An inspiring film about ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin and his efforts to preserve the expertise of native healers in the depths of the Amazon rain forest.
Is dissent un-American? Both journalists George Seldes and Daniel Ellsberg didn't think so. In this Link TV Special, look back in history at the muckrakers and whistle-blowers who are today...
John Perkins, economic hitman, decides to tell the truth, risking his life & the lives of his family. His job consisted of government payoffs, extortion, & murder, and he's ready...
(Curaçao) Izaline Calister's performance in Link TV's presentation of "Breaking the Silence, Beating the Drum" was special, and we have since wanted a video of this very warm, artful singer...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: February 3, 2010) Three American soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan, thought to be the first American fatalities in that country's tribal...
(Chile) Another strong installment in the Latin Alternative Music story, DJ Bitman made an auspicious debut with three other musicians as Bitman and Roban, an act that combined Latin, electronica,...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: January 21, 2010) American guns inscribed with Bible codes are being used by U.S. forces and Afghans to fight the Taliban. In the Nigerian city...
(Global Pulse: January 15, 2010) The 1991 START treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons expired in December, but expectations for a reduction in arms remained high. Since then, the...
(Argentina/Spain) Here's a bit of whimsy from the graphic artist/musician Sebastian Litmanovich d.b.a. Cineplexx. The mood is pure lounge-pop (this is the "copacabana mix") and the montage of nostalgic elements...
Jonathan Jacoby, Senior Policy Advisor at Oxfam America, discusses in an interview with Miles Benson the potential profits of climate change in the business sector. Several coalitions, like BICEP and...
In the run up to the historic climate negotiations between global leaders in Copenhagen, this special episode of The United Nations - 21st Century captures the human side of the...
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discusses the unique challenges presented by the recent financial crisis. He explains that because the crisis was global, America cannot rely on increased trade as...
(Al Jazeera English: November 12, 2009) As Barack Obama continues deliberation over the American military's role in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that American involvement was "not open-ended."...
Activist and "Nickel and Dimed" author Barbara Ehrenreich criticizes the "delusional" positivity that has permeated American culture in this FORA.tv segment. She suggests that so-called "negative" realists are persecuted for...
(Al Jazeera English: November 9, 2009) Germany is celebrating twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, with crowds gathering at the Brandenburg Gate for the festivities. Also, three...