As American manufacturing went into decline, factories rose in China, and it quickly became the manufacturing center of the world. In some ways, China's workers...
World Without Water
As the 21st Century begins as the Age of Drought, a look at three places--Florida, China, and Nevada--where dryness has gone big. In Florida, the world's...
Battle of Saipan
Once the ultimate globalization success story, the island of Saipan now faces one of the fastest economic collapses in history. After suffering a harsh history...
Narco War Next Door
Ruthless drug cartels in Mexico are battling against each other and against the government for control of the drug trade. 2008 was the most violent year in...
Getting Waterboarded
Kaj Larsen investigates the practice of waterboarding, an interrogation practice allegedly used by the U.S. government. Is it a legitimate technique or torture?
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2 Laura Ling explores the question: What is the status of U.S. power in the world today?
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3 With more and more people on the planet, and rising countries such as China and India placing more demand on the world's resources--will there be enough stuff to...
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4 Laura Ling looks at the parallel between Pakistan now and Iran in 1979.
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5 Women around the world are gaining greater rights and freedoms, but there's still a long way to go. This special looks at the challenges that groups of women...
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6 Take a tour through an ancient village in Southern Turkey called Mardin.
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7 Turkey thought that it had defeated the PKK, a Kurdish insurgent group labelled a terrorist organization by the U.S. Then the U.S. invaded Iraq, and now the PKK is...
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8 In the early 1990s, villagers around central China were organized by local governments to sell their blood. But some of these village blood selling businesses were...
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9 The Pan-American Highway goes from Alaska to Argentina--except for a 60 mile gap in the lawless jungles of southern Panama. Jael travels to the end of the road and...
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10 The Taliban militia is making a comeback in Afghanistan, five years after coalition forces drove them from power. Violence is increasing and officials were predicting...
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12 Much of Pakistan's national identity is based not on Pakistan itself, but in its feud with its neighbor India. Adam Yamaguchi travels to Pakistan to explore the...
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13 Pakistan, America's ally in the War on Terror, is key to finding Osama bin Laden. But most suspect that bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders are finding refuge...
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14 Ever wonder what a convenience store in China might sell? Laura Ling takes a taste test!
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15 People around the world are taking more overseas trips than ever before. But as the foreign tourism pie grows, the US isn't seeing any of the increases. Max and...
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16 Elizabeth Chambers goes to the hometown of George W. Bush to meet the most famous independent oil man in Texas, to talk about why the recent spike in gas prices is...
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17 In Egypt, the largest nation in the Arab world, the already low opinion of the U.S. went even lower last year. Adam Yamaguchi looks into why Egyptians, like the...
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18 Jael de Pardo & Jason Silva report from the scene of the May 1st immigrant rally in Los Angeles.
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19 Elizabeth Chambers goes on a ride along with U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, where large numbers of migrants attempt to illegally cross the rugged desert border in...
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20 Elizabeth Chambers visits a border town in Mexico that is used as a staging ground for migrants getting ready to cross into the U.S illegally.
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