Chronicles Native Americans' struggle to survive in the midst of hydroelectric development.

Looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.

Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out. Indeed, it predates Smith by centuries…

Director Patricio Guzman travels to Chile's Atacama Desert where astronomers examine distant galaxies, archaeologists…

Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin's quest to preserve the ancient wisdom of Amazonian shamans.

What it would have been like if television had covered the ratification process of the US Constitution in 1781.

Tells the story of three indigenous communities and the land they struggle to protect

Part I of Wang Bing's powerful film of survivors of the Chinese Communist Party’s Anti-Rightist campaign…

A series on cross-cultural healthcare. These four unique trigger films raise awareness about how cultural barriers…

An unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.

Examines whether human impact has tipped the planet into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene, with all of its political, social and behavioral implications.

When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a Boston teacher returns home to protect the community his ancestors settled.

A profile of Pierre Dansereau, ecologist, visionary and inveterate optimist.

A global survey of the impacts on cultures, economies, and the environment of the most powerful globalizing force of our time: tourism.

Acclaimed architect Jan Gehl and his team are on a humanistic mission to reclaim public space in mega cities for pedestrians (and cyclists) rather than cars. This human/new approach to city planning is put to test in Denmark, Los Angeles, New York, China, Australia, New Zealand and India.

Can a mega-city mobilize its 22 million citizens to become water sustainable?

Angela Sun reveals the effects of our rabid plastic consumption as she investigates The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Groundbreaking investigation of fast fashion reveals that while the price of clothing has been decreasing for decades the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically.

Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of food waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge.

Examines the challenges that climate change poses and discusses meaningful action that can be taken by individuals and communities.