The Evolution of America's Right-to-Die Movement
How the right-to-die movement has shaped the debate about assisted suicide in the U.S. from 1980 to today.
November 13, 2012
The "S"-Word: Suicide and the Right-to-Die Movement
So controversial is the question of assisted death that even advocates disagree about what to call it.
November 13, 2012
A Protest and a Break-In: Fallout from "Big Sky, Big Money"
"Big Sky, Big Money" is causing ripples in Montana, where protesters gathered outside ATP, and the office investigating the group reported a break-in.
November 1, 2012
Update: Supreme Court Will Put Voting Rights Act on Trial
The Supreme Court is set to decide on Friday whether it will take up two cases to determine the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act. Here's why.
November 1, 2012
James Bopp: What Citizens United Means for Campaign Finance
James Bopp, the lawyer behind Citizens United, on why he wants to bring down more campaign finance laws. "Political speech is still the most highly regulated activity protected by the First Amendment," he told FRONTLINE.
October 30, 2012
Timeline: The Politics of Climate Change
For more than three decades, the politics surrounding climate change in the United States have been characterized by an often deep partisan divide.
October 23, 2012
What's Changed for Immigrants in Detention?
After abuses were uncovered, the Obama administration called for an overhaul of the immigrant detention system. But how much has changed?
October 22, 2012
Should Campaign Donors Be Disclosed?
A new Marketplace story asks whether anonymity is detrimental or essential to the political process.
October 19, 2012
Dropout Nation's Marcus Finally Gets to Play Ball
When we last saw Marcus, the stubborn, charismatic student in Dropout Nation, he had just punched another kid in the face two hours before the school year ended, an act that jeopardized his chance to stay in school and play football.
October 12, 2012
Citizens United Lets Unions Canvass for More Votes
When it came to asking for votes, unions once could only knock on their own members' doors. Not anymore.
October 11, 2012