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Aug 11, by KQED. Seven men in Miami are indicted for assisting al-Qaida in the biggest alleged terror plot since Sept.

Topics: fbi, batiste, abbas, miami, naz, assaad, narseal, elie assaad, chicago, sears tower, narseal Jul 21, by KQED. The consequences of America's withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iran's growing influence across the country; politics and rape in India. Topics: jaya, taliban, manisha, afghanistan, najibullah, india, iran, sengar, niazi, mullah niazi, jaya, Topics: jaya, taliban, manisha, afghanistan, najibullah, iran, india, sengar, niazi, mullah niazi, jaya, Jul 14, by KQED. Topics: fed, jacoby, federal reserve, congress, bernanke, wall street, jerome powell, china, ben bernanke, Jul 7, by KQED.

Topics: shawn, ohio, laikyen, edward, corporation for public broadcasting, john d. Topics: shawn, ohio, laikyen, dior, edward, corporation for public broadcasting, john d. Jun 30, by KQED. The rise of extremism and violence in Germany, including terror plots and attacks on Jews and migrants, the infiltration of security services and what authorities are doing to combat the problem.

Topics: germany, williams, halle, nordkreuz, albrecht, balliet, hitler, halle, marko gross, ksk, franco Jun 5, by KQED. Syrian militant and former al-Qaida commander abu Mohammed al Jolani seeks a new relationship with the West.

Topics: holly, chile, redwood records, san francisco, aarp, meg, redwood, ukiah, kent state, army, tom, Jun 2, by KQED. Topics: jolani, syria, smith, iraq, assad, isis, al qaeda, turkey, zarqawi, baghdadi, idlib, damascus, Topics: jolani, syria, smith, iraq, assad, isis, al qaeda, turkey, damascus, zarqawi, baghdadi, idlib, May 19, by KQED.

An investigation into growing inequities in American health care exposed by COVID and how the pressure for profit and uneven government support is creating a larger divide between rich and poor hospitals.

Topics: erlanger, sullivan, prospect, hca, chattanooga, medicaid, rhode island, tennessee, nashville, May 12, by KQED. Survivors and first responders provide insight into the Camp Fire in California -- the most destructive wildfire in the state's history.

May 5, by KQED. Secret footage and testimony shed new light on allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription in Eritrea in Eastern Africa.

Topics: eritrea, tigrinya, u. May 1, by KQED. Personal video and local footage reveal the different struggles, beliefs and responses people around the world have had to COVID Topics: tony spell, jesus, newham, ford foundation, abrams foundation, john d. The impact of COVID across the globe, from lockdowns to funerals to protests, and how people and countries responded to the virus.

Topics: valencia, new york, burbridge, wuhan, rossi, china, taylor, italy, benoit, vasiliev, brazil, Apr 28, by KQED. An investigation into the fight over the future of plastics, the crisis of water pollution and whether the plastic industry used recycling to sell more plastic.

Topics: sullivan, oregon, china, indonesia, california, earth, laura sullivan, portland, society of the As the Department of Justice continues to identify and charge current and former members of the U. According to data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, there were terror attacks or plots in the U. A timeline of significant incidents tracks how domestic extremism has evolved in recent years. Thompson talks with sociologist Pete Simi about the state of domestic extremism in the U.

Experts worry that the extremists are using their military experience to train others for a second Civil War. Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.

By submitting comments here, you are consenting to these rules: Readers' comments that include profanity, obscenity, personal attacks, harassment, or are defamatory, sexist, racist, violate a third party's right to privacy, or are otherwise inappropriate, will be removed. Get Our Newsletter Subscribe. Sign Up. A look the science and societal struggles behind schizophrenia , a disease that affects millions of Americans. November 6, Bill Moyers holds a town meeting with residents of Springfield, Massachusetts grappling with the growing buildup of the Gulf War.

Four years after the story broke, Bill Moyers takes a full-view look at the Iran—Contra affair. David Dimbleby examines how fractures between and within Afrikaner and black groups threatens to disrupt negotiations for a new South Africa. One century after the Wounded Knee Massacre , Milo Yellow Hair recalls the story of his fellow Sioux people, from loss of land to invading whites through the present-day revival of Sioux cultural pride. On the day a UN resolution for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait reaches its deadline, Hodding Carter examines US government decisions that brought the nation to the brink of war.

A revelation into how drug smuggling became Cuban state policy. A profile of Gerald Bull , a designer of long-range artillery, and the questions surrounding his assassination. The personal and political history of Saddam Hussein. A look at the ousting of Manuel Noriega by US forces and its lingering impact. Robert Parry investigates how the Carter and Reagan camps possibly sought deals to end the Iran hostage crisis during the presidential campaign. A look at the financial difficulties families face in seeking long-term care for elderly parents.

