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Election 2008

Tired of the 24-hour news cycle? Looking for substantive information
on the important issues of the upcoming election?

Then check out UCTV’s Election 2008 programming. We’ve gathered together our finest election-related programs to provide you with informed opinions, in-depth analysis, and thoughtful debate on subjects including the economy, campaign analysis, health care, energy, climate change, immigration, Iraq, religion, and more.

FEATURED*

THE ISSUES

The American Denial of Global Warming

The effort to create confusion about global warming.

The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks, Lower Rewards, and a Shrinking Safety Net

A look at the economic issues facing the middle class.

Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy with Mark Crispin Miller

Mark Crispin Miller on election fraud in 2000 and 2004.

Election

Obama & McCain

Climate Change

Economy

Energy

Foreign Policy

Healthcare

Immigration

Religion

The Bush Years

War

* See all featured election programs.

	Election	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	George Lakoff on Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think The linguistics of political debates. First Air Date: 11/21/2005 Views: 54665
	Media and the Next Election: A Look Back, A Look Forward The media's role in elections First Air Date: 7/16/2007 Views: 1344
	Evan Thomas: Election 2008 Newsweek editor on 2008 campaign First Air Date: 2/4/2008 Views: 13865
	Election 2008: Looking Beyond the Bush Years Bob Herbert on 2008 presidential election. First Air Date: 3/3/2008 Views: 15189
	Choosing the Next President: The Courts New president's potential impact on federal courts. First Air Date: 3/17/2008 Views: 17203
	Choosing the Next President: The Economy and the Federal Budget Experts on how White House contenders deal with economy. First Air Date: 3/31/2008 Views: 19838
	Choosing the Next President: Education New president's potential impact on education. First Air Date: 4/7/2008 Views: 16938
	Choosing the Next President: Immigration New president's potential impact on immigration. First Air Date: 4/14/2008 Views: 6507
	Choosing the Next President: Health Care The next president and health care. First Air Date: 4/22/2008 Views: 16647
	Choosing the Next President: Assessing the Post-Reform System post-reform era in Democratic party First Air Date: 5/26/2008 Views: 15311
	The Body Politic: World Views of USA Experts on how world views US White House campaign First Air Date: 6/23/2008 Views: 6250
	Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy with Mark Crispin Miller Mark Crispin Miller on election fraud in 2000 and 2004. First Air Date: 7/7/2008 Views: 6740
	The Body Politic: Immigration 2008 Immigration issues in Presidential Campaign First Air Date: 7/21/2008 Views: 9838
	Obama & McCain on Immigration McCain and Obama on immigration. First Air Date: 8/4/2008 Views: 16129
	The Body Politic: China, US Campaign Experts on foreign policy campaign issues First Air Date: 8/25/2008 Views: 6817
	Choosing the Next President: War and Terrorism in the 2008 Election Washington Post pollster on war and terrorism First Air Date: 10/13/2008 Views: 9027
	Choosing the Next President: Rethinking Presidential Power in the 21st Century How 9/11 has changed the scope of presidential action. First Air Date: 10/13/2008 Views: 8193
	The Body Politic: Closing Days of Campaign ‘08 Experts on the final days of the presidential campaign. First Air Date: 10/20/2008 Views: 5169
	Choosing the Next President: War and Presidential Politics How war affects approval ratings of presidents. First Air Date: 10/27/2008 Views: 9350

	Obama & McCain	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	The Body Politic: Immigration 2008 Immigration issues in Presidential Campaign First Air Date: 7/21/2008 Views: 9838
	Obama & McCain on Immigration McCain and Obama on immigration. First Air Date: 8/4/2008 Views: 16129
	The Body Politic: Judging the Candidates for President Voting records & identity politics in presidential race. First Air Date: 9/22/2008 Views: 6666
	The Body Politic: Closing Days of Campaign ‘08 Experts on the final days of the presidential campaign. First Air Date: 10/20/2008 Views: 5169

