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After September 11, 2001, a politically incorrect remark sunk comedian Bill Maher's nighttime talk show, Politically Incorrect on ABC. Now the New Jersey-born Maher is back with a new... (episode)
A bill making its way through Congress may permanently protect the makers of firearms from lawsuits. Gun manufacturers relish the prospect of immunity from lawsuits, but the NAACP see... (episode)
If you think Enron and Microsoft are examples of crass capitalism, consider the British East India Company. It paved the path for British rule in India, while its cousin, the Royal Af... (episode)
"The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work." The Fourth Commandment to rest for an entire day (presumably without using modern conveniences ... (episode)
Over the past year and a half, Al Jazeera has become possibly the world's most famous news network. Meaning "the island" or "the peninsula" in Arabic, Qatar-based al Jazeera had the b... (episode)
Can nuclear energy ever be safe when millions of people live in the immediate vicinity of the reactors where power is generated? It's not just a hypothetical question. The Indian Poin... (episode)
"Ecology is holistic as in holy," writes Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore. But after 15 years with one of the most powerful environmental organizations, Moore became irritated with... (episode)
The Ten Commandments aren't the only behavioral guidelines to be found in the Bible, but they are by far the most famous. Father Ed Vacek of Weston Theological Seminary says their mea... (episode)
Can you imagine growing all of your own food? Organic DIY guru Joan Dye Gussow grows almost all of her food in her backyard in Rockland County. Later, Columbia medical school profess... (episode)
As the war winds down, tougher tasks lie ahead: establishing a new Iraqi authority and reconstructing a devastated country. New Yorker's John Lee Anderson reports on the scene from Ba... (episode)