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This is the most popular short film from an online film festival, Green Unplugged. (6:10 min)

Howard Zinn talks about class in America in the context of the economic wows. (10 min)

One of the most audacious engineering projects the world has ever seen is Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, an artificial island in the shape of a massive palm tree. (48 min, 5 segments)

The construction of the world’s tallest hotel, the icon of Dubai, Burj Al Arab. (48 min, 5 segments)

As the credit crunch bites and a global economic crisis threatens, BBC’s Robert Peston reveals how the super-rich have made their fortunes, and the rest of us are picking up the bill. (60 min in 7 segments)

Award-winning journalist Ron McCullagh reveals that for many children “child labor” is the best hope they’ve got of escaping absolute poverty. (12 minutes)

A 1989 Brazilian short film that tracks the path of a tomato from garden to dump and how different groups of people interact with it. (12:30 min)