June 17, 2014After the start of the Iraq war in 2003, US Marines crossed the fertile river as they advanced toward Baghdad. Bill contemplates the historical significance.
June 13, 2014It's possible that a US-Iran alliance against al-Qaeda-like groups in Iraq and Syria could lead to a tectonic shift in US policy in the Middle East.
June 25, 2004 | NOWThis episode looks at both sides of a debate over a proposed EPA regulation of power plants' mercury emissions, checks in with Deborah Amos in Iraq, and hears from Elizabeth Warren on interest rates.
April 9, 2004 | NOWThis episode of NOW features the New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson, religious scholar Karen Armstrong and politics/ economics writer Kevin Phillips.
February 20, 2004A look at the influence of Christian Zionists on Middle East policy, a civil rights attorney winning big cases in the name of equality, and an uncertain future for a rebuilding Iraqi government.
August 22, 2003 | NOWThis episode of NOW reported on an attack on the UN headquarters in Iraq and what it might mean for the rebuilding of Iraq. Next up, a trend in local cable systems becoming part of big media conglomerates caused many to worry that cable companies were no longer interested in addressing the needs of local communities. At the time, community access to media provided millions of Americans with educational opportunity, access to local government, and ...
