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FRONTLINE

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  1. Trump's Trade War

    · 57 min

    The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade. Reporting from the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate what led the world’s two largest economies to the brink, and the billions at…

  2. The Last Survivors

    · 56 min

    As young children, they lived through the Holocaust. More than seventy years after World War II, some of the last remaining survivors recount their memories and the lingering trauma. FRONTLINE offers a haunting look…

  3. The Abortion Divide

    · 57 min

    FRONTLINE goes inside the fight over abortion, told through the stories of women struggling with unplanned pregnancies. Drawing on a landmark FRONTLINE film from the 1980s, the documentary takes a look at both sides of…

  4. Marcos Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    · 1 h 57 min

    Elizabeth Perez, a decorated U.S. Marine veteran, fights to reunite her family after her undocumented husband, Marcos, is deported. Meanwhile, Marcos is alone in Mexico, working as a soccer referee, struggling with…

  5. Right to Fail

    · 57 min

    Thousands of New Yorkers with severe mental illnesses won the chance to live independently in supported housing, following a 2014 federal court order. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate what’s happened to people…

  6. Predator on the Reservation

    · 57 min

    FRONTLINE and The Wall Street Journal investigate the decades-long failure to stop a government doctor accused of sexually abusing Native American boys for years, and examine how he moved from reservation to…

  7. Coal's Deadly Dust

    · 34 min

    FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the rise of severe black lung disease among coal miners, and the failure to respond. This joint investigation reveals the biggest disease clusters ever documented, and how the industry and…

  8. Documenting Hate: New American Nazis

    · 57 min

    In the wake of the deadly anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, FRONTLINE and ProPublica present a new investigation into white supremacist groups in America – in particular, a neo-Nazi…

  9. The Facebook Dilemma Part Two

    · 57 min

    The promise of Facebook was to create a more open and connected world. But from the company’s failure to protect millions of users’ data, to the proliferation of “fake news” and disinformation, mounting crises have…

  10. Season Two of The FRONTLINE Dispatch Coming November 29

    · 2:05

    The FRONTLINE Dispatch, a narrative podcast that expands the series' tradition of tough, fair and deeply reported long-form journalism returns November 29th for season two. Every episode will explore a different…

  11. The Facebook Dilemma Part One

    · 57 min

    The promise of Facebook was to create a more open and connected world. But from the company’s failure to protect millions of users’ data, to the proliferation of “fake news” and disinformation, mounting crises have…

  12. The Pension Gamble

    · 56 min

    FRONTLINE investigates the role of state governments and Wall Street in driving America’s public pensions into a multi-trillion-dollar hole. Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith, and Nick Verbitsky go inside the volatile…

  13. Trump's Showdown

    · 2 h 00 min

    FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s fight against the investigation of his campaign and whether he obstructed justice. With the threat of impeachment growing, this two-hour documentary from filmmaker Michael Kirk…

  14. Documenting Hate: Charlottesville

    · 56 min

    FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the white supremacists and neo-Nazis involved in the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally. This is the first in a series of two Documenting Hate films from FRONTLINE and…

  15. Left Behind America

    · 56 min

    Intimate stories of one Rust Belt city’s struggle to recover in the post-recession economy. FRONTLINE and ProPublica report on the economic and social forces shaping Dayton, Ohio, a once-booming city where nearly 35…

  16. Weinstein

    · 56 min

    FRONTLINE investigates how the Hollywood mogul allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein’s early years, the updated film examines the elaborate…

  17. McCain

    · 57 min

    Inside John McCain’s complicated relationship with President Donald Trump and his own Republican Party.

  18. Trump's Takeover

    · 57 min

    FRONTLINE goes inside President Trump’s high-stakes battle for control of the GOP, examining how he attacked fellow Republicans and used inflammatory rhetoric that rallied his base and further divided the country in…

  19. Weinstein

    · 56 min

    FRONTLINE investigates how Harvey Weinstein allegedly sexually harassed and abused dozens of women over four decades. With allegations going back to Weinstein’s early years, the film examines the elaborate ways he and…

  20. American Patriot: Inside the Armed Uprising Against the Federal Government

    · 58 min

    FRONTLINE investigates how the Bundy family's fight against the federal government invigorated armed militias and "patriot" groups — helping them grow to levels not seen in decades.

  21. Poor Kids

    · 56 min

    Through the stories of three families told over the course of half a decade, FRONTLINE explores what poverty means to children in America. Originally broadcast Nov. 20, 2012. Updated Nov. 22, 2017.

  22. Putin's Revenge: Part 2

    · 58 min

    The inside story of how Vladimir Putin came to see America as an enemy.

  23. Putin's Revenge: Part 1

    · 58 min

    The inside story of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conflict with the United States.

