A disturbing and intimate portrait of what happens when you're sick and uninsured in America.
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A poignant profile of the struggles of the Nazaretyan family to care for their disabled children without insurance.
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Chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners fighting to make work pay.
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After being tortured and narrowly escaping execution in Liberia, Rosevelt Henderson makes his way to America to build a new life for his family.
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A profile of three teenagers who "age out" of the foster care system and suddenly discover that they're on their own.
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An unusual nun struggles to help an embattled family raise teenage children who drop out of school, have babies, attempt suicide, and resort to violence.
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Chronicles the struggles of Thomas Hudson as he leaves the foster care system to fend for himself.
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Two brothers struggle to be reunited with their mother who abandoned them a decade ago when she became addicted to drugs.
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A loving family is torn apart by a medical technology which promises to end deafness.
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Humorist Roy Blount, Jr. journeys down the Mississippi River to explore the literal and metaphorical "mainstream" of America.
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An exploration of how our recent documentary unexpectedly became the centerpiece of a chilling homicide investigation and death penalty trial.
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The unintended consequences of the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill
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The aging of America and alternatives to nursing home care for the frail elderly
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The impact of tough new measures to treat juveniles in the adult criminal justice system.
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Innovative measures to conserve energy and generate power from renewable sources
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The tension between maintaining the quality of health care and containing costs
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The rationing of medical care and the inequalities in our health care system
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The debate over how the United States can provide national security in the nuclear age
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The impact of an aging population on America's strained health care system
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An examination of the health care systems in the U.S. and Canada comparing the quality, cost, and accessibility of care in both countries
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The crisis of child poverty in America and the need to improve access to health care for the nation's disadvantaged children
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A feature-length film chronicling the cross-country road trip of Andrei Codrescu, the Romanian-born poet and NPR humorist. Released theatrically by the Samuel Goldwyn Company
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The national debate over health care reform from the perspective of patients, providers, and payers
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The controversy surrounding experiments to reform our failing welfare system
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The controversy surrounding the efforts of public schools to stem the tide of early and unwanted pregnancy
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A feature-length documentary about a unique theater company which uses drama to help teens avoid pregnancy and AIDS
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A profile of families struggling with the effects of welfare reform
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