Bonobo Apes, Our Closest Relatives
We have much to learn about ourselves from the bonobo ape, our closest relative. But have they survived human civil war in the Congo?
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Roy Zimmerman: 'Abstinence Only'
'Abstinence Only' -- it's like potty training by 'just hold it.'
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North Carolina: Battleground State
An extreme right-wing government vs. citizen protesters. Bill Moyers reports how the battle for control of American politics is likely to be fought for the foreseeable future: state by state.
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Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne was written by Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1788. It was later set to the music of a folk song, sung here by Dougie MacLean, with English translation of the lyrics.
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Movie: Divorce Corp
A stunning documentary of the appalling waste, and shameless collusive practices that are the inner workings of the $50 billion a year U.S. family law industry.
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Creating Gollum
Gollum is digital, and he may be the biggest star of the new Hobbit blockbuster. Here's how he was brought to life.
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Bobby Bland's Stormy Monday
Bobby 'Blue' Bland was a blues and soul original that we lost in 2013. Here is his rendition of Stormy Monday.
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Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About Injustice
Human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of Black men have been incarcerated at some point in their lives.
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Leonard Cohen: Democracy Is Coming to the USA
Leonard Cohen (Live in London, 2008) performs Democracy Is Coming to the USA. "It's coming through a crack in the wall, it's coming from the sorrow in the street."
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What Does the PISA Report Tell Us About U.S. Education?
Many people use the PISA report to claim US public education is failing. But the data from the highest performing countries teach a different lesson. More information here.
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