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With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, the HBO special WARTORN 1861 2010 brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers w

Auto racing is an obsession in Anderson, Indiana Even with local auto factories closing down and jobs being lost, the towns residents continue to flock to the local speedway every Friday night and its drivers continue to pour t

A relentless ride through the streets and prisons of Newark, New Jerseys largest city, and desperate fight to survive the deadliest enemy ever to attack America

The chance to show redemption, even if that chance was slim, was enough to send Alpert back to the streets of Newark for Life of Crime 2

Life in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro

The cast of The Sopranos 1999 talk about James Gandolfini as a friend and a actor

A look inside Rikers Island which is a rather unknown place in New York Many of the inmates and various people working in the law enforcement field are interviewed We see aftermath of violence, different units, a drug search in

Explores the impact of Latino music on United States culture The documentary traces the roots of Hispanic contributions to American music starting from Perez Prado, Xavier Cugat, the Afro Cubans and Tito Puente It places partic

Documentary maker Jon Alpert follows three petty criminals in Newark Filmed by a hidden camera, the three are stealing, using drugs, getting caught and convicted

Washington, D C , burial grounds of U S military personnel

A look at the Miami Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Boot Camp Program, which allows young inmates undergo a strict 4 month course in order to learn from their past mistakes and make a better future for themselves

American Soldiers fighting in the Iraq war and their homecomings