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"Firestone and the Warlord" Wins an IRE Award
The collaborative investigation by FRONTLINE and ProPublica uncovered the iconic tire company’s deal with Liberian warlord Charles Taylor.
April 3, 2015
With Yemen in Turmoil, Al Qaeda Breaks Hundreds Out of Prison
The assault on a prison in the city of Al Mukalla comes as a new United Nations report finds that Al Qaeda and ISIS have attracted more than 25,000 foreign fighters from over 100 countries.
April 2, 2015
Justice Department Probes Another "School-to-Prison Pipeline"
In Texas, skipping school is a crime. Now, the Department of Justice is investigating whether Dallas County in Texas unfairly punishes certain kids for missing school.
April 1, 2015
Coming in April on FRONTLINE
A raw, gripping report from inside Yemen kicks off our April slate of documentaries.
March 31, 2015
Can a New White House Plan Catch Up to the "Superbug" Threat?
An ambitious five-year plan aims to stem the spread of potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria, but some critics say the effort does not go far enough.
March 27, 2015
Report: Boko Haram Has Claimed More Than 1,000 Lives in 2015
A new report from Human Rights Watch finds that the pace of attacks by the Nigerian extremist group is up over last year, when nearly 4,000 were killed by them.
March 27, 2015
Yemen Rebels Advance on Aden; President Reportedly Flees
President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's exit, if confirmed, deepens a power vacuum in the country, home to one of Al Qaeda's most powerful branches.
March 25, 2015
What's Next for the Vaccine Debate? Live Chat 3/25 3:00 pm ET
Join us for a live chat about "The Vaccine War" with producer and director Kate McMahon, Lisa Aliferis from the KQED blog State of the Health, UC Berkeley professor Arthur Reingold, and Carl Krawitt from the film. You can leave a question now.
March 24, 2015
Seth Mnookin: How the Vaccine War Has Changed
"What we've learned in the last five years is that once you scare someone, you can't just unscare them," says Mnookin, a science writer who has reported extensively on the vaccine debate.
March 24, 2015
"The Time Was Right to Revisit This Issue": Behind the Scenes of "The Vaccine War"
Making "The Vaccine War" was a unique journey for Jon Palfreman and Kate McMahon -- and some of the film's most striking footage came about in unexpected ways.
March 24, 2015
A Very Short History of Vaccines in America
Mass immunization in America dates as far back as George Washington, who once wrote that his soldiers had more to dread from smallpox "than from the sword of the enemy."
March 24, 2015