This episode celebrates the heroes in the fight for human rights. Features include excepts from the documentary "At the Edge of Conflict" about the Waiapi people who fought for and won tribal land rights, and a profile of Guatemalan Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú - an advocate for indigenous and women's rights. Further profiles include Richard N'Sanzabagoma, a human rights activist from Rwanda, and Geoffrey Canada, who defends the rights of children...

In January 1968, a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese, known as the Tet Offensive, convinced many Americans that the war was not going to end very soon. Large scale opposition flared against theJohnson administration and its policies. Federal troops put down race riots while bitter protests erupted on campuses in the USA. In Paris that May, there was a “social revolution”. In Germany, a student movement driven by Rudi Dutschke reached fever...

The rights of children around the world are a constant concern, as they are among the most vulnerable members of society. Advocates for the rights and protection of children must be prepared to fight on multiple fronts from health care, education, and government child welfare systems under immense pressure legally and economically. This episode celebrate those who struggle to protect children The Stand for Children Rally was held in Washington, D.C....

This program takes a penetrating look at what is happening to American culture as honesty comes to be measured less by truthfulness and more by the reasons for lying and the degree of deception involved. What is to become of a society in which professional ethicists are required to help companies recapture a culture of integrity, a role previously reserved for religion? Experts include Laura Nash, Director of the Institute for Values-Centered Leadership;...

Follows the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave's journey - a five-year adventure spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Tonga, California, Alaska and Japan - we see one surfer's quest to activate his community to help protect the ocean and its inhabitants.

Has Internet anonymity unleashed a ‘dark demon’ lurking in all of us? This film reveals the hard truths surrounding anonymity, dark instincts, and freedom on the Internet. Smartphones have put the Internet into our pockets and billions of people around the world are now connected online. Our lives have improved greatly, but this freedom has also made us vulnerable to a new kind of predator—the Internet troll. Hiding behind a veil of anonymity,...

The 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand was devastating for the city's residents and the surrounding landscape. This program presents an in-depth case study of the event, focusing on both the science behind it and its social impact. Using firsthand accounts from seismology experts, emergency response leaders, rebuilding and reconstruction co-coordinators, and local people, the video explains what causes earthquakes, their effects on the environment...

This video is a feature-length documentary that explores the lives and memories of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. The film investigates the changes occurring with and the many dimensions of Holocaust memory through the generations – weaving together a visual tapestry of people whose family histories position them as stewards of Holocaust remembrance. It poses difficult questions about the transmission...

On this episode, Dan Rather Reports will examine the current global citizen uprising behind the “Occupy Wall Street” gatherings, how corporate America is reacting, and the actions of the big banks, which sold faulty investments? In addition, we'll speak with Middle East expert Fouad Ajami, who discusses the Arab Spring and how it currently resonates on Wall Street and around the globe. Finally, an interview with Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson...

Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up) speaks with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie about her impressions of the millennial generation, how they use social media, and how political parties can best reach out to them. A Reason TV production.