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Solar Mamas
Solar Mamas
Why Poverty?
A Bedouin woman disrupts tradition when she leaves home to train as a solar-enery engineer.
60 min.
Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream
Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream
Why Poverty?
A close look at income disparity in the U.S. as played out on New York City's Park Avenue, stretching from Manhattan to the Bronx.
60 min.
Welcome to the World
Welcome to the World
Why Poverty?
A look at childbirth and the early factors that will determine a child's fate.
60 min.
Education, Education
Education, Education
Why Poverty?
In China, education is considered the only way out of poverty. But as the nation’s higher education system has largely been privatized by for-profit companies, the future for millions of students is bleak.
60 min.
Stealing Africa
Stealing Africa
Why Poverty?
Examining the tax system used by multinational companies.
60 min.
Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
Why Poverty?
Efforts to alleviate poverty are recounted.
60 min.
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