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"Born Poor" - Preview

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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The Age of AIDS, Part II
1:54:10
FRONTLINE examines the global spread of an unstoppable virus.
The Age of AIDS, Part I
1:53:55
FRONTLINE examines the global spread of an unstoppable virus.
Can You Afford to Retire?
55:13
As pensions and 401(k) plans dwindle, the U.S. middle class must reevaluate their future.
The Tank Man
1:24:23
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The Insurgency
54:49
Up close with insurgents in Iraq, FRONTLINE investigates who they are and why they fight.
The Meth Epidemic
53:40
FRONTLINE looks again at the meth epidemic and the battle raging over a potential cure.
Hand of God
1:26:46
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Country Boys, Part III
1:54:52
The story of two Appalachian teenagers becoming men.
Country Boys, Part II
1:54:35
The story of two Appalachian teenagers becoming men.
Country Boys, Part I
1:54:50
The story of two Appalachian teenagers becoming men.
The Storm
54:34
Examining the failures at every level of government in the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
The Last Abortion Clinic
55:04
State by state, laws regulating access to abortion are changing U.S. politics.
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