Link TV Specials
Over the next few weeks Link TV will be airing special presentations on topics as diverse as environmental change, propaganda, the coming election, the Iraq War, and the power of corporations. Expert guests join us for vibrant discussions about the essential issues brought up in these clips, documentaries, reports and speeches.

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The Planet Part 1

The Planet Part 1

The first episode of The Planet attempts to correct our use of the term “climate change”, arguing that what humanity really faces is change to all aspects of the biosphere, including loss of resources.
The Politics of War

The Politics of War

Academy Award winner Alex Gibney and nominee Charles Ferguson join journalist Robert Scheer to discuss the truth behind the U.S.' policies abroad. The two directors will also present clips from their films: Taxi to the Dark Side and No End in Sight.
Special: The Corporation - Part 1

Special: The Corporation - Part 1

Corporations control almost every part of our lives. So why do they often seem immune to legal controls? In this special Link TV presentation we air The Corporation, and examine the history and power of these companies.
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The Planet Series
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End Capital Punishment
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The following programs are currently airing as Link TV specials. Please click on the links below for air times, more information and streaming video:

 

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The Planet - Part 1

In this special we look at the dangers and opportunities presented by the massive global environmental change we currently face. Environmentalist Bill McKibben joins us to present Part 1 of the excellent new doc series The Planet.

  
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The Planet - Part 2 

Part 2 of a special look at the dangers and opportunities presented by the massive environmental change we currently face. Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben joins us again to present Part 2 of The Planet.

  
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The Planet - Part 3

In this special we are joined by WorldChanging.com's Alex Steffen to present Part 3 of the new doc series The Planet. Steffen also discusses the future of environmental innovation, while The Planet looks at the growing mass extinction of plants and animals.

  
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The Planet - Part 4

In this special we examine what the future may look like depending on how we react to the massive global change we currently face. Bestselling sci-fi author Kim Stanely Robinson joins us to present Part 4 of The Planet.

  
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Stealing Democracy?

Excitement over this year's U.S. election is in the air, but some wonder if we're facing another year of voter fraud. In this special we are joined by journalist Steven Rosenfeld and air clips from Uncounted alongside Greg Palast's The Election Files

  
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Propaganda & Politics

In this special we look at how Orwellian techniques of manipulation have creeped into the way politicians sell themselves to the American public. Four communications experts tackle the subject in this fascinating panel. 

  
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Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Can a media system controlled by just a few corporations really deliver on the promise of the First Amendment, which ensures a free press? This special presentation looks at the question with guest Greg Palast, and we also air the essential doc Orwell Rolls in his Grave.

  
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The Politics of War

Academy Award nominee Charles Ferguson and Best Documentary winner Alex Gibney join journalist Robert Scheer to discuss the truth behind the U.S.' policies abroad. The two directors will also present clips from their films: No End in Sight and Taxi to the Dark Side.

  
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The Corporation - Part 1

Corporations control almost every part of our lives - so why do they often seem immune to legal controls? In this special Link TV presentation we air The Corporation, and examine the history and power of these companies. 

  
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The Corporation - Part 2

Corporations control almost every aspect of our lives - so why do they often seem immune to legal controls? Best-selling author and journalist Naomi Klein joins Link TV to present Part 2 of The Corporation, and discuss the issues. 

  
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Blackwater - Army for Hire

In September 2007, private contractors Blackwater were implicated in the shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians. In this special we air the documentary Private Armies and are joined by author Jeremy Scahill to discuss the danger of using "guns for hire".

  
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The Innocent

Imagine being sentenced to death for a crime you did not commit. Many Americans have lived through this nightmare. In this special we air The Innocent, a documentary on exonerated death row inmates, and are joined by actor Mike Farrell to talk about the death penalty.

  
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Burning Our Future: Coal in America

With the U.S. government’s energy policy leaning further toward the use of “clean coal”, the time has come to ask, exactly how clean is it? In this special, filmmaker David Novack gives us a sneak peek of his film Burning the Future, which looks at coal mining in West Virginia. 

  
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Amy Goodman: Speaking Out For Justice

Amy Goodman says that as an independent journalist her role is to go where the dark resides and shine a light there. In this Link TV special we air her rousing 2007 Green Festival speech, Speaking Out For Justice

  
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Music, Morocco & the Sacred

In this special presentation, director Stephen Olsson is joined by Charles Gibbs, Executive Director of the United Religions Initiative, to talk about the power of sacred music in this sneak preview of his film, Sound of the Soul, about the Fes Sacred Music Festival. 

  
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50 Cents Can Change the World

Even the smallest gifts can have the power to change lives. In this Link TV special we show you an inspiring story of how one immigrant janitor’s tips are giving children in Ghana the chance for a new life. 

  
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Harry Belafonte: Speaking Out For Justice

In this rousing speech from The National Gathering for Justice, singer and activist Harry Belafonte calls on the next generation to draw on the passion of the civil rights movement to right contemporary wrongs, particularly when it comes to child incarceration.