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The Card Game
Original Airdate: 2009-11-24

Synopsis:

The future of the consumer loan industry and its impact on the national economy.

A Death in Tehran
Original Airdate: 2009-11-17

Synopsis:

Neda Soltani was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran, Iran, during protests over the country's presidential election.

Alaska Gold
Original Airdate: 2009-11-10

Synopsis:

Two foreign mining companies propose to extract mineral deposits by digging the Pebble Mine in the Bristol Bay region of southwest Alaska.

Close to Home
Original Airdate: 2009-10-27

Synopsis:

Middle-class Americans who are coping with economic uncertainty include a small-business owner and a woman who fears she will lose her home to foreclosure.

The Warning
Original Airdate: 2009-10-20

Synopsis:

Early warnings of the economic meltdown are traced back to the 1990s, when regulation of the emerging derivatives markets failed to occur.

Obama's War
Original Airdate: 2009-10-13

Synopsis:

U.S. counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Breaking the Bank
Original Airdate: 2009-06-16

Synopsis:

Filmmaker Mike Kirk investigates America's financial crisis.

The Madoff Affair
Original Airdate: 2009-05-12

Synopsis:

The world's first global Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Bernard Madoff began in the 1960s when Madoff tapped money from Jewish businessmen promising steady guaranteed returns on their investments.

The Released
Original Airdate: 2009-04-28

Synopsis:

Parole officers, social workers and psychiatrists examine what happens to the mentally ill when they leave prison and obstacles they face while reintegrating into society.

Poisoned Waters
Original Airdate: 2009-04-21

Synopsis:

The coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay face perilous conditions caused by contamination from industry, agriculture and suburban development.

Black Money
Original Airdate: 2009-04-07

Synopsis:

The U.S. Department of Justice and allies around the world crack down on international bribery.

Sick Around America
Original Airdate: 2009-03-31

Synopsis:

The failures and future of the private insurance industry and the prospect of comprehensive healthcare reform.

Ten Trillion and Counting
Original Airdate: 2009-03-24

Synopsis:

President Barack Obama and his administration face a growing national deficit.

Inside the Meltdown
Original Airdate: 2009-02-17

Synopsis:

Various factors lead to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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Premiered: Jan 17, 1983
Next Episode: November 10, 2009
Repeat WETA
10:00 PM

The healthcare systems of other advanced democracies could provide the United States with ideas as to how to reform its healthcare system.

Tue. Nov 10

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