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25. The Final Offer
  June 23, 2006
In the largest corporate buyout program ever, General Motors has offered its entire hourly workforce up to $140,000 to call it quits.
 
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26. Toxic Transport
  June 30, 2006
National security experts say the hazardous chemicals transported each day by trucks, trains, and barges through America are vulnerable to a terrorist attack.
 
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27. Still in Harm's Way & Man of Peace?
  July 30, 2006
Are your tax dollars paying to rebuild vacation homes for the wealthy on Dauphin Island? Also, is Imam Fawaz Damra a man of peace or terror?
 
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28. Do No Harm?
  July 14, 2006
Death penalty doctors: Should medical professionals play a part in state executions? Also, Bunnatine Greenhouse on the end of the Army's exclusive contract with Halliburton.
 
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29. A Fish Tale
  July 21, 2006
An interview with George Mitchell on the Lebanon-Israel crisis in the Middle East and a big fight over a little fish in the Chesapeake Bay.
 
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30. The Prisoner
  July 28, 2006
In his first primetime interview on American television, former "war on terror" detainee and British citizen Moazzam Begg tells a disturbing story of alleged kidnap, torture, and murder at America's foreign prison camps.
 
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31. Orville Schell on a Responsible Press
  August 4, 2006
NOW talks with Orville Schell about the role of the press as a watchdog of democracy and potential bias in media coverage of the war on terror and the White House.
 
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32. Anna Deveare Smith on Art and Politics
  August 11, 2006
Playwright and performer Anna Deavere Smith discusses the roles and responsibilities of artists in a world wracked by war.
 
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33. Wiretapping Setback & Dancing with Wolves
  August 18, 2006
The court ruling against the U.S. government's wiretapping program and ranchers and wolves in Yellowstone Park face encroaching development.
 
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34. Lawmakers or Lawbreakers?
  August 25, 2006
Will congressional corruption cause voter backlash at the polls this fall?
 
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35. Block the Vote
  September 1, 2006
Is your right to vote safe? New laws designed to prevent voter fraud may keep minorities, the poor, and the disabled away from the polls.
 
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36. Down for the Count
  September 8, 2006
Will new voting machines cause an Election Day debacle?
 
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37. Blog the Vote
  September 15, 2006
Are political blogs swinging elections?
 
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38. Taking the Initiative
  September 22, 2006
Who's behind your local ballot initiatives?
 
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39. Alien Nation?
  September 29, 2006
Are some Republicans using the illegal immigration issue to score votes?
 
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40. Cleaning House?
  October 6, 2006
The Foley Fallout: Can Congress Police Itself?
 
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41. My Country, My Country
  October 13, 2006
An American woman's startling tale of life in Iraq.
 
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42. Votes for Sale?
  October 20, 2006
A grassroots movement is seeking to clean up elections and stop the influence of big money on political campaigns.
 
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43. Minimum Wedge
  October 27, 2006
Can the minimum wage issue swing the 2006 election?
 
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44. Sway the Course?
  November 3, 2006
Will the Iraq war drive voters' choices at the polls?
 
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45. Election Day Outcomes
  November 10, 2006
What happened on Election Day 2006 and how will it change America?
 
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46. Fog of War
  November 17, 2006
Uncovering the truth about how soldiers really died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
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47. Live and Learn
  November 24, 2006
New Orleans is reinventing public education, but will it work?
 
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48. Norman Lear on Minding our Media
  December 1, 2006
Why the media isn't serving the public interest and what to do about it.
 
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49. Corporate Compassion
  December 8, 2006
Can capitalism make the world a better place?
 
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50. Food Fight
  December 15, 2006
The messy fight to unionize a North Carolina meatpacking plant.
 
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51. Artificial Intelligence?
  December 22, 2006
Did the U.S. government use faulty intelligence when making the case to go to war in Iraq?
 
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Episode 48, "Norman Lear on Minding our Media"
Synopsis: Why the media isn't serving the public interest and what to do about it.
Original air date: December 1, 2006
Runtime: 25 minutes
ASIN: B000LNRYGO
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #556,483 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
NOW with David Brancaccio Season 2006
Synopsis: Acting in the public interest, NOW shines a light on corporate and government policies to expose their true effect on ordinary society and on the very state of our democracy. Using expert reporting, interviews, and analysis, the show goes behind the headlines to provide meaning, context and insight into issues that matter most to all Americans.
Network: PBS
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