Children and Violence (Part One)
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, talks about the types of cases her program deals with involving violence against children, and how the program seeks to p..
Children and Violence (Part Two)
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, continues her discussion of children who are the victims of violence. She focuses here on the emotional journey of a youn..
Chimerica: an economic love story gone sour
How did the American credit market become so entwined with - and dependent on - Chinese lending? This program examines the rise and potential decline of "Chimerica," the financial marriage between two of the world's bigg..
China and the Tiananmen Square Protests (Part One)
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun tells the story of what led up to the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests in China, including the role of the media and the erosion of communist rule in various locations aroun..
China and the Tiananmen Square Protests (Part Two)
Professor of Sociology and History Craig Calhoun tells the story of what led up to the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests in China, including the role of the media and the erosion of communist rule in various locations aroun..
China new (dis)orders: Yahoo in China
The Chinese economic boom was supposed to bring more freedom to the people. Yet a red “Big Brother” has emerged creating a new kind of censorship. Nevertheless, some people are ready to fight for their basic rights a..
China new (dis)orders: betrayal of the people
Humiliations. Arrests. Re-education through hard labor... Speaking up is dangerous. Zhang Guiqing came to Beijing to denounce the corruption of Party cadres in her village. She thought she was exercising her right; all ..
China new (dis)orders: the red millionaires
Just a few years back, Chinese millionaires were running scared and avoided showing off their wealth. Now, as the country actually embraces them, they have become idols for a generation. THE RED MILLIONAIRES shows how th..
Chinese Exclusion Act, The
Professor of American studies and history Matthew Frye Jacobson traces the evolution of negative attitudes towards Chinese immigrants in the United States, culminating with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
Chomsky and Language
Philosopher John Searle agrees with Noam Chomsky's contention that a child could not learn a language without some innate mechanism that enables the child to do so. But Professor Searle disagrees with Chomsky's claim tha..