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Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman’s documentary, shot just before and after Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022, and featuring several interviews with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

This documentary looks at the factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the efforts made by then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to save the United States from an economic collapse.

"On January 6, 2021, hundreds of people breached the United State Capitol Building in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election. Many participants documented their actions on social media for the world to see. The attack left 5 dead, at least 138 police officers injured and resulted in more than $30 million in damage and security upgrades. On July 27, four of the police officers who helped defend the Capitol that day provided testimony to Congress. In this special episode of Source Material we hear their testimonies and see the violence they were subjected to" (Vice News).

An unflinching look at the true scope and scale of gun violence in America, as told by those who've experienced it first-hand.

With exclusive access to soldiers and civilians, explore the human cost and decisions made to save Ukraine's most key city in an endless Russian war.

VICE News gains exclusive access inside Iran, to find out what's happened in the country since Mahsa Amini's death. Since Iranian women led a nationwide uprising, Iran's security forces have cracked down with brute force. Isobel Yeung meets those brave enough to speak out and meets the authorities in charge.

Twenty years after the US first invaded Afghanistan, President Biden announced the end of America's longest war. VICE News reporters were on the ground with Afghan and Taliban fighters to witness the final days of the conflict, from the frontlines of battle to the desperate scenes at the airport as Afghans were catapulted into a devastating systemic collapse. This is a harrowing, illuminating and definitive account of the Taliban’s return to power, reported by a team who has covered this country and this war for a generation.

VICE Reports headed to Yulin this year to get to the bottom of the most controversial festival in China.

How Elon Musk became the most influential businessman in history by building a powerful cult of personality.

Examine the contentious world of internet vigilantism via the lens of a recent Los Angeles arsonist manhunt, which was sparked by the Citizen app for crime and neighborhood watch.

"On the Fourth of July, Sikhs in Fresno came together to host the California city’s annual minor league baseball game and fireworks show to create awareness about their religion and demonstrate their love for America" (Vice News).

Inside the hustle of a group of shadowy ticket brokers to buy up the best seats in the house and sell them at a huge profit – and how a ticketing monopoly enables them.

"Seb Walker investigates allegations from former Guantanamo Bay detainees that Florida Governor and former presidental candidate Ron DeSantis witnessed acts condemned by the United Nations as torture during his past service at the controversial detention camp as a Navy JAG officer.

"Following the 2020 police killing of George Floyd, people around the world rallied not only to show solidarity in the fight against police brutality in the US, but also to confront their own countries' unique issues with racism."

Vice News delves into modern masculinity, unraveling the intricate identity crisis facing men today.

"At the Mountain View Correctional Facility, in Charleston, Maine, incarcerated people don't just eat healthy -- they grow the food themselves. It's part of a philosophy that says that people inside who eat better make better use of their time -- and that everyone deserves the dignity of a healthy meal."

“ VICE explores the painful truth of missing and murdered Black women whose stories too often go overlooked by mainstream media and law enforcement.”

"What happens after detainees are released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility? The answer to that question has, for the most part, been shrouded in secrecy."

Putin's invasion of Ukraine brought war back to Europe, but it's also transforming Russia itself, dissent has been crushed, state propaganda is in overdrive and fear is everywhere.

"The majority of the world’s cocoa comes from West Africa, but less than 1% of the world’s chocolate is actually made there. In Ghana, chocolatiers are working to decolonize cocoa and bring delicious chocolate made locally from bean to bar to chocolate lovers worldwide."