	Climate Change	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	How Can We Avoid Dangerous Human-Made Climate Change How to mitigate global warming First Air Date: 3/26/2007 Views: 90335
	How Can We Avoid Dangerous Human-Made Climate Change How to mitigate global warming First Air Date: 3/26/2007 Views: 90335
	Lands, Lakes and Oceans: The Ecology of Climate Change Ecology of climate change First Air Date: 3/26/2007 Views: 71830
	Lands, Lakes and Oceans: The Ecology of Climate Change Ecology of climate change First Air Date: 3/26/2007 Views: 71830
	Climate Change and Water: Rights and Runoff fate of water in a changing climate First Air Date: 4/9/2007 Views: 66256
	Climate Change and Water: Rights and Runoff fate of water in a changing climate First Air Date: 4/9/2007 Views: 66256
	Beyond “Understanding the Problem”: Citizen Action for Global Warming Solutions Localizing efforts to help the planet First Air Date: 7/2/2007 Views: 50888
	Beyond “Understanding the Problem”: Citizen Action for Global Warming Solutions Localizing efforts to help the planet First Air Date: 7/2/2007 Views: 50888
	Global Warming: Nation Under Siege Effects of sea level rise. First Air Date: 12/5/2007 Views: 54631
	Global Warming: Nation Under Siege Effects of sea level rise. First Air Date: 12/5/2007 Views: 54631
	The American Denial of Global Warming The effort to create confusion about global warming. First Air Date: 12/12/2007 Views: 209606
	The American Denial of Global Warming The effort to create confusion about global warming. First Air Date: 12/12/2007 Views: 209606
	The Threat to the Planet: The Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming The Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming First Air Date: 8/13/2008 Views: 53438
	The Threat to the Planet: The Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming The Dark and Bright Sides of Global Warming First Air Date: 8/13/2008 Views: 53438
	Global Warming, Insurance Premiums, and Top Models: The Whole Story Models used in climate science First Air Date: 9/10/2008 Views: 54859
	Global Warming, Insurance Premiums, and Top Models: The Whole Story Models used in climate science First Air Date: 9/10/2008 Views: 54859

	Economy	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	Making More with Less: Increasing Wealth while Decreasing Resource Consumption Economic impact of global warming First Air Date: 3/19/2007 Views: 56927
	Making More with Less: Increasing Wealth while Decreasing Resource Consumption Economic impact of global warming First Air Date: 3/19/2007 Views: 56927
	The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks, Lower Rewards, and a Shrinking Safety Net A look at the economic issues facing the middle class. First Air Date: 6/11/2007 Views: 445938
	Choosing the Next President: The Economy and the Federal Budget Experts on how White House contenders deal with economy. First Air Date: 3/31/2008 Views: 19838
	Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet Fighting poverty in the world. First Air Date: 9/8/2008 Views: 9490

	Energy	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	Biofuels: The Science of Creating Greener Energy How to make biofuels a solution to energy needs. First Air Date: 9/24/2007 Views: 35053
	Energy: Facts, Challenges and Responses BP Scientist on Energy challenges First Air Date: 8/11/2008 Views: 50325
	Peak Oil: How Soon? How Serious? Is the world at or near the maximum of oil production? First Air Date: 9/10/2008 Views: 39076

	Foreign Policy	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	Time for a Course Correction: American Foreign Policy After Iraq Lee Hamilton on U.S. foreign policy. First Air Date: 5/5/2008 Views: 23765
	Conversations With History: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Terrorist Threat CIA's Michael Scheuer on jihadist terrorism. First Air Date: 5/26/2008 Views: 22448
	Conversations With History: Afghanistan and Pakistan Changes in Afghanistan and Pakistan Since 911. First Air Date: 6/2/2008 Views: 28350
	The Body Politic: World Views of USA Experts on how world views US White House campaign First Air Date: 6/23/2008 Views: 6250
	Conversations with History: Addressing National Security Challenges in the Post 911 World A discussion of nuclear dangers, current and past. First Air Date: 7/7/2008 Views: 22735
	Revelle Forum: Philip Gourevitch Journalists on American soldiers at Abu Ghraib First Air Date: 7/14/2008 Views: 5612
	Conversations With History: Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century New interpretation of terrorism. First Air Date: 8/11/2008 Views: 24002
	The Body Politic: China, US Campaign Experts on foreign policy campaign issues First Air Date: 8/25/2008 Views: 6817
	U.S. Intelligence, 9/11, and Iraq: A Whistleblower’s Story Veteran FBI staff attorney Coleen Rowley First Air Date: 9/1/2008 Views: 10814
	Conversations With History: Descent into Chaos United States foreign policy and nation building. First Air Date: 9/8/2008 Views: 24588
	Conversations With History: How the War on Terror Turned into A War on American Values Consequences of the fight against terror for U.S. First Air Date: 10/13/2008 Views: 24428

	Healthcare	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	Choosing the Next President: Health Care The next president and health care. First Air Date: 4/22/2008 Views: 16647

	Immigration	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	Choosing the Next President: Immigration New president's potential impact on immigration. First Air Date: 4/14/2008 Views: 6507
	The Body Politic: Immigration 2008 Immigration issues in Presidential Campaign First Air Date: 7/21/2008 Views: 9838
	Obama & McCain on Immigration McCain and Obama on immigration. First Air Date: 8/4/2008 Views: 16129