  24. War on the EPA

    · 58 min

    How Scott Pruitt went from fighting the Environmental Protection Agency to running it and rolling back years of policy.

  25. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

    · 1 h 27 min

    From acclaimed director Steve James, the little-known story of the only U.S. bank prosecuted in relation to the 2008 financial crisis.

  26. Introducing The FRONTLINE Dispatch

    · 2:32

    Introducing The FRONTLINE Dispatch, a new narrative podcast from the producers and reporters of the PBS investigative documentary series FRONTLINE. New episodes biweekly. Subscribe to The FRONTLINE Dispatch at…

  27. Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria (Updated)

    · 56 min

    Has the age of antibiotics come to an end? From a young girl thrust onto life support in Arizona to an uncontrollable outbreak at one of the nation’s most prestigious hospitals, FRONTLINE investigates the alarming rise…

  28. Life on Parole

    · 56 min

    With unique access, go inside an effort in Connecticut to change the way parole works and reduce the number of people returning to prison. In collaboration with The New York Times, the film follows four former…

  29. Bannon's War

    · 57 min

    The inside story of Trump adviser Stephen Bannon’s war — with radical Islam, Washington and White House rivals.

  30. Poverty, Politics and Profit

    · 56 min

    FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the billions spent on affordable housing, and why so few get the help they need.

  31. The Fish on My Plate

    · 1 h 26 min

    Best-selling author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg spends a year eating fish at breakfast, lunch and dinner to help answer the question: “What fish should I eat that’s good for me and good for the planet?”

  32. Last Days of Solitary

    · 1 h 57 min

    Inside one state’s ambitious attempt to decrease its use of solitary — and what happens when prisoners who have spent considerable time in isolation try to integrate back into society.

  33. Forever Prison

    · 17 min

    FRONTLINE and Retro Report explore the untold history of the Guantanamo Bay prison.

  34. Out Of Gitmo

    · 43 min

    FRONTLINE and NPR examine the struggle over freeing prisoners once deemed international terrorists.

  35. Trump’s Road to the White House

    · 57 min

    An investigation of how Donald Trump defied expectations to win the presidency — and what it suggests about how he will govern.

  36. Divided States of America: Part 2

    · 1 h 57 min

    FRONTLINE investigates the partisanship that gridlocked Washington in the Obama era, and the polarized America that Donald Trump inherits as president. (Part 2 of 2)

  37. Divided States of America: Part 1

    · 1 h 59 min

    FRONTLINE investigates the partisanship that gridlocked Washington in the Obama era, and the polarized America that Donald Trump inherits as president. (Part 1 of 2)

  38. President Trump

    · 56 min

    An examination of the key moments that shaped President-elect Donald Trump. Interviews drawn from The Choice 2016 with advisors, business associates and biographers reveal how Trump transformed himself from real estate…

  39. Terror in Europe

    · 56 min

    FRONTLINE and ProPublica go inside Europe’s fight against terrorism — the missed warnings and the lingering vulnerabilities.

  40. The Choice 2016

    · 1 h 58 min

    FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to investigate what has shaped Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — where they came from, how they lead and why they want one of the most difficult jobs imaginable.

  41. The Education of Omarina

    · 27 min

    The Education of Omarina continues a story FRONTLINE has been following since 2012 — showing how an innovative program to stem the high school dropout crisis has affected one girl’s journey, from a public middle school…

  42. A Subprime Education

    · 33 min

    FRONTLINE investigates allegations of fraud and predatory behavior in the troubled for-profit college industry.

  43. Policing the Police

    · 56 min

    How do you transform a troubled police department?

  44. Business of Disaster

    · 56 min

    Who profits when disaster strikes? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate.

  45. The Secret History of ISIS

    · 56 min

    The inside story of the the radicals who became the leaders of ISIS, the many missed warning signs and the U.S. failures to stop the terror group's brutal rise.

  46. Chasing Heroin

    · 1 h 57 min

    A searing, two-hour investigation places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light -- telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic's years-in-the-making social context,…

  47. The Fantasy Sports Gamble

    · 56 min

    An investigation with The New York Times into fantasy sports and online sports betting. With law enforcement cracking down, the film traces the growth of these booming businesses and goes inside their operations at…

  48. Supplements and Safety

    · 56 min

    FRONTLINE, The New York Times and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation examine the hidden dangers of vitamins and supplements, a multibillion-dollar industry with limited FDA oversight.

  49. Netanyahu at War

    · 1 h 57 min

    An inside look at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political rise and his relationship with the U.S.

  50. My Brother's Bomber - Part Three

    · 57 min

    The gripping conclusion to Ken Dornstein's search for those responsible for the Lockerbie bombing.

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