How an investigation into sexual abuse accusations at a daycare center divided the town of Edenton, North Carolina. A look at James Angleton , ex-chief of counter-intelligence for the CIA, and his misguided pursuit of an agency mole.

How new technologies in the fishing industry are putting the world's fisheries into a dangerous state of decline. June 11, A look at a program at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute where students of all races confront each other with their racial anger and frustration.

The story of Andrei Sakharov , the nuclear physicist turned human-rights advocate who became the father of the Soviet democracy movement. October 22, Robert Krulwich investigates the rising cost of the Savings and loan crisis A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting.

October 29, How the air war against Iraq led to a "slow-motion disaster" affecting the country's post-war utility infrastructure. November 5, Jack Newfield explores the life and career of boxing promoter Don King. November 12, An investigation into the scandal surrounding a Colorado psychiatrist who had an affair with one of his patients, who ended up suing him for sexual abuse.

November 19, A look at the challenge Japanese-style capitalism poses to the US market, followed by a Robert Krulwich -led discussion into the issue. November 26, December 3, How New York City 's child welfare service failed to protect four children from their abusive parents, who were sent to prison for the beating death of one of the children. A profile of Reverend Sun Myung Moon , who after reemerging from a prison sentence for conspiracy and false tax returns, has become a notable figure in conservative-leaning politics, media, and causes.

A look at Cuban leader Fidel Castro from his days as a revolutionary to his defiant leadership in present day. Shuichi Kato narrates over a controversial year history between Matsushita Electric Company and the U. Hedrick Smith follows up on his series Inside Gorbachev's USSR by reviewing how post-Soviet Russia is handling newfound freedoms while dealing with financial struggles.

Hodding Carter investigates the life of David Duke , his background in extremist ideology, and the reshaping of his image into a national political figure. March 24, The legal battle by the family of Nancy Cruzan, who was left in a persistent vegetative state after a auto accident and was the subject of the first right-to-die case heard by the U.

Supreme Court. Kanan Makiya secretly returns to Iraq to investigate rumors of an official extermination program aimed at the Kurdish people. April 7, In this follow-up to Season 9's "The Election Held Hostage," Robert Parry investigates whether Ronald Reagan 's campaign manager could have met with Iranian officials in the summer of regarding a possible end to the hostage crisis.

William Greider examines the widening divide between those in government and the citizens they serve and represent, and how the press and the political parties are failing the public. How the Bank of Credit and Commerce International became a conduit for laundering money from criminal activities, and how it managed to elude regulatory review by US officials.

April 28, A look at Arkansas ' child welfare crisis, the struggle to reform the state's system, and whether governor and presidential candidate Bill Clinton avoided any effort toward systemic improvements. How China is embracing economic reforms and open society even as a firm hold on political dissent remains in place three years after pro-democracy protests were brutally silenced.

A presentation of viewer responses to and updates on some of Frontline ' s reportage. A look at the case of Damien Bynoe, a year-old charged in the shooting deaths of two Boston youngsters; the Boston gang culture; and the passage of juvenile crime laws in Massachusetts. The effects of discriminatory mortgage-lending practices by American financial institutions. A co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting.

How the bitter issues surrounding Clarence Thomas 's Supreme Court confirmation hearing affected black America, and how blacks and whites had little common understanding about the nomination battle. October 20, Nick Kotz looks at the issues plaguing America's energy policy and how it remains guided by special interests and dependent on foreign oil.

October 21, October 27, Robert Krulwich looks into the money givers funding the presidential campaigns and the access and influence they gain as a result. November 10, Al Austin examines the sexual assault epidemic and Washington's decision to keep offenders locked up until they are no longer considered a danger to the public.

November 17, A look at Frank Ragano 's allegations of mob involvement in the deaths of John F. November 24, Marco Williams explores his family's past to discover the circumstances surrounding his absent father. January 19, On the eve of Bill Clinton 's inauguration, Hodding Carter offers an inside view of the new president's administration and the policies it will form.

How flaws in the US Government's anti-drug defenses have allowed smugglers in Texas to gain the upper hand. Edgar Hoover amassed secret files on prominent Americans during his time as FBI Director , but his own private life left him open to blackmail, which may have led to the mafia going unchecked by the Bureau for decades. A look into U.

