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2014 Was the Warmest Year On Record, NASA and NOAA Say
But the main takeaway, say climate scientists, is that it continued an even longer-term trend of rising global temperatures.
January 16, 2015
What Makes Boko Haram’s Atrocities So Hard To Track?
Details about Boko Haram's recent attacks on villages in northeastern Nigeria have been hard to come by. A researcher for Amnesty International explains why.
January 16, 2015
NRA Sues 3 Pennsylvania Cities Over Local Gun-Control Measures
A new Pennsylvania law has made it easier for individuals, as well as groups like the NRA, to sue local municipalities over their gun-control measures.
January 16, 2015
New York City Ends Solitary for Inmates Under 21
Roughly 100 inmates under the age of 21 will be removed from solitary following a decision to end the practice at the city's primary detention facility.
January 14, 2015
How Credible is Al Qaeda's Claim It Planned the Charlie Hebdo Attack?
FRONTLINE asked several experts to weigh in on the credibility of Al Qaeda's Yemen branch's statement.
January 14, 2015
Report: After Citizens United, Outside Spending Doubles
Campaign spending by outside groups, such as super PACs, has more than doubled in the past five years -- and most of it is coming from the super-rich.
January 14, 2015
Putin's Legal Crackdown on Civil Society
In the two years since Putin's return to the presidency, analysts and rights groups say it has become harder for Russians to protest, publish criticism and carry out advocacy.
January 13, 2015
What is the State of Dissent in Vladimir Putin's Russia?
"It’s very hard to imagine a strong opposition movement in a country ruled by Vladimir Putin," says human rights advocate and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov in an interview with FRONTLINE.
January 13, 2015
What's Been the Effect of Western Sanctions on Russia?
Western sanctions against Vladimir Putin's inner-circle have been far more than just simply symbolic, says a former economic advisor to the Russian government.
January 13, 2015
Inequality and the Putin Economy: Inside the Numbers
Vladimir Putin has called income inequality "absolutely unacceptable," but in Russia just 111 people control nearly 20 percent of all wealth.
January 13, 2015
The Many Faces of Vladimir Putin
Why is the Russian leader so inscrutable? FRONTLINE takes a closer look at Putin’s public personas.
January 13, 2015
Watch Part of a Film Commissioned by Vladimir Putin -- About Himself
Putin used the film to reveal a secret about himself -- and make a promise he didn't keep. It was called "Power."
January 12, 2015