2. Ensure safety in our infrastructure
3. Rebuild and expand our [...]
Bill Moyers interviews New York’s Governor David Paterson about his budget plan for New York, and the budget problems facing governors across the United States this year. Watch.
This year, the holiday season in NYC has been shadowed by the nation’s massive economic downturn. Hear how the financial crunch might hurt both the MTA’s plans and struggling nonprofits. Get Congressman Rangel’s take on the expected stimulus package from DC. Check out Barneys’ holiday window designs. Watch program now.
Chast published her first cartoon on the pages of the New Yorker when she was 23, and since then, more than 1,000 of her mini-epics of everyday angst have appeared in the magazine. Learn about Chast’s inspirations for her comic stories: her life as an artist, philosopher, and suburban mom.
* Foreign automakers look for bailout
* Tantawi urged to resign after Israeli handshake
* Anniversary of Pan Am 03 terror
* Update on wounded Iraqi girl
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“Cinema’s Exiles” takes an in-depth look at the hundreds of film professionals who fled Nazi Germany for Hollywood in the 1930s, and examines their impact on wartime Tinseltown. The film premieres Jan. 1 at 9:30 pm. Read more….
