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America By The Numbers

Season 1
The surprising numbers and the gripping real-life stories behind population change, demonstrating how demography becomes destiny for politics in the 2016 election and beyond.
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  1. S1 E1 - Mainstream, USA

    October 2, 2014
    26min
    TV-PG
    Examine how Clarkston, Georgia’s daily realities reflect wider demographic trends, and explore the collaborations and collisions between the old and new South.
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  2. S1 E2 - Island of Warriors

    October 9, 2014
    26min
    TV-14
    The people of Guam, a U.S. territory, are American citizens and serve in our military at a rate three times higher than the rest of the country. Learn why the island’s returning veterans say they can’t get the healthcare they need.
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  3. S1 E3 - Our Private Idaho

    October 16, 2014
    26min
    TV-PG
    Visit Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a town that successfully ousted the Aryan Nations in 2000, but remains more than 94 percent white. Explore the allure and complexity of living in a homogeneous community.
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  4. S1 E4 - Native American Boomtown

    October 23, 2014
    26min
    TV-PG
    In North Dakota, Fort Berthold Reservation’s 1,000-plus oil wells have brought in money and jobs for some, but oil has also brought danger and other problems. Tribal members speak about the benefits and consequences of the boom.
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  5. S1 E5 - Politics of the New South

    October 30, 2014
    26min
    TV-PG
    A look at Clarkston, Georgia, home to over 40 nationalities, and the 2013 local elections–with three former refugees on the ballot. View the impact that democracy and citizenship has on immigrants and the South’s new residents.
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  6. S1 E6 - Pass or Fail in Cambodia Town

    November 7, 2014
    25min
    TV-PG
    Asian Americans are the best-educated and highest-income ethnic group in the United States, but Southeast Asian Americans have some of the lowest high school completion rates. Learn about this educational crisis.
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  7. S1 E7 - Surviving Year One

    November 14, 2014
    26min
    TV-PG
    The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, and the biggest portion goes toward pregnancy and childbirth. Visit Rochester, New York, where babies are dying at a rate two times higher than the national average.
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  8. S1 E8 - The New Mad Men

    November 21, 2014
    26min
    TV-PG
    With a collective purchasing power of $3 trillion, people of color are quickly becoming the nation’s most sought-after consumers. Take an exclusive look inside one of the most successful multicultural ad agencies in the country.
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