NOW on PBS RSS feed for WNET programming.http://watch.thirteen.org/en-ushttp://watch.thirteen.org/Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:09:59 -0400Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:09:59 -0400http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1424727683/Last year the Obama Administration removed federal protection for some wolves in Yellowstone National Park paving the way for controversial state-regulated wolf hunts. The move has wolf advocates fuming, with more than a dozen conservation groups suing the Interior Department to restore federal protections. NOW reports on this war over wolves and implications for the area.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1424727683/Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:43:27 -0800Is Obama breaking his promise to protect endangered species?ewolves, Yellowstone National Park, endangered specieshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1418398159/From the raucous tea party rallies to the painful sacrifices families are making behind closed doors, voter angst and anger are sweeping the country like a storm. Directly in its path: the 2010 midterm elections. NOW examines the strong impact this groundswell has already had on electoral politics, and what we can expect in November..http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1418398159/Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:06:58 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsWill angry voters toss out the incumbents this fall?ePolitics, 2010 election, Tea PartyNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1411964425/NOW talks with filmmaker Eric Metzgar about "Reporter," his documentary about the international reporting trips of New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. In the film, Metzgar provides fascinating insight into how Kristof breaks through and gets us to think deeply about people and issues half a world away.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1411964425/Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:51:10 -0800Getting more Americans to care about global crises.enews, Africa, Congohttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1405826758/Now that the Democratic Party has the legislative upper hand, are they willing to negotiate away reproductive rights for other political gains? NOW goes to Allentown, PA to ask: Are abortion rights now in jeopardy at the very hands of the party that has historically protected them? Among those interviewed are pro-life Democratic U.S. Representative Bart Stupak and former DNC Chairman Howard Dean.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1405826758/Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:28:40 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesHas the Democratic Party abandoned support of reproductive rights?eabortion, reproductive rights, Democratic PartyNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1399524889/Haiti's catastrophic earthquake exacerbated a common and lethal emergency in Haiti: Dying during childbirth. NOW meets with members of the Haitian Health Foundation, a group that aims to lower Haiti's maternity mortality rate via pre-natal visits, education, and emergency ambulance runs for pregnant women.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1399524889/Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:02:36 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural DisastersWorking to save the lives of mothers during childbirth in Haiti.echildbirth, Earthquake, Haiti, prenatal careNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural Disastershttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1386970200/NOW talks to professor Bob McChesney and journalist John Nichols about the perils of a shrinking news media landscape, and their bold proposal to save noncommercial journalism with government subsidies. Their new book is "The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again."http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1386970200/Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:54:05 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/MediaA radical plan to save journalism in Americaenews, Journalism, mediaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Mediahttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1380488936/NOW reports from Pakistan's dangerous and pivotal border with Afghanistan, where Pentagon war planners acknowledge many of the enemy fighters and their leaders are based. The U.S. has been relying on Pakistan to act against Taliban militants there, but the Pakistani army's commitment is in question.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1380488936/Sat, 9 Jan 2010 06:27:53 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryFighting the Afghanistan War, in Pakistan.eTaliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan WarNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/Militaryhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1373070751/There are places in the world where the success of a soap opera is measured not just in TV ratings, but in human lives. NOW travels to Kenya, where ambitious producers and actors hope one such TV show, "The Team", can help foster peace amongst the country's 42 official tribes.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1373070751/Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:23:12 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/MediaNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesRegionRegion/AfricaCan a soap opera bring about social change?eelections, Kenya, soap operaNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/MediaNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesRegionRegion/Africahttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1356376073/Why are we sending thousands of military personnel to Guam?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1356376073/Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:16:20 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryWhy are we sending thousands of military personnel to Guam?eMilitary, Marines, environment, guam, surgeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Militaryhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1342133632/The Maldives, a nation of roughly 1200 low-lying islands in the Indian Ocean, could be underwater by the end of this century if climate change causes ocean levels to rise. On the eve of the big climate summit in Copenhagen, the country's president, Mohamed Nasheed, is warning of a massive exodus from the Maldives if drastic global action is not taken.