In Focus: The Mystery of Alzheimer's Category: News & Current Affairs Three million people are suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in Europe alone. What are the new therapies being developed in North America and Germany, and why is new research sometimes held back?
In Focus: Race Against the Ice, Part 2 Category: News & Current Affairs After the ship "Dagmar Aaen" was stuck for almost a year in the winter harbor of Cambridge Bay, Arved Fuchs weighed anchor for a second attempt to conquer the passage. It was the beginning of a dramatic race against time.
Global Spirit: In Search of Ecstasy This episode explores the ecstatic state - a global phenomenon found in all kinds of spiritual and religious traditions. How is ecstatic trance practiced around the world, and why are so many people today fascinated by it?
Global Spirit: Music, Sound and the Sacred In this episode, host Phil Cousineau explores the transcendent qualities of spiritual and sacred music with guests Rev. Alan Jones and Grammy Award-winning singer Joanne Shenandoah.
Global Spirit: Forgiveness and Healing This episode explores forgiveness and healing on a personal and societal level. Watch as a group of Vietnam vets comes to terms with their actions, and as a father forgives his son's murderer.
International Dateline: In America - Election Panel Category: News & Current Affairs Americans have turned their backs on eight years of Republican rule and embraced as President the African-American senator from Chicago, Barack Obama. An International Dateline panel discusses the implications.
DOC-DEBUT: Abel Raises Cain - Watch Now Online! Category: Documentaries This doc offers a glimpse into the bizarre and hilarious career of the infamous underground media prankster, Alan Abel. The complete film will be available to watch online from November 16th through November 30th!
Global Pulse Category: News & Current Affairs A fast-moving overview of international news and events comparing reports by national broadcasters and dissecting media spin - your global news positioning service.
The Corporal's Diary Category: Documentaries Young corporal Jonathan Santos documented his 37 days in Iraq on video and in writing, never knowing that day 38 would be his last. Through Jonathan’s handwritten words and videotape, the film tells a personal and profound story.
The Warning Category: Documentaries Five authors stand up and speak truth to power, exposing shocking trends towards a police state, an accelerated corporate integration with the state, and the blatant subversion of the U. S. Constitution since 9/11.
International Dateline: The Battle for Pennsylvania Category: News & Current Affairs This week International Dateline reports from America on one of the most watched U.S. elections to date. Amos Roberts takes the political pulse of Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in the U.S. race to the White House.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 1 Category: Documentaries In Part 1 of this two-part documentary, "Witness" looks at why Islam has come to be described by some people as a "very American faith". How are the beliefs of American Muslims compatible with American democracy?
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Islam in America Part 2 Category: Documentaries In Part 2 of this special two-part "Witness" documentary, host Rageh Omaar looks at how America's Muslims have coped with the aftermath of the events of 9/11, exploring the demands of patriotism and belief.
Stealing America: Vote by Vote Category: Documentaries Employing first-person accounts, extensive research and clips gleaned from the nightly news, social issue filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman shines a spotlight on the gritty reality of the most egregious incidents of U.S. electoral insecurity.
Original Intent Category: Documentaries There is a battle in the U.S. Supreme Court between the originalists and the evolutionists. "Original Intent" argues that the far right is using originalism to advance a radically conservative political agenda.
Viewer - and power swimmer - Jim Miller talks about how his hunger for knowledge draws him to Link TV's programming so that, as he puts it, he does not become "an old, stale piece of cheese!"
