FRONTLINE

News and Public Affairs Series / 32 Seasons

FRONTLINE explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times - from business and health to social issues, politics and war.

Watch Latest: S2025 E5

1h 24m

The FRONTLINE Interview: Ben Rhodes

30m 52s

As deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, Rhodes is one of Obama's top foreign policy advisers and was involved in the discussions that led to his decision to send U.S. troops into Pakistan to pursue Osama bin Laden.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Dane McBride

58m 3s

A Virginia physician, McBride has been friends with Mitt Romney for more than 40 years. The two met in 1966 while serving as missionaries in France, and he explains here how the 30-month mission for the Mormon Church forever changed his friend.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Charley Manning

58m 54s

Republican political consultant Charley Manning says it would have been a miracle if Mitt Romney, a political newbie, had beaten the well-entrenched Kennedy 18 years ago. But today Manning sees Romney as a seasoned candidate with skills and abilities that match the times.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Gerald Kellman

42m 36s

Gerald Kellman, who hired Obama to be a community organizer, says his work in Chicago was a "baptism by fire." Kellman also discusses an early setback for the young activist, and how his experiences in Chicago connect to his ensuing political career.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Eric Fehrnstrom

34m 17s

Eric Fehrnstrom has advised Romney as governor and through three campaigns: Romney's successful run for Massachusetts governor, his unsuccessful bid for president in 2008, and his 2012 presidential campaign. Known as tough campaigner, Fehrnstrom sees Romney's team as leaner, nimbler and more competitive in 2012.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Jonathan Gruber

33m 13s

A professor of economics at MIT, Gruber specializes in health care. He was involved in the development of Mitt Romney's Massachusetts health care plan -- aka "Romneycare" -- as well as the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare."

The FRONTLINE Interview: Rahm Emmanuel

31m 29s

He was Obama's chief of staff from 2009 to 2010 before he left the White House to run for Chicago mayor. Here, Emanuel discusses why the president ran into trouble in his attempts to create "a post-partisan environment and more productive Washington."

The FRONTLINE Interview: Cassandra Butts

1h

A close friend and former classmate at Harvard Law School, Butts served as deputy White House counsel in 2009. She discusses their long friendship and talks about how Obama's unusual background has informed his approach to politics and policy.

ABM Responds

3m 49s

In a video response to the FRONTLINE investigation, "Rape on the Night Shift," Miranda Tolar, vice president and deputy general counsel for the janitorial firm ABM, says that the company "is committed to fostering a professional and safe work environment for all employees."

How Can the NSA Get Onto Your computer?

1m 10s

Security expert Ashkan Soltani explains the NSA's QUANTUM program, which allows the agency to access computers through web browsers. FRONTLINE animates illustrations on top of the interview.

How Can the NSA Get Onto Your iPhone?

1m 7s

Security expert Ashkan Soltani explains the NSA's DROPOUT JEEP program, which allows the agency to remotely download data from iPhones, as well as turn on the devices microphone and camera. FRONTLINE animates illustrations on top of the interview.

Google and the Robot Defense

4m 3s

What’s the view from inside Google when it comes to your privacy? Consider the hypothetical scenario that Liz Figueroa, a former California state senator, was offered in a meeting with the company’s founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

The Smiley Face

2m 52s

When Google found out that the NSA was secretly tapping into their private data streams — and that NSA operatives had seemingly bragged about their accomplishment — they were furious. FRONTLINE's "United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost" premieres Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS and at pbs.org/frontline.

Room 641a

4m 3s

When an NSA agent showed up at AT&T headquarters, technician Mark Klein didn't think much of it. But later, he noticed a secret room — and uncovered an infrastructure suggesting that the government was copying all traffic going through AT&T's Internet backbone. FRONTLINE's "United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost" premieres Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS.

"That Was Close By": A Tank Shell Scares Farah

1m 15s

What is life like for children living in Syria’s war zone? For 8-year-old Farah, artillery fire has become the soundtrack of daily life. FRONTLINE’s “Children of Aleppo” premieres Tues., Feb, 11 as part of a new hour on Syria, “Syria’s Second Front.”

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