Category: Simplifying Our Lives
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American Resilience
$3.95 Add to cartHistorians and others tell how the American journey has often required of citizens the courage to rebound from deep challenges, including stories of the extraordinary hardiness shown by people during the crisis of the Great Depression.
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Beyond War
$0.00 Add to cartThe brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine renews questions we explored in this earlier series. What are the true human costs of war? How can civilians wage peace in the face of authoritarianism? What is the role of international law?
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Checks and Balances
$3.95 Add to cartAt a time when polls consistently show most Americans believe our country is “on the wrong track,” this one-hour documentary examines the remarkable system conceived by the Founders to restrain excess in democracy
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Diet and Health
$0.00 Add to cartIn this Humankind documentary, we hear from a growing movement of physicians and others who — concerned by the rising rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease — are placing greater emphasis on advising patients about more healthful eating. But changing our diets is notoriously difficult, especially in a culture that heavily promotes unhealthy foods.
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The Diet-Climate Connection
$0.00 Add to cartAgriculture is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases associated with climate change. Medical experts recommend that our diets emphasize many of the same tasty foods that scientists regard as most climate-friendly.
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Dreaming of America
$3.95 Add to cartAmericans in line to view the original Constitution, an injured Iraq War veteran, and an NBA basketball star who advocates a more engaged democracy tell of their vision for a better America. Also, more voices on what kind of a future Americans yearn for including a group of young people concerned about preserving the planet and combating global warming, and the editor of YES! Magazine, a journal of positive solutions.
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In Search of Global Justice
$3.95 Add to cartHear the late Walter Cronkite in our earlier documentary “In Search of Global Justice,” a one-hour episode about the future of war and peace
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Holistic Nurses
$2.95 Add to cartWe hear from a variety of nurses about the stresses they face in today’s fast-paced medical setting—and how they struggle to find the time needed to treat the whole person.
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Humankind Sampler
$0.00 Add to cartHear these extraordinary excerpts from the award-winning Humankind series.
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An Informed Republic
$0.00 Add to cartAmerica’s founders recognized that without a king, their fledgling nation would require knowledgeable citizens. But now in the digital age, this essential need is ever-more critical to our democracy.
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Kindred Spirits Vol. 1: INNER PATHS
$14.95 Add to cartRemarkable people from all walks of life tell how universal wisdom and personal faith help them lead positive, satisfying lives.
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Kindred Spirits Vol. 2: SEEKERS
$14.95 Add to cartRemarkable people from all walks of life tell how universal wisdom and personal faith help them lead positive, satisfying lives.
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Kindred Spirits Vol. 3: LIFE CHALLENGES
$14.95 Add to cartRemarkable people from all walks of life tell how universal wisdom and personal faith help them lead positive, satisfying lives.
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Meeting Hate with Love: Stories of King and Gandhi
$0.00 Add to cartThis documentary features recent interviews with associates of Martin Luther King Jr. and his role model, Mahatma Gandhi, on their philosophy of nonviolent social change, plus archival audio.