March 2, A look into the progresses gained and compromises made in negotiations to peacefully end Apartheid rule in South Africa. March 23, Roger Mudd anchors a look into the complexities and dilemmas of euthanasia , including issues about the practice in the Netherlands and an in-studio discussion about the euthanasia debate in the U. A co-production of Frontline and Health Quarterly. March 30, Bill Moyers reports on U. Government failures to certify the safety of agricultural chemicals and why the pesticide industry is the only source of safety data.

April 6, How the economic power struggle between Major League Baseball 's owners and players is putting the sport on the brink of disaster.

April 13, How Iran is quietly building an arsenal of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. April 27, A look at Los Angeles , one year after the riots , through the eyes of five people who have thought and written about the city from the perspectives of its different communities, races, and classes. May 4, How post-Cold War cutbacks in military spending have affected the industries and people whose livelihood was invested in the military-industrial complex.

May 25, A look at President Bill Clinton 's efforts to transform health care reform from a campaign issue to a social reality. Produced in association with The Health Quarterly.

A follow-up to 's Innocence Lost details the Little Rascals day care sexual abuse trial at which owner Bob Kelly was convicted and sentenced to 12 consecutive life terms and the lingering issues of dealing with child sexual abuse cases. How General Motors went from being the undisputed top carmaker in America to suffering the biggest financial loss in U. A look at the controversial practice of facilitated communication to assist those with autism who cannot verbally communicate.

October 26, Why a federal grand jury investigating potential crimes at Colorado's Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant went public with what they learned while hearing secret testimony in the case. A co-production with Oregon Public Broadcasting. November 9, A look into the diplomatic confrontation between Haiti 's military government and a Clinton Administration that wants to restore deposed Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power.

November 16, An investigative biography exploring the life of Lee Harvey Oswald and whether he was the man responsible for the Kennedy assassination. November 30, How the FDA and American Red Cross failed to safeguard the nation's blood supply from the AIDS virus in the early s, and why some of America's largest blood banks are still not in full compliance with federal regulations on blood safety.

Jack Newfield looks at the effects of police brutality and corruption cases on police officers themselves, specifically the rank and file of the New York City Police Department.

The balance of protecting rights of the mentally ill with safeguarding society from those who are dangerous to themselves and to others. February 1, How South Africa 's Oppenheimer family helped fuel a cartel that cultivated the scarcity myth — and in turn inflated the monetary value — of the world's diamond supply. February 15, Richard Ben Cramer looks at "the tabloidization of American television" through its coverage of sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson. February 22, Orville Schell chronicles the history and culture of Tibet and the issues surrounding its control by communist China.

Bosnian War. Radovan Tadic captures an intimate portrait of Sarajevans trying to live in the midst of a debilitating and depriving siege. A behind-the-scenes look at the Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team and its quest for a national championship. A profile of Jack Kevorkian and the right to die issue he has come to personify. A look at the rise to political prominence of Nelson Mandela and former wife Winnie Mandela on the eve of South Africa 's first post-apartheid elections.

May 3, A look at the economic, political, and social turmoil plaguing Boris Yeltsin 's leadership in Russia.

Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo. Robert Krulwich surveys the mining industry's practice of extracting millions of dollars in minerals and precious metals from public lands at no cost to them. William Langewiesche looks at how America can sustain an influx of immigrants, as well as its effects on economic, social, and political discourse. Surveillance cameras record one family's difficulties in trying to reform their year-old son's criminal behavior.

The lingering issues of school segregation along racial and ethnic lines — even 4 decades after Brown v. October 25, How Congressional power has long stymied bureaucratic reform efforts within the United States Department of Agriculture.

November 1, How the practice of moving money to secret, low-regulated off-shore accounts has played a role in the crimes of money laundering, fraud, and tax evasion. November 8, November 15, January 3, Kessler 's efforts to regulate the tobacco industry, and how a Republican-controlled Congress may stymie his mission. January 10, Al Austin examines how violence on television affects real life. A mosaic of perspectives and insights on Bill Clinton and his performance as U.

Deborah Amos explores the lives and backgrounds of New York City panhandlers. April 4, April 11, Ofra Bikel 's 2-part look into the validity of repressed memories in sexual abuse cases. Part 1 examines how memory works and the different kinds of therapies used to help patients remember. Part 2 looks at how remembered abuse has affected families involved and how real memories are distinguished from those that are not true. Two decades after his exile from the USSR , Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn returns to Russia , offering words of advice and courage to the struggling people he meets along the way.

How living in fatherless households can adversely affect children's behavior no matter the economic status. A look at a Washington, DC woman and the unending loop of crime, prostitution, and addiction surrounding her and her family, and how her Washington Post profile by Leon Dash influenced policymakers and community leaders. A look at Prozac and the controversial practice by one Washington psychologist of prescribing it to all of his patients.

