Introduction to Link TV

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Mosaic

Mosaic: World News from the Middle East is a presentation of Link TV. Mosaic features selections from daily TV news programs produced by national broadcasters throughout the Middle East. The news reports are presented unedited and translated, when necessary, into English.� For streaming of Mosaic: World News from the Middle East episodes, click here. For Streaming versions of Mosaic Special Reports, click here.

Litigating Disaster, Highlights

On December 3, 1984, huge amounts of toxic gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, poisoning hundreds of thousands of people, and killing thousands. This powerful film explores how Union Carbide successfully manipulated both the US and the Indian legal systems against each other, to avoid having to defend its record in the Bhopal plant in court. You can purchase the entire film from First Run / Icarus Films at www.frif.com. Produced and Directed by Ilan Ziv. To view streamed highlights of the film, click here.

George Soros, in his Own Words

An interview with George Soros, financier and philanthropist, about his new involvement in US politics. Soros, who has recently donated millions to Democratic leaning organizations, contends that President Bush�s Iraq policy has created new terrorists and made the world less secure. To view this streeam, click here.

The Active Opposition

Hosted by actor Peter Coyote , The Active Opposition serves as a regular outlet for the socially engaged. The series confronts and questions the status quo in government, in the media and elsewhere, and asks difficult questions which mainstream media outlets don�t dare ask. For streamed features within this collection, click here.

Bridges to Baghdad

A revealing look at the impact of the war in Iraq on the lives of six young New Yorkers and seven Iraqi teens. They were linked by videophone two weeks before the war and shortly after. For streamed features within this collection, click here.

Earth Focus

An environmental news magazine that puts a human face on environmental issues and legislation by featuring under-publicized stories about how environmental changes are affecting everyday people around the world.

For more information, visit the program description page: Earth Focus 2. For streamed features within this collection, click here.

Young Eco-Heroes of the Philippines

A portrait of three young Filipino environmentalists who are working actively to protect their country�s threatened coral reef, amidst the highly profitable but environmentally devastating effects of sodium cyanide fishing.

Featured are activists Rubin Palarca, Rochelle Lucero, and Reagan Venturillo, as well as Tay George, a traditional �hook and line� fisherman, whose ability to feed his large family has been seriously threatened by the large-scale (and illegal) cyanide and dynamite fishing.

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Ethics and the World Crisis: A Dialogue with the Dalai Lama

A Link TV exclusive documentary that presents highlights of an extraordinary ethics conference, featuring the Dalai Lama in conversation with some of the nation�s leading activists discussing the ethical dilemmas of the new millennium.

To view a 3-minute streamed introduction, click here.

Taking It Personally

Taking It Personally will explore the political, social and cultural issues behind the headlines. The series will show how ordinary individuals can make a difference in the world by �taking global issues personally� whether by taking to the streets in protest, or simply, by making socially-conscious consumer choices. Future show topics will include media distortion, human-rights abuses, corporate greed, and more. To view an entire streamed show, click here. To view a streamed promotional clip, click here.

Watchdog

Pilot for a live, weekly series examining the policies developed by our elected officials in Washington, DC. The program analyzes the affects these policies have on the country as a whole and on each of us individually. The first installment of Watchdog! focuses on lying as a political strategy of the Bush Administration and the disenfranchisement of felons. To view an entire streamed show, click here.

Chat the Planet Series

Chat the Planet, the cornerstone of Link TV's youth strand, is a groundbreaking new series that links young people around the world in dialogue to break down barriers, foster tolerance and promote youth action. Participants share perspectives on everything from pop culture to world issues. Viewers can access the CHAT THE PLANET website at any time to discuss issues in real time with other visitors, see clips of the show, meet participants from other episodes, and get information about everything from current events to pop culture. For streamed features within this collection, click here.

People's Voice

What if you could sit down with each of the presidential candidates for an hour to ask them hard-hitting questions about issues that real people care about? Link TV is doing just that with its new series, THE PEOPLE�S VOICE � one hour, in-depth, interviews with presidential candidates. From Iowa farmers to environmentalists to the nation�s newest voters, Link TV is putting the people back in the electoral process by linking the candidates with the nation�s leading citizen activist groups and membership organizations.

The first edition of THE PEOPLE�S VOICE features Rep. Dennis Kucinich. For a transcript of this interview, click here. For program information, click here. Click here to view a stream of this program.

Just an American Boy

Link TV presents the world television premiere of a musical documentary film about legendary singer/songwriter Steve Earle. "Just an American Boy" chronicles the outspoken Earle�s life on the road during the 2002 touring cycle for his last record "Jerusalem" and the controversy surrounding his song �John Walker�s Blues�. It also includes performance of eighteen of Earle�s best known songs.

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World Music Special: Nordic Roots

A compilation of live Nordic music in celebration the Fifth Annual Nordic Roots Festival running Sep. 19-21 in Minneapolis.

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Deutsche Welle
Get a European perspective on world events. For live streaming of Deutsche Welle's live newscast click here. The program is broadcast in English during the following times daily:

9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT broadcast is in Spanish