New School Orderby Gini Reticker, and Jerry Kupfer The rapid expansion of a once sleepy community prompts a painful contest for control of the public schools. | |
One in a BillionAfter he breaks up with his girlfriend, Ravi Patel — almost 30 and single — enters the semi-arranged marriage system in America. Independent Lens | |
Patriotism '90by DU Haibin Zhou is a flag-waving, slogan-shouting Chinese teenager who is emblematic of a generation of youth born after the 1980s, who are so fervent in their patriotism that some fear they are tipping into a dangerous type of nationalism. Global Perspectives Collection | |
People and the Landby Tom Hayes The Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza cuts the fabric of this small part of the world like a knife, dividing everyone and everything. | |
Promisesby Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg A compelling and humorous take on the Middle East conflict from the perspectives of seven Palestinian and Israeli children living only minutes apart in Jerusalem but locked in separate worlds. POV, Global Voices | |
Ram Dass Fierce Graceby Mickey Lemie Building on his past as a Harvard professor, LSD pioneer and spiritual leader, Ram Dass works to transform his recent experience as a stroke survivor into words of wisdom for baby boomers facing aging, death, and dying. Independent Lens | |
The Revisionariesby Scott Thurman The theory of evolution and U.S. history are caught in the crosshairs when an unabashed creationist seeks re-election as chairman of America’s most influential board of education. Independent Lens | |
Scenes from a Parishby James Rutenbeck At St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts, “Love thy neighbor” is easier said than done when immigration uncovers ethnic tensions that threaten to split the congregation. Independent Lens | |
School Prayer: A Community at Warby Slawomir Grunberg and Ben Crane Profile of a Mississippi mother of six who sues her school district to remove prayer and religious instruction from public schools. POV | |
Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in Americaby Mei-Juin Chen and Martha Burr Armed with the celebrated Shaolin training of body and mind made popular in kungfu movies, five Zen Buddhist monks set out to make new lives teaching their craft in unlikely parts of America. Global Voices, Independent Lens, True Stories |
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