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WATCH: Good Stop, Bad Stop?
On a ridealong with the Newark Police Department's Gang Unit, FRONTLINE filmed officers stopping an unarmed black man on the street and forcing him to the ground.
June 28, 2016
Quiz: Spot the Illegal Police Stop
The stakes in a police stop can be high. What an officer discovers during a stop -- and how -- helps determine whether someone is allowed to carry on with their day, whether they’ll go to jail and even what type of evidence is used at trial.
June 28, 2016
Policing In America: 10 Questions With Jelani Cobb
He's one of the nation's foremost journalists on race and politics, but Jelani Cobb says he was surprised by what he saw while riding along with a police unit in Newark.
June 28, 2016
Night of the Storm
When Superstorm Sandy tore through Staten Island, N.Y., in 2012, Nick Camerada nearly lost his home -- and his life.
June 19, 2016
Voices of Detainees and Dissent in New CIA "Enhanced Interrogation" Documents
New documents fill in some gaps in public knowledge about the CIA's post-9/11 detention and interrogation program that was investigated by the Senate.
June 16, 2016
Obama Plan Eyes Debt Relief for Defrauded Students
A sweep of reforms will help defrauded students to sue their schools and have their federal loan debt forgiven, but the for-profit college industry is crying foul.
June 15, 2016
Is Orlando the Attack that Forces Action on Gun Control?
It took just one day for new gun-control legislation to reach Congress following the massacre in Orlando. If recent history is any guide, the bill has almost no chance of success.
June 14, 2016
Why Some Officers Are Policing Kids Differently
Science says kids don’t think or act like adults, but most cops still police them that way.
June 10, 2016
Audit: FDA Recall Process Puts Lives at Risk
In one case, the FDA knew for 81 days that a manufacturer was selling bacteria-ridden food before a recall was initiated, inspectors say. In the interim, a baby died, two fetuses miscarried, and nine people became ill.
June 9, 2016
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Why the Middle Class Matters
Most Americans used to be middle class, but today that number is shrinking. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal explains why.
June 9, 2016