Government corruption, poverty and national debt are no match for Liberia's Iron Lady. Find out why citizens of this war-torn nation are beginning to feel hopeful again. (2:14)

Examine the conditions that lead to the devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles. (2:00)

Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai's simple act of planting trees grew into a global movement. (2:00)

Look at the proliferation of the typeface Helvetica and its influence on typography, graphic design and global visual culture. (2:00)

Discover personal stories of gay Americans who serve in combat under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" veil of secrecy. (2:00)

Whether backstage at an opera, inside a Texas drug raid or dining with Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf, Independent Lens reveals the unexpected. (2:36)

A group of scientists persevere to find the most elusive sub-atomic particles ever theorized: the Higgs boson. (2:48)

Leave or die. From Texas to Indiana, white communities gave this ultimatum to their black neighbors, banishing, burning, lynching and stealing property -- well into the 20th century. (2:04)

Why would a 22-year-old Maine dairy farm boy try to kill his mother? This true crime story shows that the answers are surprisingly tragic and comic. (2:00)