http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ Documentary films and thought-provoking journalism en-us Copyright 1995-2016 WGBH Educational Foundation Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:28:09 EST Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:28:09 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/art/logo.gif http://www.pbs.org/frontline/rss/redir/wgbh/pages/frontline/ 144 30 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/obama-at-war/in-fight-against-isis-a-lose-lose-scenario-poses-challenge-for-west/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/obama-at-war/in-fight-against-isis-a-lose-lose-scenario-poses-challenge-for-west/ Western powers are in a bind, analysts say, as ISIS is likely to continue pursuing attacks abroad in retaliation to the loss of territory in Iraq and Syria. ]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:27:21 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/isis-is-in-afghanistan-but-who-are-they-really/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/isis-is-in-afghanistan-but-who-are-they-really/ It appears ISIS-allied fighters are gaining a foothold in Afghanistan, but just how similar are they to the group's branches in Iraq and Syria? ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:13:51 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/the-most-risky-job-ever-reporting-on-isis-in-afghanistan/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/the-most-risky-job-ever-reporting-on-isis-in-afghanistan/ Najibullah Quraishi has covered the war in Afghanistan for more than a decade, but embedding with ISIS fighters who've recently emerged there "was the most risky and dangerous job ever I've done in my life," he says.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:59:43 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/united-states-of-secrets/after-paris-attacks-cia-head-reignites-surveillance-debate/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/united-states-of-secrets/after-paris-attacks-cia-head-reignites-surveillance-debate/ Just days after the attack in Paris, America’s top intelligence official suggested that recent leaks about classified surveillance programs were partially responsible.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 18:21:12 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/watch-a-conversation-with-teens-in-training-as-isis-suicide-bombers/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/watch-a-conversation-with-teens-in-training-as-isis-suicide-bombers/ As ISIS expands its reach into Afghanistan, it is training children and teenagers to become the next generation of jihadis.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:34:40 EST http://stories.frontline.org/what-happens-when-police-are-forced-to-reform http://stories.frontline.org/what-happens-when-police-are-forced-to-reform The Justice Department has intervened in troubled police departments for 20 years. Are reform efforts working? ]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:45:10 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/is-it-too-late-for-obama-on-immigration-reform/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/is-it-too-late-for-obama-on-immigration-reform/ Unless the Supreme Court acts fast, the window might be closed for President Obama on immigration reform. ]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:42:04 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/attorney-general-orders-fanduel-draftkings-out-of-new-york/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/attorney-general-orders-fanduel-draftkings-out-of-new-york/ Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a cease-and-desist order to the nation’s two largest daily fantasy sports companies, saying that the betting that takes place on their sites breaks New York's online gambling laws. ]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:49:56 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/syria-at-war/a-campaign-of-disappearances-in-syria-leaves-thousands-missing/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/syria-at-war/a-campaign-of-disappearances-in-syria-leaves-thousands-missing/ At least 65,116 individuals have been "forcibly disappeared" by the Syrian government, according to a new report by Amnesty International. ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:54:46 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/iraq-war-on-terror/america-iraq-and-the-legacy-of-ahmad-chalabi/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/iraq-war-on-terror/america-iraq-and-the-legacy-of-ahmad-chalabi/ Ahmad Chalabi helped lead the U.S. into war in Iraq, but if he ever had regrets about his role in the invasion, and the years of violence it unleashed, "he never voiced them to me," writes FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith.]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:08:49 EST http://stories.frontline.org/terror-in-little-saigon- http://stories.frontline.org/terror-in-little-saigon- From 1981 to 1990, five Vietnamese-American journalists were killed in what some suspected was a string of political assassinations. Why did the murders go unsolved? ]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 21:30:45 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/inside-frontline/inside-the-making-of-terror-in-little-saigon-an-interview-with-a-c-thompson-and-richard-rowley/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/inside-frontline/inside-the-making-of-terror-in-little-saigon-an-interview-with-a-c-thompson-and-richard-rowley/ A.C. Thompson and Richard Rowley’s search for answers into the killings of five Vietnamese-American journalists took them from cities like Houston and San Francisco, to the jungles of Southeast Asia, to the corridors of power in Washington.]