FRONTLINE

News and Public Affairs Series / 31 Seasons

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

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Dollars and Dentists Preview

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Dental care can be a matter of life and death. Yet millions of Americans can't afford a visit to the dentist. Correspondent Miles O'Brien reveals the shocking consequences of a broken safety net in our dental system and the nascent proposals to fix them, including nonprofit dental centers, corporate dental chains, and financing treatment with a health care credit card.

Why Trinity Can’t Go to the Dentist

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Trinity's grandmother says that over two years she called 10 dentists for appointments, but because only 10 percent of Florida's dentists accept Medicaid, the five-year-old finally receives care for her infected teeth under general anesthesia at a hospital - at a cost of $18,000. Only 25 percent of Florida's Medicaid-eligible children get any kind of dental care.

Al Qaeda in Yemen

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In "Al Qaeda in Yemen," award-winning reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad travels deep into Yemen's radical heartland to investigate how Al Qaeda and affiliated militants have seized control of parts of southern Yemen — and are winning some popular support.

Cell Tower Deaths Preview

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The independent contractors who are building and servicing America's cellular infrastructure are 10 times more likely than an average construction worker to die on the job. In "Cell Tower Deaths" FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate the hidden cost that comes with the demand for better and faster cell phone service.

Six Billion Dollar Bet

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In "Cell Tower Deaths," FRONTLINE and ProPublica explores the hazardous work of independent contractors who are building and servicing America’s expanding cellular infrastructure. Then, in "Six Billion Dollar Bet," FRONTLINE investigates MF Global's massive bet on European debt that went sour, leaving more than a billion dollars of customer funds missing.

Cell Tower Deaths

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To satisfy the ever-increasing demand for cell phone service, tower climbers install and service cell antennas, a job that requires them to ascend hundreds of feet. Across the country, some of these workers have fallen to their deaths from cell phone towers. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate this hidden and deadly cost of the smartphone revolution.

Jon Corzine's Washington Influence

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In the summer of 2011, regulators in Washington were considering a ban on a financial strategy known as "internal repo." The ban nearly cleared, until they were convinced otherwise by Jon Corzine.

Al Qaeda in Yemen Preview

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With headlines about a terrorist plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner, award-winning reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad travels deep into Yemen's radical heartland. In this May 29 report, FRONTLINE looks at how members of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and affiliated militants have seized control of areas in southern Yemen and are winning some popular support.

"The Meth Epidemic" - Preview

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FRONTLINE investigates the ongoing meth problem in America; its devastating impact on individuals, families and communities; and the state-by-state battles to make pseudoephedrine a prescription drug. 5/15/2012

Law & Disorder - Preview

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A year-long, ongoing collaboration among FRONTLINE, ProPublica and New Orleans Times-Picayune, investigates charges that NOPD officers inappropriately used lethal force against New Orleans citizens. 5/8/2012

The Financial Crisis Is Like... Sangria?

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It's like a lot of things, according to some of the economists, journalists, bankers and officials interviewed for "Money, Power and Wall Street," FRONTLINE's four-hour series on the global financial crisis. Here are some of their most creative explanations.

Preview: Part Two of "Money, Power and Wall St."

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"Money, Power and Wall Street" continues next week, beginning with an inside look at how the Obama administration has handled the crisis. Then FRONTLINE takes the investigation into the present, probing into a Wall Street culture that remains focused on making risky trades, despite new rules and regulations.

Money, Power and Wall Street

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In the special four-hour investigation, "Money, Power and Wall Street," airing April 24 and May 1, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy, exploring key decisions, missed opportunities, and the unprecedented and uneasy partnership between government leaders and titans of finance that affects the fortunes of millions of people around the world.

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