Special: The World According to Monsanto
Category: Documentaries
Monsanto is responsible for 90% of all the genetically-engineered crops on the planet, and thus arguably poses a greater environmental threat to mankind than any other single company. Watch The World According to Monsanto for an investigation of the company's checkered history.

Special: The War You Don't See
Category: Documentaries
This powerful investigation into the media's role in war traces the history of embedded and independent reporting during the carnage of WWI, the invasion of Vietnam, the disaster in Iraq, and the Afghanistan war.

TED Talks: John Kasaona & Kartick Satyanarayan
Category: News & Current Affairs
In his home of Namibia, John Kasaona is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species, while Kartick Satyanarayan has been able to put an end to the centuries-old practice of "dancing bears" among the Kalandar community.

TED Talks: Clay Shirky & Evgeny Morozov
Category: News & Current Affairs
Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, while journalist Evgeny Morozov gives chilling examples of ways the Internet helps oppressive regimes stifle dissent.

TED Talks: Kavita Ramdas - Radical Women, Embracing Tradition
Category: News & Current Affairs
Investing in women can unlock infinite potential around the globe. But how can women walk the line between Western-style empowerment and traditional culture? Kavita Ramdas shares her insight in this TED Talk.

TED Talks: Marcel Dicke and Jonathan Drori
Category: News & Current Affairs
In this installment of TED Talks, Marcel Dicke makes an appetizing case for adding insects to everyone's diet, while Jonathan Drori encourages us to save biodiversity -- one seed at a time.

Al Jazeera English - Witness: Lost and Found
Category: Documentaries
The number of homeless people in the US has always been a stunning statistic that seems to run counter to the promise of the American Dream, and, compounded by the deep recession, is only getting worse.

ViewChange: Lost Boy Found
Category: Documentaries
When war broke out in southern Sudan, Valentino Deng and thousands of other children fled the fighting that killed many of their families. A lucky few, Valentino included, made it to the United States to carve out a new future for themselves.

TED Talks: Liz Coleman's Call to Reinvent Liberal Arts Education
Category: News & Current Affairs
Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that dynamically combines all areas of study to address the great problems of our day.

TED Talks: Jaqueline Novogratz and Eve Ensler
Category: News & Current Affairs
Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum about escaping poverty, and Eve Ensler declares that there is a girl cell in us all - a cell that we all have to suppress.

TED Talks: Majora Carter and Nate Silver
Category: News & Current Affairs
Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx - and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy. And Nate Silver has answers to controversial questions about race in politics: Did Obama's race hurt his votes in some places?

Restore Fairness
Category: Documentaries
This series of short films, from the organization Restore Fairness, addresses the impact of racism on communities across our country, including the African American, Latino, Arab, Muslim and South Asian communities.

Al Jazeera English - Witness: Soy Palestino
Category: Documentaries
In this documentary from the Al Jazeera English Witness series, a Palestinian filmmaker finds much in common with a homeless Cuban musician.

TED Talks: Martin Seligman & Dean Ornish
Category: News & Current Affairs
Martin Seligman talks about psychology -- as a field of study and as it works one-on-one with each patient and each practitioner. While Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits will save lives.

Spotlight: Secrets of Scientology
Category: Documentaries
When reporter John Sweeney investigated the Church of Scientology three years ago, he was spied on and condemned as a bigot by the church's leaders. Now, in his return to the church, a whistleblower is helping him reveal the dark secrets of Scientology.