	Religion	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	On Common Ground: A New Look at America’s Religious Diversity Diana Eck on religious diversity First Air Date: 3/7/2005 Views: 10484
	Religion in American Politics: Too Much or Too Little? Debate on the place of religion in American politics. First Air Date: 8/6/2007 Views: 14807
	Abraham's Quest: The Common Link Between Judaism, Christianity, And Islam in the Journey Towards Peace Bridge to a lasting peace in the Middle East. First Air Date: 6/2/2008 Views: 21699
	Khaled Abou El Fadl: Islamic Law and the Challenge of Islamophobia Constructive transformations in Muslim political theology. First Air Date: 7/1/2008 Views: 38927
	Faith Informing Politics: Pitfalls and Promise David Price on the religious and moral roots of politics First Air Date: 10/6/2008 Views: 10390

	The Bush Years	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	Election 2008: Looking Beyond the Bush Years Bob Herbert on 2008 presidential election. First Air Date: 3/3/2008 Views: 15189
	27th Annual Review of the Presidency: Bush 2008 Annual review of the president from panel of experts First Air Date: 5/12/2008 Views: 15108
	Conversations With History: Vice President Cheney and America's Response to 911 Retired Army Colonel on 911 response First Air Date: 6/9/2008 Views: 17278
	Revelle Forum: Barton Gellman Washington Post reporter speaks about Dick Cheney. First Air Date: 10/6/2008 Views: 4534

	War	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	Tariq Ali: Rights & Needs: Neo-Liberalism, Democracy, and Military Humanism Neo-Liberalism, Democracy, and Military Humanism First Air Date: 5/7/2007 Views: 45727
	The War Machine in America The war machine behind U.S. foreign policy First Air Date: 7/9/2007 Views: 2421
	Osher UCSD: Gen. Hoar on Iraq Retired United States Marine Corps General on Iraq First Air Date: 11/5/2007 Views: 6333
	The War on Terror and the Rule of Law Detention policies and the rule of law. First Air Date: 11/12/2007 Views: 4141
	Health Effects of the Iraq War Scope of injuries and societal implication of Iraq War. First Air Date: 2/7/2008 Views: 5345
	American Empire and the War Against Evil Abuses against the rights of others. First Air Date: 4/22/2008 Views: 20219
	The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict Costs of the Iraq war First Air Date: 5/19/2008 Views: 8872
	Ashley Gilbertson: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, A Photographer’s Chronicle of the Gulf War A photographer's experience covering the Gulf War First Air Date: 7/1/2008 Views: 11650
	Revelle Forum: Philip Gourevitch Journalists on American soldiers at Abu Ghraib First Air Date: 7/14/2008 Views: 5612
	Conversations With History: Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century New interpretation of terrorism. First Air Date: 8/11/2008 Views: 24002
	Conversations With History: How the War on Terror Turned into A War on American Values Consequences of the fight against terror for U.S. First Air Date: 10/13/2008 Views: 24428
	Choosing the Next President: War and Terrorism in the 2008 Election Washington Post pollster on war and terrorism First Air Date: 10/13/2008 Views: 9027
	Choosing the Next President: Rethinking Presidential Power in the 21st Century How 9/11 has changed the scope of presidential action. First Air Date: 10/13/2008 Views: 8193
	Choosing the Next President: War and Presidential Politics How war affects approval ratings of presidents. First Air Date: 10/27/2008 Views: 9350

	Election 2008 Featured Programs	Watch	Listen	TV	Buy
	The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class: Higher Risks, Lower Rewards, and a Shrinking Safety Net A look at the economic issues facing the middle class. First Air Date: 6/11/2007 Views: 445938
	The American Denial of Global Warming The effort to create confusion about global warming. First Air Date: 12/12/2007 Views: 209606
	The American Denial of Global Warming The effort to create confusion about global warming. First Air Date: 12/12/2007 Views: 209606
	Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy with Mark Crispin Miller Mark Crispin Miller on election fraud in 2000 and 2004. First Air Date: 7/7/2008 Views: 6740
	Obama & McCain on Immigration McCain and Obama on immigration. First Air Date: 8/4/2008 Views: 16129
	The Body Politic: Judging the Candidates for President Voting records & identity politics in presidential race. First Air Date: 9/22/2008 Views: 6666
	Choosing the Next President: Rethinking Presidential Power in the 21st Century How 9/11 has changed the scope of presidential action. First Air Date: 10/13/2008 Views: 8193
	The Body Politic: Closing Days of Campaign ‘08 Experts on the final days of the presidential campaign. First Air Date: 10/20/2008 Views: 5169
	Choosing the Next President: War and Presidential Politics How war affects approval ratings of presidents. First Air Date: 10/27/2008 Views: 9350

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