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Beyond Torture: The Gulag of Pitesti, Romania documents the persecution of Romanians under the communist regime. Electrical shock, hallucinogenic drugs, near starvation and fatal beatings were daily rituals in the prison of Pitesti, Romania. But this sadistic story goes beyond torture: this was an attempt to totally destroy a people's culture and faith.
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How is freedom born?
The American founders said that all men are created equal and are endowed with certain unalienable rights—that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They called this a self-evident truth.
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With Blocking the Path to 9/11, Citizens United Productions exposes the amazing untold story behind the public firestorm surrounding The Path to 9/11. It presents courageous interviews with the original film's writer/producer, director, and editors, as well as numerous terrorism experts and the head of the 9/11 Commission. This documentary sets the historical record straight with explosive new rev
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Commanding heights: the Battle for the world Economy confronts head-on critical concerns about the new interconnected world. Based on the best-selling book by Pulitzer Prize-winner Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw, this groundbreaking PBS series explores our changing world - the great debate over globalization and the future of our society.
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"Africa could be the best place on earth, but instead our best and brightest minds are leaving the continent in their millions." So says June Arunga, a 22-year-old Kenyan law student who's facing the same dilemma. Should she stay or should she go?
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Education in America – A Public Right Gone Wrong.
From “A Nation at Risk” to “Why Johnny Can’t Read,” our public school system has been a “Troubled Crusade.” Based on a system controlled by educators and bureaucrats, some believe this autocratic system is broken beyond repair. Public education’s “one size fits all” approach has produced poor results in urban centers, where bureaucratic reforms
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Two time award winner for Best Documentary of 2004, In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed is about a man and nation's courageous journey through the heart of darkness and how that journey inspires us today. This film is not a traditional biopic of Ronald Reagan, but a hard-hitting exploration of leadership and moral courage. Based on Reagan's War, Peter Schweizer's acclaimed bestselle
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Flunked (2008) Documentary
Up through 4th grade, American students are above-average when tested against students of other nations. After that, they begin a steady decline to the point where, by the 12th grade, American students are down near the bottom. Something is wrong in American education.
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The year 1956 is synonymous with triumph and heartbreak for most Hungarians. As a result of the 1956 Hungarian Uprisings, the now landlocked nation of Hungary became the first state in the eastern bloc to shrug off Soviet rule. But 12 days later, the Soviets returned and a bloody battle ensued. Nearly a quarter of the nation's population left the country as refugees.
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May Day around the world marks a time when millions of protestors gather in cities to march against the exploitation of developing countries by multinational corporations. This documentary follows Swedish writer and devotee to globalisation Johan Norberg as he travels to some of the poorest areas of the globe to promote global capitalism and to prove why he feels protestors entering the anti-globa
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