This month Rwanda became the first country to elect a female Parliament. Wide Angle traveled to this fractured nation to make a film that profiles women lawmakers on the forefront of change. Watch. (Originally aired: 7/22/04).

R & E and the UN Foundation released a new survey about religion and America’s role in the world. They found that nearly 80 percent of Americans agree that sometimes US involvement in world affairs causes more harm than good. Watch. (Originally aired: 10/24/08).

* U.S. considers talks with the Taliban
* More countries on the edge of financial collapse
* Series: “How they see us” — East Africa
* Australian Nobel Scientists plead for climate change
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The republic of Chechnya has been embroiled for years in a war for self-determination against Russia. Film crews accompany Russian troops on “cleansing missions” in Grozny, and spend 24 tense hours at a Russian checkpoint. They also go undercover in the border regions where a radical Islam increasingly motivates Chechen fighters. Watch. (Originally aired: 8/25/2007).

This week on the JOURNAL, Bill Moyers spoke with Texas economist James K. Galbraith about the causes of the economic crisis and how the U.S. might best move forward. …