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Inside the Assad Regime's 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.
October 26, 2015
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.
October 25, 2015
America's 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?
October 21, 2015
More from the Filmmakers: "How Democracy Works Now"
Independent filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini take viewers behind closed doors in Washington’s corridors of power in the acclaimed series "How Democracy Works Now."
October 20, 2015
What Makes Opponents of Immigration Reform So Effective?
In American political debates, money often has the loudest voice. But that has not always been the case with immigration reform.
October 20, 2015
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.
October 20, 2015
Watch How One Freedom Caucus Member Sees the GOP's 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.
October 20, 2015
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.
October 19, 2015
U.S. and Scotland Eye Two New Suspects In Lockerbie Bombing
Prosecutors are seeking to interview two Libyans who they've identified in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, an attack that killed 270 people.
October 15, 2015
How Fantasy Sports Got Around Online Gambling Laws
Fantasy sports has made some players very rich, but critics say the booming business is no different than other forms of online gambling that Congress set out to ban nearly a decade ago.
October 15, 2015
Muammar Qaddafi and Libya's Legacy of Terrorism
Attacks that the former Libyan leader is thought to have supported either directly or indirectly spanned more than two decades, multiple nations, and killed or injured countless innocent lives.
October 13, 2015