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The escalating arms race, the latest economic crises, mounting racial tension... all delivered in staccato news updates. How to make sense of it all? Is television even capable of dealing with such complex, yet profoundly important issues? What responsibility does television have to provide more insightful analysis? It takes courage to accept the challenge in an increasingly competitive broadcast environment. Let’s beat back those alpha waves! THE ARMS TALKS uses a studio set with experts role-playing as the negotiators to tackle the complicated issues of the Geneva arms control talks. The short animated film, BOOMTOWN, attempts to unravel the complexities of economic boom and bust in an entertaining fashion. FINAL OFFER, a documentary which chronicles the contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union of Canada and General Motors Corporation, with unparalleled camera access, offers real insights into our economic system. What happens as low income blacks move into an integrated suburb of Chicago? WHITE OAK GOES BLACK details a ghetto in the making, yet also suggests the larger issues of racial strife.