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1342133632/Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:40:16 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalDesperate efforts to keep climate change from drowning entire nations.eclimate change, Maldives, ocean levelNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Internationalhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1337594205/The Pentagon estimates that as many as one in five American soldiers are coming home from war zones with traumatic brain injuries. But lost in the reports of these returning soldiers are the stories of family members who often sacrifice everything to care for them. NOW reveals how little has been done to help these family caregivers, and reports on dedicated efforts to support them.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1337594205/Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:38 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesCaregivers and America's new wounded warriorseNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1330052613/What exactly is going on with the economy? Stocks are up and big bonuses are back, but while they're throwing parties on Wall Street, there's pain on Main Street. NOW gets answers and insight from Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren, who's been heading up the congressional panel overseeing how the bailout money is being spent.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1330052613/Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:19:12 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyWhat's wrong with the economy and what's being done about it?ecredit cardsNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & Economyhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1321593273/Only one year after a historic election rerouted the course of America's political culture, do the 2009 election results show momentum swinging in the opposite direction? NOW's David Brancaccio talks to political author and columnist David Sirota about populist anger, the Obama administration's successes and failures, and how this week's election results foreshadow the state of politics in 2010.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1321593273/Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:06:05 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsWhat do the 2009 election results say about America's future?e2009 electionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1317004630/NOW investigates how the Danish government and Better Place are working together to put electric cars into the hands of as many Danish families as possible. The idea is still having trouble getting out of the garage here in America, but Denmark could be an inspiration.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1317004630/Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:02:28 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Science & TechnologyNews & Public Affairs/TransportationWill green energy and electric cars drive a new global climate change plan?etransportation, electric car, Better Place, DenmarkNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Science & TechnologyNews & Public Affairs/Transportationhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1305543836/Is climate change turning coastal countries into water worlds? NOW travels to Bangladesh to examine some innovative solutions being implemented in a country where entire communities are inundated by water, battered by cyclones, and flooded from their homes.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1305543836/Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:28:43 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural DisastersIs climate change turning coastal countries into water worlds?eBangladesh, climate changNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNews & Public Affairs/Weather & Natural Disastershttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1301585391/By the year 2020, a nationwide shortage of up to 500,000 trained nurses could mean that hundreds of thousands of patients will receive less attention and substandard treatment. NOW on PBS takes a hard look at the strains this crisis is placing on the entire medical system, as well as innovative efforts to reverse the trend.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1301585391/Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:16:34 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthInvestigating an urgent health care problem -- a critical shortage of nurses.nrnursingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Healthhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1290171933/How did private discussions between seniors and their doctors about end-of-life choices for the very ill or dying become a flash point in the national health care debate? NOW travels to Wisconsin to sit in on some of these sessions and see how health care reform could profoundly affect the lives of American seniors.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1290171933/Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:29:35 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentThe truth about end-of-life planning.ehealth care reform, death panel, seniors, end-of-life planningNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Governmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1275928196/As the health care debate rages in Washington, NOW travels to the nation's heartland to see what reform could mean for the middle class. NOW Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa meets two tight-knit Oklahoma families whose problems with private health insurance left them unable to get proper medical care--and on the brink of financial ruin.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1275928196/Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:24:36 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthCan your health insurance coverage still leave you uncovered?eNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Healthhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1267855478/Commercial surrogacy is banned in almost every developed country in the world except the United States, making it a land of opportunity for parents around the world. NOW investigates how shady surrogacy services and a lack of regulation in the U.S. may be defrauding hopeful couples and victimizing mothers trying to help them.