A look into whether a high incidence of cancer in an Omaha neighborhood is due to an electric substation located there. A look into whether professed victims of secret cults and ritual abuse were helped by the psychiatric care they received. October 31, Robert Krulwich looks into the "land rush" to stake claims in cyberspace and how these changes will affect society. November 7, A look at Rupert Murdoch 's drive to establish the first global telecommunications network, and how his success in media has been dogged by controversy over journalistic standards and political influence.

November 14, How a Russian gangster and killer charmed and seduced all who crossed his path, including the state prosecutor who aided in his escape from prison.

December 12, Bill Moyers follows up with two Milwaukee families he first profiled in a documentary who, after suffering layoffs from blue-collar employment, now struggle to provide for their families while working less-secure jobs.

January 9, Five years after Operation Desert Storm , a look into the diplomatic maneuvering and military assaults in the Gulf War , as well as the post-war rebellion inside Iraq. Peter J. Boyer offers an investigative biography of House Speaker Newt Gingrich , from his childhood roots through his years of ambition and his becoming the face of the Republican Revolution.

Robert Krulwich looks into the expected flow of cash into the presidential campaigns and the interests of those who donate the money.

A look into what led abortion opponent John Salvi to carry out fatal shootings at two reproductive health clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts in An examination of the medical and legal issues surrounding silicone breast implants. A look into the internal corporate and journalistic conflicts news organizations deal with in covering big business, centering on the legal battles surrounding ABC and CBS reports on the tobacco industry.

A co-production with CBC Television 's the fifth estate [11]. A profile of Sister Helen Prejean , her role as spiritual advisor to death row inmates, and her crusade against the death penalty.

The saga of Jack Kevorkian and his role in how America thinks physician-assisted suicides about end-of-life issues. Jeff Madrick looks behind the political rhetoric to see how companies, workers, and civic leaders are wrestling with global competition and the end of an era of industrial affluence.

A meticulous chronology of the Tiananmen Square protests of and a contextual history of China 's protest movement. Profiles of presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Bob Dole. The effects of the Tailhook scandal on the U. Navy and the controversy over the introduction of women into combat roles and positions of greater military authority.

With public respect for the press at an all-time low, several notable journalists take a self-examination into the dynamics of the news business and its effect on American politics. How weapons-grade plutonium and uranium in the former Soviet Union has become vulnerable to theft. Frontline producer June Cross tells her story as the daughter of a white mother and an African-American father vaudevillian Jimmy Cross , and how her mother kept June and her parentage a secret to protect the career of June's white stepfather actor Larry Storch.

January 14, A look at the seduction of investing in the stock market and its implications on Americans' finances. Ross McElwee looks at the "nagging metaphysical questions" behind life-shattering events — the type covered sometimes in graphic fashion by TV news — and the individuals who lives were altered by the incidents. Jennifer Thompson recounts her brutal rape and how she has dealt with the exoneration, thanks to DNA evidence, of the man she mistakenly accused of the crime.

A profile of the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath centers on a year-old Tutsi girl and her struggle for survival after a machete attack. Latin America. How Mexico 's monetary crisis was precipitated by corruption during the sexenio of former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari. How a husband-and-wife team parlayed a handful of political contributions into millions in personal wealth — and multiple visits to the White House.

Richard Rhodes looks at how the general public's aversion toward nuclear power has derailed its progress as a vital energy source. A look at violent crimes committed by young children centers on a Richmond, California case in which a 6-year-old badly beat an infant neighbor while stealing a tricycle from the infant's home.

Adrian Cowell looks at the international heroin business, centering on the case of Shan warlord Khun Sa. Frontline and the Center for Investigative Reporting look into the market of illegal, unregistered, and stolen firearms. How casino gambling has emerged to become a popular and legalized form of adult entertainment. World War II. A look at Switzerland 's wartime support of Nazi Germany , including its work to replenish Nazi military supplies, its barring of Jewish refugees, and the disappearance of Jewish savings from Swiss banks.

A co-production with BBC. Peter Boyer looks into the deals and relationships at the heart of the Whitewater scandal surrounding First Couple Bill and Hillary Clinton. The mysterious disappearance of Fred Cuny , a maverick humanitarian aid expert who helped millions and fought to change how the world responds to disaster. October 28, Orville Schell explores the clash of values between American opinion of China 's human rights record shaped by powerful forces in Hollywood and an uncomprehending and intransigent Chinese leadership.

