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Should We Abolish Coroners?
(Warning: graphic images) In this clip from "Post Mortem," experts with the National Academy of Sciences call for federal standards in death investigation and to replace all coroners with trained medical examiners. But nationwide there is a severe shortage of competent forensic pathologists to do autopsies. On Feb. 1, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and NPR examine death investigation in America.
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FRONTLINE examines the US response to COVID-19, from Washington State to Washington, D.C.

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FRONTLINE goes undercover to investigate China’s detention and surveillance of Muslims.

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FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics.

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Once an unrivaled political power, the NRA is facing challenges from all sides.

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FRONTLINE examines Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ rise & the global impact of the empire he built.

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FRONTLINE follows protesters inside the battle for Hong Kong.

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A journey into Taliban-held territory in Afghanistan, and an investigation with the ICIJ.

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An investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics.

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An investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics.

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How El Paso became President Trump’s immigration testing ground.

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A 2-part hour on mass confinement of migrant children and sexual exploitation in Iraq.