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1267855478/Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:19:06 -0700Health & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Policy & RegulationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesAre babies being bought and sold in the United States?epregnancy, surrogacyHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Policy & RegulationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1250543682/NOW travels to the village of Rwinkwavu to meet the Rwandan doctors, nurses and villagers who are teaming up with Boston-based Partners in Health and the Rwandan government to deliver medicine and medical counseling door-to-door. Would such an innovation work in America?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1250543682/Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:04:03 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthCan a health care innovation in Rwanda work in the U.S.?eHealth Care, Rwanda, PNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Healthhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1242601542/NOW on PBS investigates the controversial tactic of "preventative detention," a government plan that may detain suspects indefinitely without trial or even formal charges. Implementing such a plan may have far-reaching consequences on not just our fight against terrorism, but the integrity of the U.S. Constitution and the cause of human rights.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1242601542/Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:05:22 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityThe controversial tactic of "preventative detention."eGuantanamo Bay, preventative detentionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/National Securityhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1231019005/Where should America be placing its bets for moving our economy and what would you personally sacrifice for it? Correspondent Miles O'Brien looks at the contemporary needs, challenges, and solutions for transporting vital cargo across America, and how those decisions affect the way you live, work, and travel.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1231019005/Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:36:26 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/TransportationWould you pay more in taxes to fix roads and rail?einfrastructure, truckingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Transportationhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1215460603/NOW travels to Nevada, where a huge budget deficit, spiking unemployment, and cuts in Medicaid and other public services are forcing people to gamble with their own lives. Recently, the only public hospital in Las Vegas had to shut its doors to cancer patients and pregnant women. Should the government be helping out?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1215460603/Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:35:38 -0700Health & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsHow the economic collapse is creating a health care calamity.ehealth insuranceHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1173115791/NOW travels to California, which has the most ambitious clean energy plan in the nation. But the state's efforts face stiff opposition from property owners and conservationists who prefer renewable energy from "local sources," such as photovoltaic rooftop solar panels.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1173115791/Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:56:38 -0700TechnologyTechnology/EnergyWhy the green energy dream may not happen.egreen energyTechnologyTechnology/Energyhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1173076635/NOW on PBS visits Atlanta, Georgia to see how one American city is handling the tragic phenomenon of child prostitution. It is one of 27 American cities where the problem seems to be spinning out of control.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1173076635/Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:46:32 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesCan we stop a child prostitution epidemic in our own country?echildren, prostitutionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1177174194/The Obama Administration recently released its proposal for financial regulatory reform, but before change comes to Wall Street, a reform plan has to get through Congress with its teeth intact. David Brancaccio sits with Zanny Minton Beddoes, economics editor for The Economist magazine, to review the proposal and its ramifications for America.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1177174194/Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:48:04 -0700How Obama's proposal to reform Wall Street might affect your finances.eeconomy, wall street, regulation, financehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1177098418/NOW travels to Israel to see how a lifetime of war shapes the psyche of a nation where almost every able-bodied man and woman must serve in the military. NOW goes inside Israel's defense forces -- where few have gone before -- to speak with reservists about the impact of constant war on both their lives and their world view.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1177098418/Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:18:10 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsHow does living with war affect Israelis' view the world?eMilitary, IsraelNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1178646042/Once one of the most dangerous and violent cities in the West Bank, Jenin was the scene of frequent battles between the Israeli military and Palestinian fighters, and was the hometown of more than two dozen suicide bombers. Today, however, there's been a huge turnaround. Jenin is now the center of an international effort to build a safe and economically prosperous Palestinian state.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1178646042/Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:18:55 -0700HistoryHistory/Middle EastNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/ReligionRegionRegion/Middle EastCan a breakthrough experiment finally bring peace to the West Bank?eHistoryHistory/Middle EastNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/ReligionRegionRegion/Middle Easthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1171014172/NOW looks at a growing body of evidence that suggests climate change is affecting the chemistry of the seas, which could have potentially catastrophic results on the way we live. NOW travels deep into our oceans with a scientist from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and help from other researchers for a first hand look at this stunning sea change, and what we can do about it.