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New Americans
New Americans
Air date: 05-18-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365013663/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false A special documentary edition of To the Contrary featuring the New Americans. We visit China and Southern California where we introduce you to the new Americans and the emerging industry that is growing up around them. /episodes/get/8768 /episode/8768 To The Contrary: New Americans /episode-player/8768
Sexual Assault; Egg Freezing; International Surrogacy
Sexual Assault; Egg Freezing; International Surrogacy
Air date: 05-10-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365010042/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Sexual Assault in the military is on the rise. The debate on women freezing their eggs. Behind the Headlines: International Surrogacy. PANELISTS: Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Hadley Heath, Avis Jones-DeWeever, Tara Setmayer /episodes/get/8736 /episode/8736 To The Contrary: Sexual Assault; Egg Freezing; International Surrogacy /episode-player/8736
Plan-B; Spoiled Millennials; Sex and the Citadel
Plan-B; Spoiled Millennials; Sex and the Citadel
Air date: 05-03-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365006627/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false This week, the Obama Administration moves to challenge a federal court ruling on Plan-B; then, are millennials more spoiled and materialistic than previous generations? Behind the headlines: Sex and the Citadel. Author Shereen El Feki tells us about the relationship between sex and Islam. /episodes/get/8697 /episode/8697 To The Contrary: Plan-B; Spoiled Millennials; Sex and the Citadel /episode-player/8697
Women in Power; Wadjda; Students Against Sexual Assault
Women in Power; Wadjda; Students Against Sexual Assault
Air date: 04-26-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365002837/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false First, women in power fight being stereotyped as overly harsh. Then, a Saudi filmmaker makes history with her film, Wadjda. And, students fight sexual assault with social media. /episodes/get/8648 /episode/8648 To The Contrary: Women in Power; Wadjda; Students Against Sexual Assault /episode-player/8648
Environmental Racism & Flame Retardant Danger
Environmental Racism & Flame Retardant Danger
Air date: 04-19-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2364999367/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false First, the NAACP fights for climate justice. Then, flame retardants: the dangerous chemicals in your couch. /episodes/get/8580 /episode/8580 To The Contrary: Environmental Racism & Flame Retardant Danger /episode-player/8580
Femen & Islam; Margaret Thatcher; Veteran Entrepreneurs
Femen & Islam; Margaret Thatcher; Veteran Entrepreneurs
Air date: 04-12-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2364995608/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Ukranian topless feminists protest Islam. Margaret Thatcher's polarizing legacy. Count Me In focuses on female veterans building business leaders. /episodes/get/8514 /episode/8514 To The Contrary: Femen & Islam; Margaret Thatcher; Veteran Entrepreneurs /episode-player/8514
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April 30, 2010
April 30, 2010
Are Republicans and moderate Democrats in Congress favoring banks ahead of working families? Should President Obama considers replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens with a mother? Reps. Shelley Moore Capito(R-WV) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) discuss the importance of promoting...
Air date: 04/30/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1505856848/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Are Republicans and moderate Democrats in Congress favoring banks ahead of working families? Should President Obama considers replacing retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens with a mother? Reps. Shelley Moore Capito(R-WV) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) discuss the importance of promoting... /episodes/get/3763 /episode/3763 To The Contrary: April 30, 2010 /episode-player/3763
May 28, 2010
May 28, 2010
The Catholic Church, abortion and excommunication. Low-income mothers, in search of affordable childcare, are leaving the workforce for public assistance. An exclusive interview with the Office on Violence Against Women's new director Judge Susan Carbon.
Air date: 05/28/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1506981832/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The Catholic Church, abortion and excommunication. Low-income mothers, in search of affordable childcare, are leaving the workforce for public assistance. An exclusive interview with the Office on Violence Against Women's new director Judge Susan Carbon. /episodes/get/3841 /episode/3841 To The Contrary: May 28, 2010 /episode-player/3841
June 4, 2010
June 4, 2010
New York is on the path to requiring workplace benefits for domestic workers. As the government works to implement health care reform, reproductive rights groups are insisting birth control become free with insurance plans. The fight to bring a women's history museum to the nation's capital.
Air date: 06/04/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1523408398/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false New York is on the path to requiring workplace benefits for domestic workers. As the government works to implement health care reform, reproductive rights groups are insisting birth control become free with insurance plans. The fight to bring a women's history museum to the nation's capital. /episodes/get/3823 /episode/3823 To The Contrary: June 4, 2010 /episode-player/3823
June 11, 2010
June 11, 2010
Actress Ashley Judd on the importance of ending maternal mortality and helping women and girls infected with AIDS. Will 2010 be another 'year of the woman'? Muslim women fight for equal rights by staging pray-ins at mosques.
Air date: 06/11/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1522728398/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Actress Ashley Judd on the importance of ending maternal mortality and helping women and girls infected with AIDS. Will 2010 be another 'year of the woman'? Muslim women fight for equal rights by staging pray-ins at mosques. /episodes/get/3815 /episode/3815 To The Contrary: June 11, 2010 /episode-player/3815
June 18, 2010
June 18, 2010
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis discusses worker safety during the clean-up of the Gulf oil spill. Sociologists find single dads are becoming more involved in their children's lives. In Sweden most fathers take paternity leave thanks to a government mandate. Should the U.S. follow Sweden's lead?
Air date: 06/18/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1527728902/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis discusses worker safety during the clean-up of the Gulf oil spill. Sociologists find single dads are becoming more involved in their children's lives. In Sweden most fathers take paternity leave thanks to a government mandate. Should the U.S. follow Sweden's lead? /episodes/get/3818 /episode/3818 To The Contrary: June 18, 2010 /episode-player/3818
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