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THIS WEEK:
A Week of Special Programming:
* Chomsky on the Media
* Songs For Change: Amandla! and Vusi Mahlasela
* Why They Hate Us: The US and the Middle East
* To Live and Let Go: Coping with Disease and Aging
* Growing the Green Movement
* Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation
* LATIN PULSE Special: Bush's Latin Headache
News
* New Link TV Website -- Check it Out!
* Get CINEMONDO Films at a Discount!
LINK TV'S WEEKLY CURRENT EVENTS COVERAGE
WATCH THE LATEST MOSAIC ONLINE
MOSAIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
WHAT FELLOW LINKERS ARE SAYING
What's New In World Music!
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Video of the Week
Special Program: Chomsky on the Media
Chomsky on the Media (Part 1)
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For more than 40 years, Noam Chomsky has been America's conscience. Part intellectual, part activist, Chomsky is always a sharp critic of the way our Democratic society is run. And these days, he is looking like a prophet. Long before the Iraq war and Saddam's WMD's, Noam Chomsky was warning us: The media, he says, is working for the powerful elites to convince the public to go along with their agenda.Is it true? Are the media merely the puppets of the White House? In this Link TV special, we hear from some of the most fearless journalists in this country, who reveal the forces at work behind the daily news. Part 1 features the landmark film Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media as well as a discussion about Chomsky and his theories with Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!. Goodman reveals a personal side rarely seen in her news coverage, and tells us how Chomsky's ideas have influenced her work and life.
Chomsky on the Media (Part 2)
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Part 2 features the finale of Manufacturing Consent and a discussion with investigative journalist Greg Palast, author of "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy." The special will also show the German film Google – The Power of a Search Engine and a discussion of the film with guest Stuart Chiefet, a former PBS technology reporter.
Special Program: Songs For Change
Songs For Change (Part 1)
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In the Link TV special Songs for Change, we explore the spiritual and communal power of music. Part 1 features the documentary Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony, winner of the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Also, Vusi Mahlasela, "The Voice of Amandla" will be in conversation in our New York studio to talk about the film, his own life experiences and to perform one of his songs.
Songs For Change (Part 2)
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In Part 2, we talk with Vusi Mahlasela about his use of music to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in Africa and the ways that he is trying to revive a sense of cultural heritage among South African youth. We will be broadcasting Vusi Mahlasela and Friends: A Benefit for 46664, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, a Link TV exclusive, documenting a concert by Mahlasela in San Francisco.
Special Program: Why They Hate Us
Why They Hate Us (Part 1)
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This special explores current U.S. Middle East conflicts in the context of U.S. foreign policy over the past 50 years -- not only in the Middle East, but also Asia, Latin America and the rest of the world. Part 1 features the film Breakdown and an interview with writer and lecturer Michael Parenti, author of "Superpatriotism" and some twenty other books on history, politics and culture.
Why They Hate Us (Part 2)
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Part 2 of the special will continue the film Breakdown and show an excerpt from Robert Greenwald's documentary, Iraq for Sale. It also features an in-studio interview with Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of the book "Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer." And to look at one particularly fascinating aspect of how U.S. foreign policy is executed, the special will also feature an interview with Jeremy Scahill, author of the new book "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army." In it, he contends that our foreign policy is carried out by an unaccountable mercenary army hired by the Pentagon.
Special Program: To Live and Let Go
To Live and Let Go (Part 1)
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Something we all share in common as humans is that we must occasionally face heartbreaking circumstances beyond our control. From aging parents to our own heath issues, sometimes the difficulties surrounding us can seem overwhelming. But with adversity comes the opportunity to come to a deeper understanding of ourselves and those we love. Looking around we are surrounded by inspiring examples of people who have done just that. Sometimes we just need reminding. This special program, To Live & Let Go, highlights a few of these amazing stories. Part One of the special features the Academy Award-nominated documentary Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter, a profound and occasionally humorous look at a notoriously difficult disease - Alzheimer's - and at a daughter who must come to terms with her mother's illness. Also screening as part of this special event will be With Eyes Wide Open: Grief and Healing, a deep conversation with everyday people sorting through their experiences of loss and grief. Joining us in the studio to discuss the issues brought up in these films will be Frank Ostaseski, the founder of the Metta Institute, a program that trains professionals in psychological and spiritual care for the dying. Ostaseski guides the conversation in With Eyes Wide Open.
To Live and Let Go (Part 2)
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In Part Two of this special we will screen The Breast Cancer Diaries, the story of a 38 year-old news anchorwoman who chose to take the camera out of the studio and into her bedroom to intimately document her own battle with cancer. Jean Rizzo, Executive Director of the San Francisco-based Breast Cancer Fund will be in the studio to talk about environmental factors that cause 1 in 8 American women to suffer from this disease.
Special Program: Growing the Green Movement
Growing The Green Movement (Part 1)
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It appears that America is finally waking up to the reality of global warming. While some still want to debate the whys and hows, the most important thing to remember is that we are not powerless as ordinary citizens. In this special program, we present the stories of people committed to making a difference -- people who are willing to take it personally. Part One of the special features the Link TV Premiere of Swim for the River, a portrait of Christopher Swain's monumental journey to become the first man to swim the entire length of the Hudson River. He braves PCB's, toxic sludge, and even a Homeland Security patrol in order to focus attention on the Hudson. Filmmaker Tom Weidlinger will be joining us in the studio to talk about the film and the issues it raises. Also screening will be clips from the documentary Solving the Klamath Crisis, a look at the passionate movement to increase the water flow on the Klamath river in order to save the native salmon. Guest Peter Ferenbach, Executive Director of Friends of the River, will be on hand to talk about this conservation dilemma.