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1171014172/Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:23:25 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentClimate change and our oceans.eclimate change, OceansNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/Oceans & Aquatic LifeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Environmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1171001273/NOW travels to Texas to meet border families who fear losing their property, their safety, and their way of life. Many question if the U.S.-Mexico border fence can keep people from sneaking in at all. An even greater worry may be the virtual fence the Obama administration is planning for the remaining 1,300 miles of border, at an estimated cost of nearly $7 billion.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1171001273/Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:23:25 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesAre private contractors making billions on a fence that won't even work?eborder fence, illegal immigrationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1165158506/Max Rameau of Take Back the Land says they foreclosed homes shouldn't go to waste. He encourages and facilitates homeless "squatting." It's an idea that addresses both homelessness and foreclosed homes -- and it's also completely illegal.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1165158506/Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:10:41 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesWhat to do with foreclosed houses -- How about letting homeless families move in?eforeclosure, Homeless, housing, subprimeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1158570286/NOW follows the story of a single mother in Baltimore trying to dig herself out of a $70,000 student loan debt. While issues of personal responsibility are debated, there's no question the high price of higher education is creating an ocean of student loan debt for people who can least afford it -- and yet another frustrating complication for America's economic recovery.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1158570286/Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:39:28 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/EducationHow massive student loan debts are sinking American dreams.eeducation, student loans, debtNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Educationhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1150923052/The murder of Dr. George Tiller has reignited the abortion debate, and raised the question: should violence against medical doctors who perform abortions be viewed and prosecuted as domestic terrorism? NOW sits down with two of the remaining handful of doctors who publicly acknowledge performing late abortions, including Leroy Carhart, a fellow doctor in Tiller's Wichita, Kansas clinic.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1150923052/Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:49:10 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesShould violence against doctors who perform abortions be viewed as domestic terrorism?eabortionNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/HealthNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1143263943/Americans have a longstanding love affair with food -- the modern supermarket has, on average, 47,000 products. But do we really know what goes into making the products we consume? David Brancaccio talks with filmmaker Robert Kenner, the director of Food, Inc., which takes a hard look at the secretive and surprising journey food takes on the way from processing plants to our dinner tables.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1143263943/Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:16:56 -0700Health & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Diet & NutritionNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureBehind the food we love - Secrets that giant food companies don't want you to know.eagriculture, foodHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Diet & NutritionNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & Naturehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1136462398/NOW on PBS talks with environmental activist Van Jones, founder of "Green For All," a group dedicated to bringing green jobs to disadvantaged Americans. In March, Jones was appointed Special Advisor on Green Jobs at the President's Council for Environmental Quality. Now that he has the President's ear, will Jones be creating a new career frontier for America?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1136462398/Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:16:35 -0700CultureCulture/CareerNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentIs the "green jobs" surge coming to your city and state?eCultureCulture/CareerNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Environmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146758885/NOW on PBS partners with best-selling author and journalist Robert Lacey to investigate the surprising success of Saudi Arabia's approach to dealing with extremists -- without torture or water-boarding. Given extraordinary access to the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry and its practices, Lacey visits terrorist rehabilitation camps that use "soft policing" tactics to be nice to the bad guys.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146758885/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:43:07 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/National SecurityCan terrorists be rehabilitated with kindness?eterrorism, Saudi Arabia, rehabilitationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/National Securityhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146753456/A record 115,000 U.N. peacekeepers are now deployed in 20 countries, and their mission is more vital than ever. But critics and insiders alike are openly worried that the current peacekeeping model is overstretched -- and at risk of failure. NOW travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to witness today's largest and most expensive peacekeeping operation.