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Ted Koppel
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"This ABC News program studies the connections between 9/11, the American economy, and the workforce of undocumented labor on which that economy increasingly depends. Interviews with Arizona border patrol agents evoke their frustrations and reveal the perils faced by many Mexicans who attempt desperate wilderness crossings. Contrasts between President Bush's proposed guest worker program and the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to crack down...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An excellent sociological case study, this ABC News program examines the plight of Michael Shackelford, a 17-year-old homosexual struggling for acceptance in small-town Oklahoma. The video outlines the development of Shackelford's situation: his early awareness of his sexual orientation, his inability to conform and placate his mother, the attention he receives in a Washintong Post article, and the subsequent media abuse he and his church endure as...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
ABC News correspondent Judy Muller reports on the quality of life along the international border between El Paso and Juarez since the implementation of NAFTA. Program concludes with a discussion between Ted Koppel and Fernando Macias, leader of a consortium of American and Mexican officials charged with managing change along this new economic frontier.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Presents an examination of the working poor in the United States. Several families describe their lives as members of the working poor community where one unexpected expense, sudden illness, or a missed payment could mean financial ruin. The genesis of the show was a book by David Shipler, "The Working Poor."
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"This timely ABC News program explores the mixed emotions felt by many Muslins toward the U.S. Topics on the agenda include American culture, often perceived as offensive, and U.S. foreign policy, frequently viewed as threatening."--Container.
8) Desert one
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It has been called 'the most audacious, difficult, complicated rescue mission ever attempted.' This account uniquely blends emotion and bravado to tell the incredible tale of America's secret mission to free the hostages of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
This five-part series probes fundamental changes taking place in the world today, involving such fields as computer technology, neurobiology and genetic engineering. Volume 1 looks at how machines are speeding up the pace of life, and why speed is so attractive. Volume 2 explores the current and future state of human/machine hybrids. Volume 3 questions what makes a family--nature or nurture, covention or commitment. It profiles a family with 3 biological...
