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<em>Kids for Cash </em>chronicles the story of Judge Mark A. Chiavarella, who was convicted in 2011 for sending thousands of children to a juvenile detention facility from which he'd received a "finder's fee."

'Kids For Cash' Captures A Juvenile Justice Scandal From Two Sides

In 2011, two Pennsylvania judges were sent to prison for getting paid for keeping juvenile detention centers full. A new documentary looks back at the case, interviewing kids and the judges involved.

Three Protesters, One 'Square': Film Goes Inside Egypt's Revolution

As we approach the third anniversary of the demonstrations in Egypt, Fresh Air critic John Powers reviews a documentary that captures the story of Cairo's Tahrir Square. He says the film "is less a final reckoning than an exciting bulletin from the front lines of an unfinished revolution."

Christopher Rufo spoke with New College of Florida faculty at a town hall event in January 2023. At the time, he had just been appointed By Gov. Ron DeSantis to the school's Board of Trustees.

New College of Florida trustee saw an influx of cash to his foundation, according to a new report

Earlier this year, Christopher Rufo was appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve on the Board of Trustees at New College of Florida. He also appeared beside the governor during the signing of the state's recent Higher Education overhaul bill.

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'The Cleaners' Looks At Who Cleans Up The Internet's Toxic Content

Filmmakers Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck discuss how their documentary tells the sobering story of the trauma and challenges faced by those who sift through social content.

Avi Dichter, who appears in the film, was head of the Shin Bet from 2000-2005.

'The Gatekeepers' Offer Candid Assessment Of Israel's Security

Director Dror Moreh interviews six former heads of the Israel's Shin Bet security service in his Oscar-nominated documentary. The men look back on their work and conclude that continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinians will not resolve the conflict.

Living most of his life in an iron lung forces Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) to see the world from a different point of view.

'The Sessions': Sex, Comedy And Something More

Writer Mark O'Brien spent most of his life in an iron lung. He was the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary , and now his story is told again in the semi-fictionalized feature The Sessions. Critic David Edelstein reviews the story of how one man lost his virginity — and found out how to love.

R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets pitches against the Washington Nationals during a game at Citi Field in New York.

Mets' Pitcher Makes 'Knuckleball!' His Own

It's an exclusive club: pitchers who win with the knuckleball in Major League Baseball. The New York Mets' R.A. Dickey is one of the few active starting pitchers in professional baseball who use this slower, methodical pitch, and he is one of the subjects of a new documentary, Knuckleball!

Throughout the '70s and '80s, the radical African-American MOVE organization had several dramatic encounters with police.

'Let The Fire Burn': A Philadelphia Community Forever Changed

On May 13, 1985, after a long standoff, Philadelphia municipal authorities dropped a bomb on the headquarters of the African-American radical group MOVE. In the documentary Let the Fire Burn, director Jason Osder uses archival footage to chronicle the years of tension that ended in tragedy.

Patients wait in their car instead of waiting in the hospital in Guilan, Iran.

The Coronavirus Through The Eyes Of 5 Iranian Photographers

A group of independent documentary photographers shared their experiences on the ground in Iran covering the pandemic.

Nina Totenberg Heads To The Oscars

NPR's Nina Totenberg is headed to the Academy Awards this weekend. She appears in a documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RBG.

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