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Ramifications of the Haditha Rulings
The most infamous war crime to come out of the Iraq war ended with a whimper. None of the marines charged ended up facing serious punishment. FRONTLINE’s and The World’s Arun Rath looks at what the legal rulings mean for the soldiers on the ground and the civilians who have to live among them.
Inside ‘Downton Abbey’ with Actress Elizabeth McGovern
Anchor Marco Werman talks to actress Elizabeth McGovern, who plays one of the main characters in the PBS series “Downton Abbey,” which is set in Britain during World War I.
FRONTLINE: Opium Brides in Afghanistan
Marco Werman talks with Reporter Najibullah Quraishi of our partner program FRONTLINE about his report on the growing problem in Afghanistan of young girls who are kidnapped or traded to drug smugglers when opium farmers cannot meet their debts.
Bradley Manning Wikileaks Pre-Trial Hearing Ends
The pre-trial hearing of alleged Wikileaks source Bradley Manning has concluded after lawyers made their closing statements. An investigating officer must now advise if he should face court-martial.
Bradley Manning Military Hearing Begins
Private Manning faces 22 charges of obtaining and distributing government secrets – which he allegedly leaked to anti-secrecy site Wikileaks. Reporter Arun Rath is following the hearing for PBS Frontline and The World.
The Wikileaks Effect
US Army private Bradley Manning is the suspected source of the biggest intelligence leak in US history. When WikiLeaks published much of that information, many said it would change everything for journalism and government secrecy. But as Arun Rath of our partner program Frontline reports, it’s not clear how much it has.
Montenegrin Classical Guitarist Milos Karadaglic
The World’s Marco Werman introduces us to Montenegrin classical guitarist Milos Karadaglic. He’s 28 and wants the classical guitar to regain its rightful place in symphony halls.
FRONTLINE: Syrian Activists Run Secret Hospitals
PBS FRONTLINE reporter Ramita Navai traveled undercover through Syria along a network of safe houses and secret hospitals.
Abuse in ICE Detention Facilities
Few people associated the candidacy of Barack Obama with a “get tough” approach to illegal immigration. But the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, has stepped up deportations under President Obama and at the same time, a network of detention facilities has expanded to house illegal immigrants. Correspondent Maria Hinojosa from our partner program PBS-FRONTLINE, along with the Investigative Reporting Workshop spent the last year exploring the hidden world of immigration detention.
Looking Back on Holbrooke’s Legacy
Richard Holbrooke was the Obama administration’s pointman for the civilian side of the Afghanistan war. He died suddenly in December 2010, leaving some successes that are sometimes overlooked, and they have to do with Pakistan.
Artists Focus on Change in Post-Earthquake Japan
A group of young artists in Japan are trying to provoke social change.
Speaking in Tongues
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A new PBS documentary profiles four kids who are attending dual immersion public schools in San Francisco. The filmmakers are husband and wife team Ken Schneider and Marcia Jarmel. Their own kids go to a dual immersion school and speak fluent Chinese. Patrick Cox has part four of our ‘Learning in Two Languages’ series. Download MP3Behind Taliban lines
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Last fall, veteran Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi put out word that he would like to interview one of the new Taliban commanders leading a growing insurgency in the country’s northern provinces. His trip is documented in the edition of Frontline airing tonight on PBS. The reporter is Najibullah Quraishi, Marco Werman talks with him. Download MP3 (Photo: courtesy of Frontline) Fela Kuti
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Despite its mainstream theatrical reputation, the credo on Broadway really continues to be anything goes. Broadway’s musical subjects have been as varied as Thomas Jefferson, Jesus Christ, and P.T. Barnum. And so why not a musical about Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti? Marco Werman reports. Download MP3
Spanish prayers, Hebrew planet names and a Danish hangover
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We talk to the director and central figure in a PBS documentary about a Catholic church’s struggles with language. “Scenes From a Parish” follows the priests and parishioners of St Patrick’s in Lawrence, MA. The priests introduce more Spanish masses to cater to Lawrence’s predominantly Latino population. Some English-speaking parishioners are less than thrilled. Also, how do you say Neptune and Uranus in Hebrew? The answer used to be: Neptune and Uranus. Now the two planets have Hebrew names. Finally, a New Year’s Day hangover courtesy of the good people of Denmark
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