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« Back to Middletown, USA main page    Related Programs for: Middletown, USAHere are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest.Is Los Angeles Breaking Apart? (aired 5/12/2001) This week, Think Tank visits Los Angeles, California, to check in on one of America’s largest and most tumultuous cities. Los Angeles today is a sprawling city of some 4 million people. About a third of those people live in the San Fernando Valley, just north of the Santa Monica Mountains. Many Valley residents believe they have been getting the short end of the stick for years and want to secede from the City of Los Angeles. The movement has resonance in other parts of America and in a world seeking to find a balance between localism and globalism. But it threatens to tear apart America’s second largest city. Will it succeed? Do We Still Need the SAT? (aired 3/15/2001) Think Tank takes a look back at the history of America¹s best known standardized test, the SAT. In 1948, the Educational Testing Service began administering the Scholastic Aptitude Test. It was intended to replace a college admissions procedure that previously relied on a traditional class system determined by wealth and status. Has the SAT accomplished its original goal? Are standardized tests the right way to measure students¹ abilities and achievements? What are the alternatives? The Life and Times of Thomas Malthus (aired 6/18/1998) Malthus predicted that population would outstrip resources and cause widespread famine and ecological disaster. His predictions were wrong, but his ideas remain extraordinarily influential today with population control and environmental groups. The Graying of Japan (aired 4/9/1998) Due to declining birth rates and longer life expectancy, the Japanese population is aging rapidly. This trend will have dramatic consequences for their pension and medical systems. Is America Still A Melting Pot? (aired 12/26/1996) Throughout American history, the nation has prided itself on consisting of a diverse group of races, ethnic backgrounds, and nationalities. But does America’s reputation still hold true in the 1990’s?  Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved. 
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