"Hot Politics" - Preview
How bipartisan political and economic forces prevented three U.S. administrations from taking bold action on global warming.
"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview
Can America build a truly national Iraqi army and police force to staunch the violence? A hard, on-the-ground look at the multibillion dollar training effort that is a centerpiece of the U.S. exit strategy.
"News War: What's Happening to the News?" - Preview
In a four-part series, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in print, broadcast and electronic media over the past four decades, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from Watergate to the War on Terror – the role of press in our society.
"News War: Secrets, Sources, & Spin, Part II" - Preview
In a four-part series, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media and how the press ahs reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in print, broadcast and electronic media over the past four decades, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from Watergate to the War on Terror – the role of press in our society.
"News War: Secrets, Sources, & Spin, Part I" - Preview
In a four-part series, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal and economic forces challenging the news media and how the press has reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in print, broadcast and electronic media over the past four decades, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from Watergate to the War on Terror -- the role of press in our society.
"Hand of God" - Preview
A moving, and frankly told story of a family's confrontation with the church that betrayed them, and how they survived it all with their humanity and humor intact.
"Living Old" - Preview
Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer lives, but this new longevity has unintended consequences. With families more dispersed than ever and a healthcare system overburdened, many experts fear that we are on the threshold of a major crisis in care.
"A Hidden Life" - Preview
In May 2005, Jim West, the once-popular mayor of Spokane, Wash., made headlines with rampant accusations of abuse. FRONTLINE takes a look at West’s two lives: the public and the private, the political and the deeply, disturbingly possible.
"Return of the Taliban" - Preview
Nearly seven years after the Taliban were toppled, Al Qaeda and the Taliban continue to use Pakistan as a de facto base, virtually unchallenged and far out of America’s reach.
"The Dark Side" - Preview
After 9/11, Vice President Richard Cheney seized the initiative. He pushed to expand executive power, transform America’s intelligence agencies and bring the war on terror to Iraq. But first, he had to take on George Tenet’s CIA for control over intelligence.
At the Brink
President Reagan gives his only speech on AIDS. The years of inaction continue. Worry grows about a global pandemic, and Jonathan Mann departs W.H.O.
AIDS: No Longer a Death Sentence
A look back at Dr. David Ho's 1996 discovery of the "triple cocktail" HIV therapy regimen
"The Age of AIDS" - Preview
The extraordinary story of a virus's spread -- infecting over 70 million people -- and how the world has been unable to stop it.
"Can You Afford to Retire?" - Preview
There have always been rumors about disappearing social security, but now the U.S faces a real risk of dried up dollars. With vanishing pensions and faltering 401(k) plans, are middle class Americans facing a rough ride in their retirement years?
"The Tank Man" - Preview
17 years later, what does he mean for a China that today is a global economic powerhouse and now hosts the 2008 Olympics?
Meth Is On the Rise Again
Excerpt: FRONTLINE's "The Meth Epidemic." How meth ravages individuals, communities.
Meth Is On the Rise Again
Excerpt: FRONTLINE's "The Meth Epidemic." How meth ravages individuals, communities.
"Country Boys" - Preview
For everyone who remembers what it was like to be young -- when the whole world seemed to stretch out before you while you were stuck in your own backyard -- this special FRONTLINE series tells the story of Chris and Cody: two boys growing up in a hard land, determined to beat the odds against them, and struggling with who they are -- and who they can become.
"The Storm" - Preview
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, FRONTLINE will produce a documentary special that investigates the political storm surrounding the devastation of America's Gulf Coast. Veteran FRONTLINE producer/reporter Martin Smith will lead a team to ask hard questions about the decisions leading up to the disaster and beyond.
Mississippi: An Abortion Battleground
A look back at how the pro-life movement ascended in the state, and how it's changed its tactics, from 2005's "The Last Abortion Clinic."
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