http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/marchpoint/ In the late 1950s, two oil refineries were built on March Point, an area that was once part of the Swinomish Reservation by treaty. MARCH POINT tells the story of three boys from the Swinomish Indian Tribe who make a movie about the destruction the refineries have wrought in their community. In this clip, Swinomish tribe leader Brian Cladoosby worries that a nearby oil refinery is polluting tribal lands and impacting the community's health. MARCH POINT premieres Tuesday, November 18 on INDEPENDENT LENS, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site for more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/marchpoint/
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http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturns Start your engines! PBS is bringing Tom and Ray Magliozzi, of âCar Talk,â to TV with the new series CLICK & CLACKâS AS THE WRENCH TURNS. The animated sitcom, based on the hit NPR radio show, premieres Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). This animated sitcom takes off from the hit NPR show âCar Talkâ and follows the on- and off-air escapades of Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers (alter-egos of âCar Talkâsâ Tom and Ray Magliozzi), as they try to fix cars, fend off disgruntled customers and seek out increasingly creative ways to goof off. In this episode, airing August 6, 2008, 8 p.m. ET (check local listings): Crustyâs beloved niece is coming to visit, thinking heâs still a respected Harvard professor. Click and Clack help Crusty preserve this illusion, learning of a potentially earth-changing invention in his amazing past. For more, visit http://www.pbs.org/wrenchturns
PBS Airdate: Friday, July 4 at 8:00 p.m. (check local listings) http:://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth On July Fourth, there's no place like our nation's capital for America's biggest birthday party! Hosted by Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits, the star spangled party features special performances by Grammy Award-winning musicians Huey Lewis and the News, American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, Rock ânâ Roll Hall of Fame legend Jerry Lee Lewis, Tony Award-winning Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell, classical superstar Hayley Westenra and American soprano Harolyn Blackwell in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Erich Kunzel. The multi-award winning event will be broadcast on PBS Friday, July 4, 2008 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings), simulcast on National Public Radio and around the world to our troops on the American Forces Network. For more information visit http:://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth
http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives America's top gumshoes are back to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Wesley Cowan, independent appraiser and auctioneer; Gwendolyn Wright, professor of architecture, Columbia University; Elyse Luray, independent appraiser and expert in art history; and Tukufu Zuberi, professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania leave no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures and family legends. The critically acclaimed and popular series returns to PBS for a sixth season beginning Monday, June 30, 2008, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives
http://www.pbs.org/ttc On this week's TTC Extra: Senator Barack Obamaâs decision to work with former Fannie Mae CEO James Johnson has left some questioning his ability to bring real change to Washington. See what our panelists think on this weekâs To The Contrary Extra. And make sure to tune into this week's edition of To The Contrary on your local PBS station (check local listings). For more information visit our website â http://www.pbs.org/ttc
http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers While many Americans are working harder for less money and paying more for everyday items like gas and food, the rich are getting richer. Bill Moyers Journal analyzes the growing inequality gap on the ground at a workers march in Los Angeles and with historian Steve Fraser on the modern parallels to the first Gilded Age. Airs Friday, June 13, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers
PBS Premiere: Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. (check local listings) http://www.pbs.org/adirondacks We’ll join Gary Staab as he guides us through the boiling whitewater of the upper Hudson River. When things quiet down a bit, Gary tells us about the ancient Hudson River as we enjoy the breathtaking views of the park’s natural beauty miles away from any road. For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/adirondacks
PBS Premiere: Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. (check local listings)http://www.pbs.org/adirondacks Sprawled across six million acres in upstate New York, the Adirondack Park is by far the largest park in the lower 48 states. Yet it is the only one on the continent in which large human populations live and whose land is divided almost evenly between protected wilderness and privately owned tracts. Through the varied perspectives of many passionate characters, this program explores the remarkable history, seasonal landscape, and current state of the Adirondacks. For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/adirondacks
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/422/index.html NOW on PBS uncovers the real truth behind child prostitution and some innovative efforts to stop it. See the full show at http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/422/index.html. Web-exclusive features include details about so-called "John Schools, and our interview with a former stripper working to save girls from the sex trade and adult entertainment industry.
