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America in 2016: Partisan, Fearful and Angry
As Republicans and Democrats begin gathering for their national conventions, the partisan divide between both parties is the widest it's been in at least a quarter century.
July 18, 2016
Lone Wolf Attacks Are Becoming More Common -- And More Deadly
Even before the attacks in Dallas and Orlando, the 2010s had already surpassed every decade in the number of fatalities perpetrated by "lone wolves" -- and in the number of actual attackers.
July 14, 2016
Is Civilian Oversight the Answer to Distrust of Police?
Civilian oversight boards have been offered as one way to rebuild trust between police and the communities they serve. But do they work?
July 13, 2016
Study: Election Coverage Skewed By "Journalistic Bias"
A new report finds that just 11 percent of primary coverage focused on the candidates' policy positions, leadership abilities or personal and professional histories.
July 12, 2016
ISIS via WhatsApp: 'Blow Yourself Up, O Lion'
A trove of communications from ISIS plots and activity in Europe reveals a mix of direct control and improvisation and shows the crucial importance of encrypted messaging tools. “Detonate your belt in the crowds,” one message declared.
July 11, 2016
White House Eases Cap on Medication for Opioid Addiction
As many as 90,000 new patients could gain access to the addiction-fighting medication buprenorphine, under a new Obama administration policy announced on Wednesday.
July 6, 2016
The Bomb Detectors That Didn't Work in Baghdad
The ADE 651 bomb detector, which was modeled on a novelty golf ball finder, has been known to be fake for years.
July 6, 2016
Ras Baraka: "We Need Police ... We Just Don't Want Them To Shoot Us"
The community wants police to aggressively respond to crime, Newark's mayor told FRONTLINE. “We need police in our neighborhood,” he said. “We just don’t want them to shoot us in the back while we’re running away in a traffic stop, or choke people for selling cigarettes.”
June 28, 2016
The Problem with "Broken Windows" Policing
In cities where Broken Windows has taken root, there’s little evidence that it's worked as intended. Newark, N.J. is one example.
June 28, 2016
Vanita Gupta: "No Such Thing as a Perfect Police Department"
As head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Vanita Gupta is the federal official in charge of investigating police departments for civil rights violations.
June 28, 2016