economics

The indigenous communities of Ecuador are standing up and demanding Chevron-Texaco to clean up its toxic wastewater legacy in the worse environmental disaster since Chernobyl. (28 min)

Vanguard News takes a behind the scenes look at the adult entertainment industry, examining its history and impact on the ever-changing face of new media. (22:13)

Fault Lines travels to Rio to look at the crackdown in Rio’s Favelas, and what it means for the people of the city. (19 min)

Engdahl: New regional cooperation that challenges US dominance is good for the world. (22 min)

Many are travelling to Thailand, where they are finding medical care cheaper and with better care than they might receive at home. (2:20 min)

Excellent documentary on one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time, Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. (90 min, 10 segments)

China has ramped up efforts to improve its environmental record, closing coal-fired power plants and shutting mines that had kept tens of thousands employed. (2:29 min)

Short video history of high speed trains, ending with a push for a system in California. It looks like the time is ripe and the state may finally get those high speed trains. (6 min)