BBC on Link TV
Category: Documentaries
Link TV presents a compelling line-up of BBC Worldwide documentaries and reality series', including the fascinating Tribal Wives and select programs from BBC's celebrated current affairs strand Panorama.

US-Israel and Iran: Looming Military Confrontation?
Category: News & Current Affairs
This public briefing held on January 17, 2012, by the Atlantic Council's Iran Task Force, covers the rising conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Is an attack on Iran by Israel imminent?

Special: Greg Palast - The Vulture's Picnic
Category: Documentaries
Greg Palast speaks in Berkeley, CA, about his new book, in which he exposes corporate malfeasance and names names. From Wall Street to Fukushima, Palast takes the "one percent" to task.

Special: Tariq Ali - Arab Spring and the Future of Palestine
Category: Documentaries
In this speech filmed October 2011 in Oakland, CA, Tariq Ali -- exiled from Pakistan in the 60s for his activism against the military dictatorship -- speaks about the mass movements that have shaken the MidEast.

In Focus: Uncovering Gaddafi's Secrets
Category: News & Current Affairs
Now that Muammar Gaddafi has been ousted as Libya’s leader, people are discovering scenes of a vicious and systematic abuse of power alongside a seemingly insatiable taste for luxury.

Occupy Oakland - October 15, 2011
Category: News & Current Affairs
Thousands marched through Downtown Oakland to Frank Ogawa Plaza, renamed Oscar Grant Plaza by protesters, on Saturday, where an encampment has been set up in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests. Link TV spoke with activist and filmmaker Danny Glover, Iraq Veterans Against the War, National Nurses United, and more.

TED Talks: Julian Assange - Why the World Needs Wikileaks
Category: News & Current Affairs
The controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who's reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED's Chris Anderson about how the site operates, what it has accomplished -- and what drives him.

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.

In Focus: Greek Crisis: Trapped Between Ruin and Reform
Category: Documentaries
Greece, a member of the European Union, is facing bankruptcy. The capital Athens appears to be hurtling towards anarchy. And what about the rural areas? Greeks everywhere seem to realize that things can't go on as before.

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.

NHK Presents: Nuclear Plant Crisis - From Bad to Worse (Part 1)
Category: Documentaries
This two-part NHK documentary special looks at why the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has been much worse and has dragged on much longer than initially expected.

NHK Presents: Nuclear Plant Crisis - Impact on People & Communities (Part 2)
Category: Documentaries
There are no signs that the March 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant crisis will be brought under control soon. The plant continues to emit radiation, which has spread far and wide, seriously disrupting people's lives.

NHK Presents: March 11 Disaster - Reviving Manufacturing
Category: Documentaries
The March 11th disaster in Japan revealed an unanticipated Achilles' heel of Japanese manufacturing. How can manufacturing in the Tohoku region of Japan, a nation based on its technology, recover?

Standing Up, Moving Forward: Bringing Photography to Life
Category: Documentaries
The first episode of Standing Up, Moving Forward features the story of Ms. Mayumi Sasaki, a Japanese photographer who lost her parents in the March 11th earthquake on Japan's east coast.

Standing Up, Moving Forward: Spring 2011, Minami-Kesennuma Elementary
Category: Documentaries
In episode 2 of Standing Up, Moving Forward, the month of March -- Japan's season of graduation ceremonies -- has changed drastically for school children, after the devastating earthquake of March 11.