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The Transparency Project: Mary Trump
As part of Frontline’s Transparency Project, we’re publishing key interviews conducted as part of the reporting for "The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden," a two-hour documentary special about the major-party political candidates.
September 14, 2020
Waste Land
Recycling plastic has never worked very well. So who convinced us this was a good idea? In this episode, we might have the answer.
September 11, 2020
Shortages of Key Material Squeezes Medical Mask Manufacturing
Amid an N95 medical-grade mask shortage, manufacturers say the Trump administration took months to sign contracts with companies that make the crucial component inside these masks: meltblown textile.
September 10, 2020
Filmmaker Jezza Neumann on “Growing Up Poor in America”
Filmmaker Jezza Neumann documents the lives of the working poor in his new film "Growing Up Poor in America," all while in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
September 8, 2020
Children in Poverty: By the Numbers
Children growing up in poverty were already dealing with difficult family circumstances when the coronavirus began spreading across the United States.
September 8, 2020
Our New Season Begins Tonight With “Growing Up Poor in America”
It’s the first in a series of new documentaries on issues and choices facing American democracy, including “The Choice 2020,” writes Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath.
September 8, 2020
“I Don’t Want to Live Like This Forever”: A 14-Year-Old’s Story of “Hidden Homelessness” Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Meet Kyah, who makes a bed for herself out of blankets on the floor each night, in a scene from FRONTLINE's "Growing Up Poor in America."
September 8, 2020
Watch FRONTLINE’s 5 Most-Streamed Documentaries of 2020 (So Far)
Looking for documentaries released in 2020 to binge-watch? We've got you covered.
September 4, 2020
Appeals Court: Amazon Was “Pivotal” in the Sale of Exploding Battery
A California appeals court said this month that Amazon can be held liable for defective products sold on its marketplace. The company has vowed to appeal the decision.
August 25, 2020
Bannon Charged with Fraud Involving Multi-Million Dollar Online Fundraiser
Former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon was arrested and charged Aug. 20, 2020, with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in connection to an online fundraiser called “We Build the Wall." He was ultimately pardoned by the outgoing President Trump.
August 20, 2020
Michigan Reaches $600M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis Case
The largest benefactors of the settlement are the city’s most vulnerable — the children. Nearly 80 percent of the funds will be distributed to those who were children during the water crisis.
August 20, 2020
“Deflect, Delay, Defer”: Decade of Pacific Gas & Electric Wildfire Safety Pushback Preceded Disasters
A FRONTLINE review of documents and hearings shows that Pacific Gas & Electric spent the better part of 10 years fiercely resisting calls for critical wildfire safety reforms.
August 18, 2020