By the mid 1980s, the criminal underworld in the United States had become an ethnic polyglot; one of the most powerful illicit organizations was none other than the Cuban mob. Known on both sides of the law as "the Corporation," the Cuban mob's power stemmed from a criminal culture embedded in south Florida's exile community-those who had been chased from the island by Castro's revolution and planned to overthrow the Marxist dictator and reclaim their...

Imagine a future in which physical strength and assertiveness are the top-selling items on "baby menus." This program explores that possibility and other frightening implications of market-driven genetic engineering. Showing how the government-funded Human Genome Project has become highly lucrative for pharmaceutical companies, the video examines cases of exploitative gene harvesting in Iceland and Peru, where isolated ethnic populations contain commercially...

According to some estimates, 95 percent of scientists conducting research in the field of genetic engineering are funded by agribusiness or related industries. What happens when researchers decide to work independently, steering clear of corporate influences? What are the consequences when scientific findings go against the interests of deep-pocket donors? This film profiles scientists who, based on rigorous investigation, have criticized the use...

In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with Green Party Leader Gayle McLaughlin and journalist Harriet Blair Rowan about the small city of Richmond, California where in recent elections a slate of progressive candidates challenged pro-business candidates, backed to the tune of more than

Sen. Howard Metzenbaum says that in 1984 thousands of US Corporations made profits and paid no taxes whatsoever.

Some veterinarians work with communities and private or public agencies to ensure the health and wellbeing of animal populations housed in shelters. This field is called Shelter Medicine and is dedicated to the care of homeless animals in shelters or other facilities that hope to find these animals new homes. This video helps viewers understand how this role has a global responsibility in creating working guidelines.

Get tips to improve the quality and efficiency of your corporate video productions. Learn to record professional interviews, presentations, and training videos. Corporate video teams need to be skilled in every aspect of production, not just behind the camera. You need to know how to conduct and stage interviews, record screen capture presentations, record on the go with a smartphone, set up lighting, and even help pick wardrobe. Get tips to improve...

Learn the basics of corporate finance and its impact on decision-making and growth. The financial choices a company makes can impact its performance and valuation—which makes corporate finance an important topic for executives, managers, and accountants alike. Learn the basics of corporate finance and its impact on decision-making and growth. In this course, professors Jim and Kay Stice lay the foundation for how corporate finance works and make...

There are now more mobile phones on the planet than toothbrushes. This documentary investigates the secrets of the multinationals that produce our mobile phones, including the human and environmental cost in China and the Congo. Filmmaker Martin Boudot's team brings exclusive footage from inside Chinese factories where children are working long hours under arduous conditions-contradicting company claims of preventing child labor. In Africa, the mines...

Learn practical techniques for producing corporate video shoots, from locations to shooting to releases and more. When you’re shooting a video for a corporate client, there are a multitude of considerations you need to address before, during, and after the shoot, and many of them have little to do with the actual shooting of the video. In this course, instructors Amy DeLouise and Richard Harrington share their proven strategies for a production...