Al Jazeera is in the third season of its program Fault Lines. This first one is a 25-minute film (via Common Dreams) on income disparity in the U.S. Well worth watching, and a partial list of more episodes follows.
8. The Top 1%: The richest 1% of Americans earn nearly a quarter of the country's income and control an astonishing 40% of its wealth. Inequality in the US is ...Aired: Aug 2, 2011. Length, 24:17
7. The US and the New Middle East: The Gulf: Fault Lines' Seb Walker travels to the Gulf to look at US policy in the region, and to ...Aired: Jul 25, 2011. length, 24:54
6. The US and the new Middle East: Libya: In the first of a two-part series, Fault Lines examines how the Obama administration is...Aired: Jul 18, 2011. Length, 24:55
5. Outsourced: Clinical trials overseas: US pharmaceutical companies have moved their operations overseas over the course of the...Aired: Jul 11. Length, 24:28
4. Colombia's gold rush: Gold fever is sweeping across South America. Nowhere is it more lethal than in Colombia...Aired: Jul 4, 2011. Length, 23:29
3. Puerto Rico: The fiscal experiment: Dozens of university students are arrested for demonstrating against a tuition hike. Bu...Aired: Jun 27, 2011. Length, 25:00
2. Mexico's Hidden War: The spectacular violence of Mexico's drug war grabs international attention. Some 40,000...Aired: Jun 20, 2011. Length, 24:33
1. Mexico: Impunity and profits: Once known as a booming industrial city and a model of economic progress in Mexico, the...Aired: Jun 13, 2011.
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