Witness the transformation some of the poorest slums of Kolkata through the empowerment of children.

Learn how Detroit residents are ready to create a radically new post-industrial city.

Hear about the epidemic of rape and sexual assault within the ranks of the U.S. military.

View the love story between an aging white man and the Chinese bride he finds online.

Meet the Arizonans who try to identify the bodies of illegal crossers lost in the desert.

See how President Mohamed Nasheed is trying to prevent the drowning of 385,000 Maldivians.

Explore the human-rights implications of the nation's least winnable war-the war on drugs.

Learn about the life and work of celebrated Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

Follow Whitney Young's journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League.

Learn why the textbook tempest in Texas is jeopardizing the next generation's education.

Enter the world of artist Wayne White, an iconic auteur of the weird, the silly and the joyfully absurd.

Learn about soul food's relevance to black cultural identity.

Witness the economic disparities faced by New Yorkers only minutes from one another as the crow flies.

Explore India's Barefoot College, which gives impoverished women skills to change their communities.

Experience the struggles and triumphs of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay elected bishop.

Spend time in Janesville, Wisconsin - the front lines of the debate over the future of the middle class.

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide was filmed in 10 countries and follows Kristof, WuDunn, and celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde on a journey to tell the stories of inspiring, courageous individuals. Across the globe oppression is being confronted, and real meaningful solutions are being fashioned through health care, education, and economic empowerment for women and girls. The linked problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality — which needlessly claim one woman every 90 seconds — present to us the single most vital opportunity of our time: the opportunity to make a change. All over the world women are seizing this opportunity.