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2015 21:24:30 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/isis-in-afghanistan-school-of-jihad/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/isis-in-afghanistan/isis-in-afghanistan-school-of-jihad/ The emergence of ISIS in Afghanistan has introduced a new level of brutality to the conflict, beyond what has been practiced by the Taliban.]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2015 08:51:48 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/inside-frontline/coming-in-november-on-frontline/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/inside-frontline/coming-in-november-on-frontline/ This November, explore an unsolved string of murders from the past, and the dangerous new rise of ISIS in Afghanistan. ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:01:47 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/my-brothers-bomber/inheritance/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/my-brothers-bomber/inheritance/ The Lockerbie bombing left only fragments of David Dornstein's life behind, but their discovery gave his brother a new purpose -- to gather what went missing, preserve what was left, and work to make sense of it all. That story is told in this special interactive presentation. ]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:10:12 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/17-indicted-in-bust-of-32-million-online-gambling-ring/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/17-indicted-in-bust-of-32-million-online-gambling-ring/ The online gambling ring allegedly used an offshore website to help book $32 million in illegal sports wagers placed by more than 2,000 bettors in the United States.]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:40:11 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/the-dancing-boys-of-afghanistan/pentagon-opens-probe-into-sexual-abuse-by-u-s-allies-in-afghanistan/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/afghanistan-pakistan/the-dancing-boys-of-afghanistan/pentagon-opens-probe-into-sexual-abuse-by-u-s-allies-in-afghanistan/ The Defense Department's Inspector General has opened an investigation into whether U.S. troops were discouraged from reporting the rape and sexual abuse of children by their Afghan allies.]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:52:51 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/syria-at-war/syria-whats-in-it-for-putin/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/syria-at-war/syria-whats-in-it-for-putin/ For Russian President Vladimir Putin, Syria is not just about supporting the Assad regime in Syria. It's about Russia's place in the world.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:56:59 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/inside-assads-syria/a-journey-inside-assads-syria/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/inside-assads-syria/a-journey-inside-assads-syria/ By the time Martin Smith reached Syria this past summer, the war was already in its fifth year, but life in regime-controlled areas was still largely a mystery. ]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:50:20 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/inside-assads-syria/inside-the-assad-regimes-surreal-summer-in-syria-campaign/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/inside-assads-syria/inside-the-assad-regimes-surreal-summer-in-syria-campaign/ The Assad government sought to promote regime-sponsored cultural events through a marketing campaign called "Summer in Syria," but the effort didn't exactly go as planned. ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:33:58 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/is-illegal-online-gambling-staying-completely-offshore/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/is-illegal-online-gambling-staying-completely-offshore/ Nearly 10 years after Congress passed a law to curb online gambling, a new investigation finds offshore sites are not only still thriving, but in some cases routing crucial parts of their operations through equipment based in the U.S. ]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:21:45 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/americas-immigration-battle-by-the-numbers/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/americas-immigration-battle-by-the-numbers/ The U.S. has deported an average of 403,500 people each year during the Obama administration. What else do the numbers say about the nation's immigration system? ]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:58:35 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/has-the-u-s-really-shifted-on-deportations/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/has-the-u-s-really-shifted-on-deportations/ A year after the Obama administration changed its policy on which undocumented immigrants it would target for deportation, it's not clear who is being sent back.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2015 19:41:50 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/watch-how-one-freedom-caucus-member-sees-the-gops-latino-voter-problem/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/immigration-2/immigration-battle/watch-how-one-freedom-caucus-member-sees-the-gops-latino-voter-problem/ "We're writing off too many people," Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) says in "Immigration Battle," a feature film presentation from FRONTLINE and Independent Lens that airs tonight on PBS.]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:06:32 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/for-some-refugees-safe-haven-now-depends-on-a-dna-test/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/foreign-affairs-defense/for-some-refugees-safe-haven-now-depends-on-a-dna-test/ Changes to a program designed to reunite refugees with family in the U.S. have slowed -- and in some cases outright denied -- legitimate entries into the country.]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:43:58 EST