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Boston is home to a bigger proportion of adults ages 20-34 than any other city in America, with 35 percent of its population falling into the age group. Both Mayor Menino and an independent economist agree that's good for the city. Continue
Market Warriors
Follow the pickers to Lakewood 400 Antiques Market near Atlanta as they look for vintage advertising. 7/30/2012 Continue
To The Contrary
Marissa Mayer announced her new role as CEO of Yahoo this week, and then revealed she is six months pregnant; The State Department is teaming up with World Bank and Gallup to close the gender gap in data; The media darling talks about her new book, her road trip across the U.S. and the future for young women in the Republican party. Continue
Michael Wood's Story of England
Helped by today’s residents, Michael Wood uncovers the secret history of a Victorian village, visits World War I battlefields and recalls life in World War II when the village was bombed. Lastly, see Kibworth as it is today — a growing, multicultural village. Continue
Homeland: Immigration in America
Probe one of the nation’s most polarizing issues and a key topic in the 2012 election: immigration. 7/20/2012 Continue
Queen & Country
Find out which possessions constitute “peculiars of the crown.” 7/15/2012 Continue
Homeland: Immigration in America
Probe one of the nation’s most polarizing issues and a key topic in the 2012 election: immigration. The three-part series presents contemporary stories of immigrants — legal and illegal — and those who confront them, help them, employ them and craft legislation that affects them. Ray Suarez, senior PBS NewsHour correspondent, narrates. Continue
PBS Arts Presents
Travel to nine countries and across 1,400 years of cultural history to explore the artistic riches of Islam. 7/6/2012 Continue
To The Contrary
The future of women's health after the Supreme Court ruling on the healthcare bill; a study revelas in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and use of younger eggs gives older women the same chance of having a baby as younger women; Israeli lawmaker Orit Zuaretz and USAID's Sarah Mendelson talk about the challengs governments and non-profits face in combatting trafficking around the world. Continue
Bill Moyers
Two years after Katrina, casinos, hotels and condos are coming back strong in the hardest hit areas of Mississippi, but tens of thousands of people are still displaced. Bill Moyers Journal profiles a group known as The Steps Coalition, which is fighting on behalf of families who are still in need of housing. Also on the program, a different take on immigration from author Manuel A. Vasquez. Continue
Face to Face With Addie Ottley
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Face to Face, a weekly interactive program that focuses on the events that affect the Virgin Islands community, with candid conversations about news, politics, the arts, and entertainment. Hosted by Addie Ottley. Continue
To The Contrary
To the Contrary travels to China to learn what a foreign service officer in the consular section does overseas. Continue
Global Voices
Everyone has seen a nature documentary with a ferocious kill on the Serengeti Plain. Well, here’s a different story about villagers navigating the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. The Maasai of Kenya and Namibia’s Himba people are vying to share a piece of the eco-tourism pie. But can they fulfill the expectations of Westerners without abandoning their native culture? Continue
To The Contrary
The shocking video of an Afghan woman's execution by the Taliban. Then, a first for women and the Olympics? And, Behind the Headlines: BPA. A plastic by-product that's everywhere and rasing health concerns. Continue
Michael Wood's Story of England
The story of Kibworth moves on to dramatic battles of conscience in the time of the Hundred Years’ War. Discover amazing finds in the school archive that help trace peasant education back to the 14th century, when the people themselves set up the first school for their children. Some villagers join in a rebellion against King Henry V, while others rise to become middle-class merchants. Continue
PBS Arts Presents
Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the industry’s most versatile actors: John Leguizamo. 7/13/2012 Continue
FRONTLINE
Trace the history of the AIDS epidemic through the experiences of individuals who tell their stories. 7/10/2012 Continue
Queen & Country
Follow Queen Elizabeth to the Braemar Gathering in Scotland and on a visit to Liverpool. 7/8/2012 Continue
To The Contrary
For the first time in 13 years FDA approves a weight-loss drug but the pill is not without controversy. Continue
Bill Moyers
Acclaimed journalist and essayist Richard Rodriguez writes about the intersection of his personal life and vexing cultural and political problems facing America. Widely recognized as one of the world's preeminent climatologists, Sir John Houghton has become as well-known for his theories on the compatibility of science and religious faith as his scientific achievements. Continue
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