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FRONTLINE
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part One)
Season 2020
Episode 2
A two-part investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Part One of the documentary traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
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An examination of the powerful and polarizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
54:24
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54:22
A huge leak reveals hidden assets and deals of the world’s wealthy and powerful.
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The Taliban take over Afghanistan, and the threat of ISIS and Al Qaeda intensifies.
54:22
An investigation of Boeing’s flawed 737 Max jet and the crashes that killed 346 people.
1:54:23
FRONTLINE traces the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks and the devastating consequences.
1:54:23
How seven men in Miami were indicted for the biggest alleged Al Qaeda plot since 9/11.
54:22
Investigating the consequences of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.