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146753456/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:43:08 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalAre U.N. peacekeepers failing their mission to protect the world?eUnited Nations, Democratic Republic of the Congo, peacekeepingNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/GovernmentNews & Public Affairs/Human RightsNews & Public Affairs/Internationalhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146742678/How do we fight both the swine flu pandemic and our fear of it? NOW sits down with Dr. Larry Brilliant, one of the most prominent figures in world health, to find out. The two discuss how high tech tools are making it easier for scientists to detect global outbreaks, the critical importance of early detection and early response, and how the current pandemic has yet to show its real hand.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146742678/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:43:07 -0700Health & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareHealth & Wellness/Health ScienceTechnologyTechnology/MedicalSwine flu: High tech tools to track the pandemiceHealth Care, epidemiologyHealth & WellnessHealth & Wellness/Health CareHealth & Wellness/Health ScienceTechnologyTechnology/Medicalhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146718576/How is Secretary of Education Arne Duncan going to spend $100 billion in stimulus money -- almost twice the education budget -- to fix our nation's schools? NOW travels to Chicago to investigate the collateral damage of a top-to-bottom school makeover, and to get a glimpse of what the future of education might look like for the rest of the country.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146718576/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:43:11 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsObama's radical plan to reboot public educationeeducationNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EducationNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146783007/A shocking reality: A backlog in processing rape kits -- crucial evidence in arresting violent predators -- is delaying and sometimes denying justice for tens of thousands of American women. NOW travels to Los Angeles County to investigate why it has the largest known rape kit backlog in the country -- over 12,000 kits are sitting untested in police storage facilities.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146783007/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:43:01 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesScienceScience/ForensicNOW investigates the enormous backlog in rape caseserape, criminal justice, dna evidenceNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Law & Criminal JusticeNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesScienceScience/Forensichttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146684618/In a special one-hour NOW on PBS, David Brancaccio and environmentalist Conrad Anker -- one of the world's leading high altitude climbers -- adventure to the Gangotri Glacier in the Himalayan Mountains, the source of the Ganges River, to witness the effects of global warming first-hand.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1146684618/Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:43:03 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureScienceScience/Earth SciencesThe impact of global warming on the Himilayaseglobal warming, HimilayasNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/ConservationNature & Environment/EnvironmentNature & Environment/Humans & NatureScienceScience/Earth Scienceshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1341084002/American cities are in crisis -- property taxes are way down, and abandoned homes are bringing down property values, inviting crime, and draining government coffers. Neighborhoods are being destroyed. Yet the federal bailout money is not going directly to desperate communities and homeowners, but to local and national banks. NOW investigates the innovative way some cities are fighting back.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1341084002/Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:22:37 -0800News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Social Issues2009 Emmy Nominee: Is there a solution to the foreclosure mess that's destroying communities?eeconomy, bailout, housing, subprimeNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/Business & EconomyNews & Public Affairs/Social Issueshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1155612658/Iran and Pakistan are likely to be the sites of foreign policy flashpoints under the Obama Administration, but do we understand each country well enough to take the best approach? NOW sits down with author and journalist Tariq Ali, who grew up in Pakistan; and Tehran-born author Hooman Majd for unique insight into our thorny diplomatic, cultural, and political relations with each country.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1155612658/Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:19:49 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/PoliticsPakistan and Iran: the looming challenges for ObamaeIran, ParkistanNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/InternationalNews & Public Affairs/Politicshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1211738871/NOW Correspondent Bill Gentile reports from Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province, where he was embedded for nearly three weeks with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 24th MEU faces an ominous challenge as the Taliban attempts a return to power, in some cases merging with other insurgent groups, and potentially providing safe haven for Al-Qaeda and other anti-American terrorists. This report received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a News Magazine in 2009.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1211738871/Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:33:45 -0700News & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryRegionRegion/Middle East2009 Emmy Nominee: Can a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan be defeated?eAfghanistanNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/MilitaryRegionRegion/Middle Easthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/1226321968/In the aftermath of Katrina, NOW on PBS Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa reported from the devastated Mississippi coast, where tens of thousands were without essential services like power and water.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/1226321968/Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:51:53 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/Social IssuesNOW on PBS reports from the aftermath of Katrina.eKatrinaNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/Weather & Natural DisastersNews & Public AffairsNews & Public Affairs/EnvironmentNews & Public Affairs/Social Issues