http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers WEB EXCLUSIVE ESSAY from Bill Moyers Journal. The National Intelligence Agency is issuing a contract to spy on players of massive multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft and Second Life. Correspondent Rick Karr puts it in context in this Bill Moyers Journal Web Exclusive essay. Airs Friday, June 6, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers
PBS Airdate: Friday, July 4 at 8:00 p.m. (check local listings) http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth Blow out the candles at America's biggest and best-loved birthday party with our new host and an all-star cast. Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits hosts the 28th annual broadcast of A Capitol Fourth airing live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Friday, July 4 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). The star-spangled party will feature performances by Huey Lewis and the News, Taylor Hicks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Hayley Westenra and Harolyn Blackwell with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of maestro Erich Kunzel. Following this musical salute, the Washington, DC skyline will come alive with the most spectacular fireworks anywhere in the USA set against silhouettes of national landmarks the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth
http://www.pbs.org/frontline/youngchina Public interest lawyer Zhang Jingjing represents more than 1,000 families suing over a power line built for the Olympic games in FRONTLINE "Young & Restless in China" coming June 17, 2008 to PBS (check local listings). Also watch free online. FRONTLINE explores the generation coming of age in China today. Shot over four years, the film follows a group of nine young Chinese from across the country as they scramble to keep pace with a society changing as fast as any in history. Their stories of ambition and desire, exuberance, crime and corruption are interwoven with moments of heartache and despair. Together they paint an intimate portrait of the generation that is remaking China. Watch "Young & Restless in China" on PBS and online at http://www.pbs.org/frontline beginning June 17, 2008, now in full screen format for users with the latest version of Flash.
http://www.pbs.org/frontline/youngchina Entrepreneur Ben Wu opens his first Internet cafe in FRONTLINE "Young & Restless in China" coming June 17, 2008 to PBS (check local listings). Also watch free online. FRONTLINE explores the generation coming of age in China today. Shot over four years, the film follows a group of nine young Chinese from across the country as they scramble to keep pace with a society changing as fast as any in history. Their stories of ambition and desire, exuberance, crime and corruption are interwoven with moments of heartache and despair. Together they paint an intimate portrait of the generation that is remaking China. Watch "Young & Restless in China" on PBS and online at http://www.pbs.org/frontline beginning June 17, 2008, now in full screen format for users with the latest version of Flash.
http://www.pbs.org/frontline/youngchina Rapper Wang Xiaolei, aka MC Sir, uses his music to express a dark view of China's new boom times in FRONTLINE "Young & Restless in China" coming June 17, 2008 to PBS (check local listings). Also watch free online. FRONTLINE explores the generation coming of age in China today. Shot over four years, the film follows a group of nine young Chinese from across the country as they scramble to keep pace with a society changing as fast as any in history. Their stories of ambition and desire, exuberance, crime and corruption are interwoven with moments of heartache and despair. Together they paint an intimate portrait of the generation that is remaking China. Watch "Young & Restless in China" on PBS and online at http://www.pbs.org/frontline beginning June 17, 2008, now in full screen format for users with the latest version of Flash.
http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers The media, McClellan, and war. There’s nothing new in Scott McClellan’s book about the propaganda campaign or the role of the press in selling the war, so why is it such big news? Journalists Jonathan Landay and John Walcott of McClatchy newspapers and Greg Mitchell of Editor & Publisher analyze the reaction of the administration and the media to McClellan’s book. Airs Friday, June 6, at 9p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200806/20080604.html JFK speechwriter and advisor Ted Sorensen gives his prediction for Sen. Barack Obama in the general election. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200806/20080604.html
http://www.pbs.org/ttc On this week's TTC Extra: Will abortion be a major election issue this November? See what our panelists think on this week’s To The Contrary Extra. And make sure to tune into this week's edition of To The Contrary on your local PBS station (check local listings). For more information visit our website – http://www.pbs.org/ttc
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200806/20080602.html DNC Rules Committee member Harold Ickes discusses the positions of the Obama and Clinton camps with regard to the Michigan and Florida primaries at the first sign of controversy and how those positions have or haven’t changed today. Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200806/20080602.html
PBS Airdate: May 26, 2008 http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/features/special/retirement_HOME/ In this report from the “Get Your Finances Ready for Retirement” Memorial Day special, NBR’s Joe Collum explains how adjusting your retirement date could result in bigger benefits. “Get Your Finances Ready for Retirement” is a year-long series designed to help soon-to-be and recent retirees make the financial transition from work life to retirement life. Look for the latest retirement segments to appear on the web on alternate Tuesdays of every month. For more information visit: http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/features/special/retirement_HOME/
Watch scenes from a night of love and death for opalescent squid in the Channel Islands. Warning: stunning underwater footage is just a click away… A web-exclusive video from JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU: OCEAN ADVENTURES, a PBS series. For more, visit http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures
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