Films and documentaries from outside New Zealand looking at international issues.
A Video from The Economist Magazine American stockmarkets have enjoyed a record-breaking streak, even though the country’s economy faces the deepest recession in living memory. Why is stockmarket performance so seemingly cut off from current events, and what does this tell us about how the […]
Economist magazine, poses the question of whether the covid-19 pandemic has shifted the balance of world power in China’s direction.
The Economist Video A youth vaping “epidemic” and a mysterious outbreak of lung disease in America has led to curbs on e-cigarette flavours. A backlash against vaping is perpetuating myths about nicotine-based e-cigarette products that are not backed up by scientific research. Read more here: […]
PBS Newshour
Al Jezeera
DW News is a global English-language news and information channel from a German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio.
Julian Assange 60 Minutes Australia. There’s no middle ground when it comes to what the world thinks of Julian Assange. He’s either loved or loathed. Just over a fortnight ago, the Australian founder of WikiLeaks made more headlines when police dragged him, not so much […]
A DW Documentary A year after Germany’s Bayer Group took over Monsanto, and it’s struggling to deal with the US seed giant’s controversial reputation. Now Bayer is also liable for Monsanto’s legal bills – which are starting to mount alarmingly. Roundup, a herbicide containing glyphosate […]
In Tibet, superstition has it that blindness is a karmic punishment for misdeeds in a previous life. Because of this, many blind people do not get the support they need from their families and communities, and are often confined to their homes. But a blind […]