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The debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley during the 1968 political conventions.

Actor Ravi Patel, whose traditional Hindu parents are eager for him to find a mate, enters the semi-arranged marriage system in America.

The story of a quirky young woman's pursuit of love and freedom. Michelle Smith is legally blind and on the autism spectrum; and, after graduating from Perki... read more

Governments around the world struggle to protect future generations from nuclear waste; excerpt from "Uranium Drive-In."

A Shoshone veteran, a teenage powwow princess, and an Arapaho journalist discover their purpose on the Wind River Indian Reservation as they seek lost artifa... read more

Bill Genovese investigates the 1964 murder of his sister Kitty, who was stabbed to death in Queens while 38 bystanders did nothing—at least, that's how the s... read more

In 1915, the film "The Birth of a Nation" by D.W. Griffith sparks outcry from African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter, leading to a... read more

Black musician Daryl Davis meets and befriends Ku Klux Klan members hoping to forge racial conciliation.

Survivors of the 1966 mass shooting at the University of Texas frame the events of the day and offer perspectives on its impact.

At Black Rock Continuation High School in the Mojave Desert of California, the principal and teachers make it their mission to educate students who have fall... read more

The story of the Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade, a group of young Latinas from East Los Angeles who are confronting injustice, building community and redefinin... read more

An examination of the aftermath of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which 20 children and six adults were killed. Include... read more

Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds -- worshiped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. This documentary follows passionate seed kee... read more

Whether the Holocaust should be off-limits to comedy. Included: a profile of Auschwitz survivor Renee Firestone; remarks from comedians; footage of cabarets ... read more

National Bird is the first in-depth investigation of the U.S. drone war with unique access to two courageous women, a drone-target analyst and a retired inte... read more

More people are imprisoned in the United States at this present moment than in any other time or place in history, yet prisons themselves have never felt fur... read more

The story of famed Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem F.C. after it acquired two Muslim players, which led to a racist backlash and a lot of soul-searching... read more

They Call Us Monsters takes viewers behind the walls of the Compound, the facility where Los Angeles houses its most violent juvenile criminals. To their adv... read more

A combat veteran starts a farm to help cultivate a healthier life outside the Army. While the sense of duty he once felt as a soldier returns, his crippling ... read more