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WATCH: Donald Trump and “The Snake”
Donald Trump uses song lyrics to compare immigrants to killer snakes in the stunning opening sequence of the FRONTLINE documentary “Zero Tolerance.”
October 17, 2019
6 FRONTLINE Documentaries for Supreme Court-Watchers
To prepare for the Supreme Court's current term, we recommend brushing up on the issues with six FRONTLINE documentaries.
October 15, 2019
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Zero Tolerance
How President Trump turned immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division and violence.
October 22, 2019
Trump Admin Shifting to Privatize Migrant Child Detention
So far, the only for-profit company sheltering kids has former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on the board of its parent company. Kelly supported a policy to separate children from their families, which led to a surge in spending on detaining migrant babies, children and teens.
October 3, 2019
U.S. Weapons, Saudi Airstrikes, Yemeni Deaths: What a U.N. Report on War Crimes in Yemen Means for U.S.-Saudi Weapon Sales
A group of U.N. experts has named and implicated “third states,” including the United States, in Yemen's civil war for selling weapons used in the conflict.
October 1, 2019
The Great Recession and Its Continuing Impact: 8 Docs to Watch
Revisit a selection of FRONTLINE’s documentaries involving the financial crisis and its continuing fallout.
September 30, 2019
Nancy Pelosi Announced a Formal Impeachment Inquiry. Now What?
Now what? FRONTLINE spoke to two experts to find out what happens in a formal impeachment inquiry.
September 25, 2019
Why are We Talking About a Recession? Economists Weigh in
FRONTLINE spoke with economists about why a possible U.S. recession is making headlines.
September 3, 2019
Same Shampoo, Smaller Bottle: How Americans Will Feel the Pain of Trump’s Trade War
American consumers are bearing the weight of the Trump administration’s trade war with China. The question, economists say, is whether or not they’ve noticed yet.
September 3, 2019
As "Abortion Reversal" Laws Spread, Doctors and Scientists are Pushing Back
Abortion reversal laws are based on contested science but states keep passing them. Now, the American Medical Association is fighting back.
August 27, 2019
After Abortion Ban Attempt in Alabama, a Flood of Confusion and Phone Calls
Almost daily, the Reproductive Health Services clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, receives several versions of the same call: “Are y’all still doing abortions?"
August 27, 2019
With Planned Parenthood Out of Title X, Clinics Face “A Terrible Choice”
Since Planned Parenthood’s decision to remove itself from Title X, the federal program that provides reproductive care for nearly 4 million low-income Americans, thousands of health care workers and administrators have been scrambling. In private meetings across the country, many are asking the same question: what next?
August 27, 2019