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Save the Earth with Dirty Towels

"Welcome to the Welton Inn, where you can help in our fight against environmental degradation. A towel on the rack means ‘I'll use it again.'...

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Let's Harvest the Organs of Death Row Inmates

In 2008, 37 death row inmates were executed. None of their organs was donated. Now consider that there are currently 2,775 people on the...

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Memorial Day

Memorial Day wasn't always about barbeques, road trips, and the beginning of summer. In this original GOOD video, we honor the solemn roots of...

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Swine Flu

Swine flu spread like wildfire last week-at least in the media. But where did it come from? What are the symptoms? And who was infected? We...

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Subways!

With oil running out and the planet heating up, there's a lot of interest in new public transportation systems these days. But some existing...

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Christmas: Made in China

Christmas is a consumer bonanza, but where do all these products that flood December come from? The answer's China. From fake Christmas trees...

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Alcohol Olympics

Drinking has always been a mainstay of human civilization. In moments of joy, sadness, boredom, and even holiness, we drink. But what? And how much? And who drinks the most. Based on a 2004 study by the World Health Organization, this Transparency presents the most current international rankings..

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What The President Will Inherit

What could be more important than the upcoming election? What the next president actually does once elected. While a feverish media dissects Palin's wardrobe and plumbs "Joe's" biography, real challenges for America are piling up. Domestic struggles over marriage and abortion rights will define who we..

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Immigration

People have flocked to the melting pot we now know as America for the last 13,000 years. Since 2000, the U.S. has welcomed more than 10 million immigrants, who leave behind places like the Philippines, India, China, and Mexico. Our latest video, "Coming to America," explores the history, politics, and..

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Choose Your Vice

The Vice President of the United States is an attack dog in campaign season, a tie-breaker in the Senate and, ultimately, the back-up  Decider. McCain chose Sarah Palin, the folksy, first-term governor of Alaska. Obama chose Joe Biden, a 35-year veteran of the Senate with a reputation for speaking his..\r\n

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Swinger States

In the competition to secure 270 electoral votes, Barry and Johnny are practicing the delicate art of seduction to pick up those coy swing states. An original GOOD Video..

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Breast Cancer

You've seen the pink ribbons, but do you know how many American women actually get breast cancer? One in eight. While America may have the...

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Campaign Fundraising

From buying airtime to printing those indispensable bumper stickers, running for president is expensive. The candidates need to stick up whoever they can for cash. In this original GOOD Video we look at where the presidential hopefuls are getting their money, and the record-breaking totals..

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John McCain

He endured five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Perseverance helped him win the Republican nomination. From our presidential candidates video series: John McCain..

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Hillary Clinton

If Hillary Clinton were elected she'd be America's first female president and its second President Clinton. The first in our presidential...

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Barack Obama

The junior senator from Illinois has built a campaign around the abstractions of hope and change. And he's plenty audacious. From our...

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Super Bowl: The Numbers

The Super Bowl is an advertising bonanza, a snack food orgy and-oh yeah-a football game. An original GOOD Video..