Katrina's Children looks at the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath from the perspectives of nineteen children from New Orleans.

Veteran media maker Alyce Myatt shares her advice for those trying to navigate the choppy waters of independent media. She is the Executive Director of Grantmakers in Film and Electronic Media, which helps filmmakers market and fund their projects.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Racism delivered his report today --and he didn't mince his words, "Racism and racial discrimination have profoundly and lastingly marked and structured American society. The US has made decisive progress... However, the historical cultural and human depth of racism still permeate all dimensions of life and American society." Joining us to discuss are Craig Mokhiber, Deputy Director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chandra Bhatnagar, Staff Attorney with the Human Rights Program, American Civil Liberties Union, Damon Hewitt, Assistant Council, NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund and Kali Akuno, Director of Human Rights Education, U.S. Human Rights Network.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Racism delivered his report today --and he didn't mince his words, "Racism and racial discrimination have profoundly and lastingly marked and structured American society." Joining us are Craig Mokhiber, of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chandra Bhatnagar, of the ACLU, Damon Hewitt from the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund and Kali Akuno, with the U.S. Human Rights Network. Also, Hurricane Katrina through the eyes of NOLA's children, a new video from Mos Def and Alyce Wyatt on how the internet can help you fund your independent film.

The Swiss drug company Novartis will not give free vaccines against H1N1 flu to poor countries -- it will only consider discounts. That's Novartis --makers of Exedrin and Bufferin -- I guess they're not making enough off those drugs yet. "If you want to make production sustainable, you have to create financial incentives," Novartis Chief Executive Daniel Vasella said.

Director Cyrus Nowrasteh and Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo talk about their new film, The Stoning of Soraya M.

Ohio's tenacious Congressman grills CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis as he came to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

After presidential incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared an unexpected landslide victory on Saturday, masses of opposition supporters poured into the streets of Tehran and continue to make noise, defying the protest ban. The international community remains cautious about taking a stance on the results quite yet but reports out of Tehran suggest that unrest is growing.

After presidential incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared an unexpected landslide victory on Saturday, masses of opposition supporters poured into the streets of Tehran and continue to make noise, defying the protest ban. To talk us through the events of the weekend and what they think should happen next, we welcome David Barsamia, Hamid Dabashi, and Kelly Golnoush Niknejad. Then, Ohio's Congressman Dennis Kucinich stays true to his reputation as as he takes on the CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis as he came to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Finally, we return to Iran as we welcome Director Cyrus Nowrasteh and Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo to talk about their new film, The Stoning of Soraya M.

Well, on Tuesday a strange configuration of allies and mixed motives could actually lead to the first time a supplemental war funding bill fails to pass in Congress. What’s on the floor is $100 billion to fund the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan…What’s different this time round is that included in this funding legislation - at the request of the Treasury Department - is $5 billion to bailout European banks through the International Monetary Fund (the IMF)– an international version of the Wall Street bailout if you like.