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The Rise of RFK Jr.

The Rise of RFK Jr.

Season 2025 Episode 12
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The Rise of Germany's New Right

The Rise of Germany's New Right

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Drug War in Ecuador

Drug War in Ecuador

Season 2025 Episode 14
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2000 Meters to Andriivka

2000 Meters to Andriivka

Season 2025 Episode 15
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Status: Venezuelan/Surviving CECOT

Status: Venezuelan/Surviving CECOT

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Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (2026)

Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question (2026)

Season 2025 Episode 17
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Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy

Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy

Season 2026 Episode 1
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Crisis in Venezuela

Crisis in Venezuela

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The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador

The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador

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Caught in the Crackdown

Caught in the Crackdown

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The President vs. the Fed

The President vs. the Fed

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The War Cabinet

The War Cabinet

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FRONTLINE

Born Poor

Season 2025 Episode 11

An indelible look at the realities of growing up poor in America. Filmed over 14 years with kids from three families, from adolescents to adults with kids of their own, navigating an economy with more obstacles than opportunities.

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Season 2011 Episode 12
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Season 2011 Episode 10
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Kill / Capture
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Season 2011 Episode 9
Kill / Capture
Inside the military's secret campaign to take out Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters.
Fighting for Bin Laden
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Season 2011 Episode 8
Fighting for Bin Laden
Inside two fronts of the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban
The Silence
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Season 2011 Episode 7
The Silence
The FRONTLINE Magazine Series (4/19/11): The Silence and Flying Cheaper
Football High
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Season 2011 Episode 6
Football High
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Money and March Madness
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Season 2011 Episode 5
Money and March Madness
Money and March Madness; Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei; The Private Life of Bradley Manning
Revolution in Cairo
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Season 2011 Episode 4
Revolution in Cairo
Inside the youth movement; sizing up the Muslim Brotherhood, key players in Egypt's future
Post Mortem
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Season 2011 Episode 3
Post Mortem
A system is in disarray and mistakes are literally being buried.
Are We Safer?
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Season 2011 Episode 2
Are We Safer?
The FRONTLINE Magazine Series (1/18/11): Are We Safer?; Flying Cheaper; The Spy Who Quit
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Season 2011 Episode 1
Battle for Haiti
The uphill fight to rebuild Haiti in the face of gang violence and corruption.
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