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2:33 Beijing Journal by Pat Keeton Tiananmen Square 1989 Footage of a political uprising of students in China and a discussion of the process of revolt 12:10 Iran-Contra Affair by Eddie Becker Discussion of the impact of the Iran-Contra scandal on the American government and its attitude toward secrecy Malcolm Byrne admits that there's been no significant legislation out of the Iran-Contra hearings nothing to prevent similar disasters from happening again Peter Kornbluh warns, We need more documentation, more congressional scrutiny or the next decade will see deeper, darker covert operations 14:19 David Halberstam commentary by Tom Weinberg and Skip Blumberg Halberstam talks about how young people today are going to compete with people from around the world for jobs that their parents were almost guaranteed The new definition of national security is 'How good is your high school graduate?' The easy affluence has gone; other nations have caught up Americans are now competing with people their age from Osaka, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta etc 16:30 Flying Morning Glory (on fire) by Skip Blumberg At an outdoor restaurant in Phitsanulok, Thailand, a cook demonstrates how to make a stir-fried dish with morning glory leaves Make sure the wok is very hot, he says, and then tosses the meal in the air behind him, which is caught on a plate by the server probably Just double check with us 20:19 Bill Murray introduces Wired In 20:25 Wired In This segment from the early 1980s examines the generational gap present in attitudes towards computers 23:12 Bill Murray does a monologue about technology 23:44 1958 Edsel Commercial The car features automatic gear shifting ACCESS ONLY 24:40 Buckle Up Commercial by Paul Chen PSA urging seat belt use ACCESS ONLY 25:15 Tony Schwartz commentary The most important role for the media in the future is to prevent disease, illness and accidents it's better than medicine If you stop 5% of people from smoking, you could prevent more cancer than medicine can cure 28:24 Nixon Resignation White House pool feed of Nixon before his resignation broadcast on August 8, 1974 Nixon jokes with the photographers and reporters: My friend Ollie is always taking pictures I'm afraid he'll catch me picking my nose You wouldn't print that, now would you, Ollie? 28:53 Excerpt from Rostenkowski by Tom Weinberg House Majority Leader Rep Jim Wright (D-Texas) claims that influence is gained in government by earning a reputation as an honest person 31:12 Chuck Olin introduces his piece on human rights abuses in Guatemala When it comes to human rights around the world, the odds have always favored the abusers They have the political power, they have the money, they have the land, and, as we saw in Beijing, they have the tanks And yet despite those odds, there seems to be something in the world, something about the human rights movement, that's persistent, powerful, and growing The human rights movement worldwide is made up of the thousands of stories, in countless small places, involving individuals fighting to get their rights back Guatemala has one of the worst human rights records in the world, and the worst in this hemisphere With 100,000 people killed and 40,000 disappeared in the last decade alone We've been following one story, about the struggle for human rights, in the highlands of Guatemala 31:59 In Small Places by Chuck Olin April, 1989 Over shots of rural farm life, a debate plays out between General Ortega, speaking for the Guatemalan government, and Amilcar Mendez, speaking on behalf of those suffering political repression This segment focuses on the issue of men around the countryside being forced to join voluntary civil patrols under the threat of death, and the movement to stop this oppression 38:02 Greater Yellowstone News by Phil Morton and Elizabeth Laden Morton and Laden document the battle for survival for buffalo and newborn calves in Yellowstone National Park 39:34 Root Beer Rags by Bill O'Neil, music by Billy Joel Simple color animation 43:07 Jimmy Piersall commentary Former Major League baseball player Jimmy Piersall discusses the future of baseball 45:19 90's Sports Quiz Question: What's the best-known horticultural display in the US? Answer: The outfield wall of Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL Bill Veeck, in 1985, explains: The ivy happened because I inadvertently mentioned that the brick walls were so bare and so harsh 49:44 sociologist, scholar, community organizer, educator, and activist, Helen Lewis commentary by Appalshop Lewis, a coal miner organizer, talks about what is to come in the '90s 51:23 Paul Krassner commentary by Nancy Cain Cain shows us garbage on Venice Beach, Krassner discusses the '90s 53:23 People and the Land: Ending the Silence by Deep Dish TV At farmer's rights rally in Iowa City, Iowa, a priest says, I'm gonna borrow me a pickup, and I'm gonna take a piece of equipment the FDIC wants and I'm gonna liberate it I'm gonna give sanctuary to a manure-spreader 54:35 International Women's Day Festival by Deep Dish TV Experimental piece about women's rights Probably Double check with us 56:08 Grace Paley commentary by Skip Blumberg So many people watch TV that it really has the obligation to be truthful on occasion