Contents: 1. The life and death of the Soviet Union : Traces events from Marx and the Russian Revolution to the birth of the Commonwealth of Independent States; 2. Hard times, disappearing jobs : Shows how corporate lay-offs and retail bankruptcies bring the realities of hard economic times to the lives of ordinary people; 3. Nancy B. : the right to decide : The historic legal decision which allowed Nancy B. to refuse medical treatment is the starting point for looking at the complex questions involving medical treatment, life and death; 4. Joey, the last Father of Confederation : The death of former Newfoundland Premier Joey Smallwood in December 1991 recalls an important chapter in Canadian constitutional history.

VHS format.