Growing The Green Movement (Part 2)
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Screening in Part Two of this special is Transforming Energy, a film about the hope of alternative energy as a solution to the problems of global warming and the end of cheap oil and gas. It takes us into the lives, the passion, the commitment and the hard work of the people who are on the ground now, working to create a new energy paradigm. Guest Mark Hertsgaard has just returned from reporting around the world on climate change. He'll be sharing his experiences in this special. Also screening will be a preview of the acclaimed documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? a tragic-comic take on the rise and fall of the electric car.
Powaqqatsi -- Life in Transformation
Powaqqatsi -- Life in Transformation
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Hailed by audiences and critics around the world as "mesmerizing," this second installment of writer/director Godfrey Reggio's apocalyptic "qatsi" trilogy (launched with Koyaanisqatsi in 1982) is "quite simply one of the most magnificent visual and aural spectacles ever made." (LA Daily News). Reggio's sumptuous images are made the more powerful by the music of world renowned composer Philip Glass' landmark score. Bold, haunting and epic in scale, this extraordinary film calls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society. By juxtaposing images of ancient cultures with those of modern life, Powaqqatsi masterfully portrays the human cost of progress. It is a film that engages the soul as well as the mind. Join us for this Special Presentation of a film that brings the cultures and pressures of the modern and ancient world together.
Latin Pulse Special: Bush's Latin Headache
Latin Pulse Special: Bush's Latin Headache
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Since his landslide victory in Venezuela's 1998 presidential election, Hugo Chavez has been called "Washington's biggest Latin American headache after the old standby, Cuba," by the Wall Street Journal. Actually Chavez has been challenging US interests in Venezuela for years… but for the most part, the Unites States hasn't taken notice…until now. To find out why, we sent independent journalist, Greg Palast, to Venezuela on special assignment. The result is Finding Bolivar's Heir, a lively documentary that you won't see anywhere else. The report offers a never-before-seen interview with Chavez, insight into Chavez's relationship with the U.S. as well as Chavez's plans for Venezuela, perspectives from opposition party members and raw footage from the slums of Caracas. Greg Palast and LATIN PULSE series producer, Dante Betteo, appear in studio to continue the discussion.
The New Link TV Website is Here!
We've just completed a complete redesign of our website. In addition to a new look and feel, we're presenting a lot more video, along with great new features such as a community discussion area, RSS feeds, improved browsing, and much more.
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Please be prepared for a new experience, understanding that some things may be much different, but in time, you will be just as familiar with the new site. You're invited to share feedback on your user experience in the community discussion area. We hope that you enjoy the new linktv.org experience!
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Get CINEMONDO Films At A Discount!
Many of you have asked whether any of the films in our popular CINEMONDO world cinema series are available for purchase. We have been working with the distributor of two of them to make them available to Link TV viewers at a 20% discount. Click here to view trailers and acquire Hostage and May 6th. We are working on similiar deals for the other films. Stay tuned!
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Link TV Current Events Coverage
International Dateline
Timely investigative reports from around the world. This long-running Australian international current affairs program has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. A new International Dateline premieres every Sunday at 9PM ET (6PM PT).
Mosaic: World News From The Middle East
A selection of daily news reports in English from a variety of Middle Eastern broadcasters. MOSAIC currently airs Monday - Friday @ 10:30 PM ET (7:30 PT). For more information about Mosaic, click here.
Watch Mosaic Online!
We now offer a broad selection of Link TV's original programming, including "Mosaic: World News From The Middle East," via streaming on our website.
Democracy Now!
A national independent news program, hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez and produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center in New York City's Chinatown. Democracy Now normally airs Monday through Friday at 11AM ET (8AM PT) and Monday through Thursday at 6PM ET (3PM PT). For more information, click here.
Foreign Exchange
A weekly, half-hour international affairs series, hosted by noted author, journalist and international commentator, Fareed Zakaria. The series probes the global questions of the moment from a profound, new perspective and examines America's role in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. Foreign Exchange airs every Monday night at 12AM ET (9PM PT). For more information, click here.
Viewpoint With James Zogby
A live call-in discussion program about Middle East and world issues hosted by Dr. James Zogby from Washington D.C. and broadcast throughout the Middle East by Abu Dhabi Television. U.S. viewers may call 1-800-528-2090 with their questions or comments during the program. A new live installment of this program will air every Friday at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT). For more information, click here.
DW Journal
Live broadcasts of Deutsche Welle's live newscast to provide you with a European perspective on breaking news. DW JOURNAL currently airs Mon - Fri @ 10PM, 4AM, 10AM, 4PM ET (7PM, 1AM, 7AM, 1PM PT).
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Best Viewer Comments Of The Week
(Keep them coming. Next week it could be yours!)
04/30/07
I wanted to let you know that I WISH I had known I had this channel for some time now! It's great! I have sat all week long, enjoying so much of your programming, which is very insightful!...
05/06/07
Explore: China is a very fine production, clear and sophisticated. I hope you will continue such programs.
05/06/07
Just found ur channel and havn't watched anything else. The international Hip Hop to the great overseas documentaries. Please don't change anything...
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