November 11, A look at America's marine theme park business and the treatment of marine mammals, centering on the plight of the orca whale Keiko. November 18, How the British royal family 's relationship with the British press, once governed by unwritten rules of privacy, evolved into the media circus that surrounded Princess Diana in her final years. January 20, A definitive account of what's behind the bitter Gulf War Syndrome controversy, as well as the broad scope of veterans affairs and the psychology of war.

Marian Marzynski takes a personal journal into how older Americans adjust into their retirement years. February 10, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Biblical scholars recount the rise of Christianity within the Roman Empire , the rift between Christians and Jews, and the evolution of the Jesus Movement into the Christian Movement.

Hour 1 profiles how Judaism and the Roman empire shaped Jesus' life. Hour 2 traces the beginnings of the Jesus Movement as a sect within Judaism.

Hour 3 follows the story of the first attempts to write the life of Jesus--the Gospels. Hour 4 chronicles how the Christian movement became separate from Judaism. Hospitals in California and Massachusetts are at the center of this report on the transformation of health care into a profit-driven enterprise.

A look into the effect of government and law enforcement efforts to stem the tide of marijuana use. May 12, Lowell Bergman looks at how two Mississippi lawyers took Big Tobacco to the edge of bankruptcy and criminal prosecution. May 19, Donald Smaltz takes viewers inside his investigation of former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy , while correspondent Peter Boyer examines how independent counsels such as Smaltz work and how far they'll go to get what they want.

The hunt for indicted Serbian war leader Radovan Karadzic , and his role in the atrocities and genocide of the Bosnian War. A look at new evidence in the controversy over how dangerous man-made chemicals are to human health and the environment. The Farmer's Wife. September 21, September 22, September 23, David Sutherland's 3-part profile of a Nebraska farm couple and their struggles to keep their farm and marriage afloat.

How a peacekeeping mission in Somalia involving U. October 6, A special report by Bill Moyers on the election campaign, showing how both political parties contrived to bend and break laws regulating campaign donations to their own benefit. A report on the threat of biological weapons, how the Soviet Union secretly amassed an arsenal of such weapons, and how U. Peter Boyer looks at Janet Reno 's zeal in investigating and prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse, a model that prosecutors across the country would emulate.

November 3, How modern life, biology, genetics, media, and the diet industry influence our relationship with food and the war against obesity. The films have focused on issues ranging from post-conviction DNA testing , the use of drug snitches and mandatory minimum sentencing laws , the plea system, and the use of eyewitness testimony.

As a result of the films, 13 people have been released from prison. In , Frontline had produced this in-depth report about Osama bin Laden and the terrorist network that would come to be known as Al-Qaeda in the wake of the United States embassy bombings. In , the program was awarded the DuPont-Columbia gold baton for the seven films.

In , Frontline and The New York Times joined forces on "A Dangerous Business", an investigation led by reporter Lowell Bergman into the cast iron pipe making industry and worker safety. OSHA officials credit the documentary and newspaper report with stimulating federal policy change on workplace safety. In , the joint investigation was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

Producer Michael Kirk 's Frontline documentaries have won multiple awards. The program has won many major television awards. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American history.

He is co-founder and president of the Globalvision Corporation, and board chair of the Global Center, an affiliated non-profit foundation. He has been involved in the production of more than two dozen documentaries, and his broadcast, film and print work has been honored with a George Polk Award, a Writer's Guild Award for Outstanding Documentary, an Orwell Award and two Emmys.

Great Performances is a television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts; the banner has been used to televise theatrical performances such as plays, musicals, opera, ballet, concerts, as well as occasional documentaries. Paul J. Stekler is a political documentary filmmaker, a professor , and former Chair and head of the production program in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin College of Communication.

Known for his documentary films about American politics, he was also the on-camera advisor to the cast of The Real World Austin during their attempt to create a documentary about the South by Southwest Music Festival Ric Burns is an American documentary filmmaker and writer. He has written, directed and produced historical documentaries since the s, beginning with his collaboration on the celebrated PBS series The Civil War , which he produced with his older brother Ken Burns and wrote with Geoffrey Ward.

Paula S. James Yoshimura is an American writer and producer, best known for his screenwriting work on the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street and the short-lived Fox series The Jury , for which he served as a co-creator. He also co-wrote Homicide: The Movie , a made-for-television film that came out in , after the series ended. Yoshimura has received two Emmy Award nominations: one for Homicide: The Movie and one for the Homicide episode "Subway", which also won a Peabody Award for excellence in television broadcasting.

Michael Kirk is a documentary filmmaker and partial creator of the PBS show Frontline , where he worked as senior producer until Bush, and The Way the Music Died , about the dire straits of the record industry.

Kirk has produced more than national television programs since Martin Smith is a producer, writer, director and correspondent.