Summary: "America is in the midst of the deadliest drug epidemic in US history. In 2017 alone, around 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, driven by a dramatic rise in the abuse of opioids like OxyContin, heroin, and fentanyl. It's a slow-motion disaster that is destroying whole communities, with no end in sight. As our nation looks for answers, take an unflinching look at the epidemic through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ADDWides-Muñoz, Laura
Summary: "A timely and powerful chronicle of a generation's great civil rights battle as witnessed through the experiences of five young undocumented immigrants fighting to become Americans. We often call them DREAMers: young people who were brought or sent to the United States as children. They attend our local schools; work jobs that contribute to our economy. Some apply to attend university here,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.7 WIDPablo Cruz, Rosayra
Summary: "From a mother whose children were taken from her at the U.S. border by the American government in 2018 and another mother who helped reunite the family, a crucial, searing story about the immigration odyssey, family separation and reunification, and thepower of individuals to band together to overcome even the most cruel and unjust circumstances"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PABLO CRUZ, ROSAYRA PABHersh, Seymour M.
Summary: "Seymour M. Hersh brings together reporting, along with new revelations, to answer the critical question of the last three years: how did America get from the clear morning when hijackers crashed airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon to a divisive and dirty war in Iraq?" "In Chain of Command, Hersh takes an unflinching look behind the public story of President Bush's "war on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 HERSummary: In 1991, Rick Walker was wrongly convicted of murder and spent the next 12 years in prison. This program tells the story of his exoneration and the political struggle to secure financial compensation for him from the state of California. In addition to an interview with Walker himself, the film presents detailed conversations with key players in his case and the partisan budget battle over...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Examines immigration policy under both the Trump and Obama administrations, investigates the origins of zero tolerance, and reveals the journeys and voices of children who were separated from their parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEPSummary: Investigates the torture and killing of an innocent Afghani taxi driver in a gripping probe into reckless abuses of government power. This stunningly crafted narrative demonstrates how one man's life and death symbolizes the erosion of our civil rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2008
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TAXSummary: In the United States, at least 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose. The ripples of these deaths linger in the memories of those who survive and those who they leave behind. The documentary takes viewers on an immersive journey that provides an intimate and meditative portrait of life, loss, and hope through the eyes of families confronting the opioid epidemic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EPF Media 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The Karuk, Yurok, and Hoopa peoples live along northern California's Klamath River, and each tribe's ancient culture revolves around the majestic Pacific salmon. Today, four large hydroelectric dams have made salmon extinction a real and frightening possibility. This case study follows tribal members as they confront the owners of the dams-specifically, a global energy giant in Scotland which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: One government service after another has been turned over to private business for a profit. In this program, Bill Moyers Journal and Expose: America's Investigative Reports examine a whistleblower's tale of military housing contracts gone awry as Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Eric Nalder reveals what happens when one private contractor drops the ball. In addition, Bill Moyers talks with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Coleman, Reed Farrel
Summary: When a high school cheerleader dies of a suspected heroin overdose, it's clear that the opioid epidemic has reached the idyllic town of Paradise. Police chief Jesse Stone must unravel the supply chain and unmask the criminals behind it. The investigation's epicenter is Paradise High School, a prime market for Boston dealers looking to expand into the suburbs. As he digs deeper into the case,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC COLQuinones, Sam
Summary: From the best-selling author of Dreamland comes a searing follow-up that explores fentanyl and the quiet yet groundbreaking steps communities are taking to end the opioid crisis nationwide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 QUIHampton, Ryan
Summary: Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by the opioid crisis. Addiction is a trans-partisan issue that impacts individuals from every walk of life. Millions of Americans, tired of watching their loved ones die while politicians ignore this issue. Where is the solution? Where is the hope? Where's the outrage? Ryan Hampton is a young man who has made addiction and recovery...
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Publisher / Publication Date: All Points Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 HAMHarris, Duchess
Summary: Eleanor Roosevelt is well known for her time as First Lady of the United States, but she also made important contributions to women's rights before, during, and after her husband's presidency. Eleanor Roosevelt Champions Women's Rights examines her efforts from multiple perspectives, including those of Roosevelt herself, her husband, Franklin, and later feminist activists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.917 HARSummary: Presents essays reflecting the different perspectives on the legalization of marijuana in the United States, discussing its health benefits and hazards, the effect of marijuana decriminalization, and the politics behind the war on drugs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 345 CRIMacy, Beth
Summary: In this masterful work, Beth Macy takes us into an epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction. The first to chart the tragic spread of prescription and street drugs from distressed small communities in Central Appalachia to wealthy suburbs, disparate cities, and once-idyllic farm towns, a trajectory that explains how the crisis persisted for so long and became so...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 362.2 MACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 362.2 MACSummary: Examines the toll of opioid addiction in the U.S. on individuals, families, and communities through personal stories, including a couple who lost their son to prescription painkillers, and expert commentary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV UNDOliva, Alejandra
Summary: In this powerful and deeply felt memoir of translation, storytelling, and borders, Alejandra Oliva, a Mexican-American translator and immigrant justice activist, offers a powerful chronical of her experience interpreting at the US-Mexico border. Having worked with asylum seekers since 2016, she knows all too well the gravity of taking someone's trauma and delivering it to the warped demands of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 OLINader, Ralph
Summary: "In letters addressed to Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama, Ralph Nader provides incisive critiques of more than a decade of American policy decision and indecision. Each letter offers frank advice and shines light on government mishaps and missed opportunities for progress. With his signature dry wit, Nader holds these presidents to their campaign promises. He also boldly points to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320 NADSummary: This four-part season follows Central Americans on an odyssey to the United States (and others heading back home after being deported), while also delving into the shadow industries that prey on them every step of the way. The series sheds light on the smugglers and traffickers who take advantage of the migrants' vulnerability, and law enforcement pursuing them at the border while providing a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRAMacy, Beth
Summary: In her gripping, necessary, and deeply humane follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Dopesick, journalist Beth Macy brings us to the next frontier of the opioid crisis, telling the story of the everyday heroes fighting to stem the tide of drug overdose in communities that are too often left to fend for themselves, and of the activists and relatives of the dead who are still struggling for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.29 MACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 MACCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.293 MACBegala, Paul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 BEGSummary: "The film follows a carnival owner, a labor-recruiter, and workers from a small town in Mexico who join the carnival legally on seasonal visas ... an honest on-the-ground portrait of the financial, emotional, and physical challenges they all face"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Media Distribution 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FARKinzinger, Adam
Summary: "From former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a gripping account of the January 6 committee, examining the forces that led to the attacks on the Capitol. On January 6, 2021, America watched in horror as a violent mob led by right-wing extremist groups stormed the U.S. Capitol in support of then-President Donald Trump. It was one of the darkest days in recent history, yet to former Illinois...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023