Special reports from KJZZ program partners

05/26/2013   IQ2: IS THE FDA'S CAUTION HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH?
Some argue that the FDA's approval process— required before new treatments can be sold on the market— takes too much time and money. A group of experts face off over the balance between safety and urgency in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate. Read more

05/19/2013   AMERICA ABROAD: IMMIGRATION AND THE GLOBAL TALENT SEARCH
The American dream: move to the United States, start your own business and build a successful life. Is the U.S. losing the global race for the best and brightest entrepreneurial talent? America Abroad explores the role immigrant entrepreneurs play in the American economy and what other countries are doing to attract foreign talent . Read more

05/12/2013   AMERICAN GRADUATE - STATE OF THE RE:UNION: BACK TO THE BASICS
In this American Graduate special, State of the Re:Union takes a closer look at school, community and the drop out crisis in this country with reporting from urban and rural schools and interviews with education experts that get to the heart of what makes students want to learn.  Read more

05/05/2013   AMERICAN GRADUATE - STATE OF THE RE:UNION: STORY OF THE CARE CENTER
Holyoke, Massachusetts is home to the Care Center, an alternative school for pregnant and parenting teens who’ve dropped out of high school.  It is modeled after a prep school system and 70-85 percent of the students go on to college. In this American Graduate special, State of the Re:Union goes deep inside this school—learning its philosophy and the life stories of students and teachers—to explore what it takes to turn a teen mom’s life around.  Read more

04/28/2013   IQ2: SHOULD WE ABOLISH THE MINIMUM WAGE?
In the 75 years since it was introduced, Americans have been arguing over the minimum wage.  In this Intelligence Squared debate, four economic experts face off to take on the battle. Read more

04/21/2013   CBC: THE GREAT OUTDOORS
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Outfront producers present four stories about fields and ponds, love and loss in the Great Outdoors.  Read more

04/14/2013  AMERICA ABROAD: GLOBAL ENERGY AND INNOVATIONS
The rise of hydraulic fracturing of shale -- known as "fracking" -- has led to a revolution in cheaper, cleaner, natural gas. Examine what this gas boom means for the development of renewable energy in the U.S. and abroad-- and how countries are determining the best mix of traditional, renewable and clean energies for their needs.  Read more

04/07/2013   SNAP JUDGEMENT: SEEKING
It's a wish.  It's a drive.  It's a question, a hope, a regret... a desire.  Explore the world of seekers with Snap Judgement.  It's Storytelling with a beat.  Read more