(September 13, 2005) In India, outsourcing has sparked an economic boom, and those working in the industry are making new lives that balance traditional Indian family values with Western-style social and economic mores. But in India, as in the United States, the long-term impact of outsourcing is still unclear.

FOCAL POINT’s "Raise the Last Glass" follows two Waterford Crystal workers as they fight to save both their jobs and a bit of Irish heritage.

Meet the veteran Waterford workers and their families who staged a two-month sit-in.

Wide Angle interviews 36-year General Motors veteran, Brian Larkin, about the loss of GM jobs in Pontiac, Michigan.

Additional web-based resources on Ireland, Waterford Crystal, and the Irish economy

Iceland will be holding elections this Saturday, and women are poised to take charge.

Buzzwords appears each Friday on the Wide Angle blog and breaks down the lingo, jargon and hot topics of the world’s headlines.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Racism against Roma intensifies with economic downturn.

A round-up of today's global news headlines.

The Irish economy has been hit hard and fast by the global economic crisis. Emigration is projected to reach 50,000 in 2009.

A round-up of how nations around the globe are dealing with the economic downturn: bailouts, I.M.F. loans, and schadenfreude.

The Indian Union Cabinet passed the long-pending Right to Education Bill, paving the way for free and compulsory education for all.

These lesson plans and activities for middle and high school classes serve as a guide to exploring the themes of WIDE ANGLE films.