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The FRONTLINE Interview: Edward Loomis
Edward Loomis worked as an NSA cryptologist from 1964 to 2001. Prior to the 9/11 attacks, Loomis unsuccessfully lobbied the agency to adopt a sophisticated data-collection program -- nicknamed "ThinThread" -- to monitor foreign Internet traffic going through the United States. Loomis told FRONTLINE that had ThinThread been in place before 9/11, the attacks may have been averted.
May 13, 2014
The FRONTLINE Interview: J. Kirk Wiebe
J. Kirk Wiebe worked as a senior analyst at the NSA from 1975 to 2001. In the aftermath of 9/11, he was among a handful of NSA employees who stumbled upon a secret program at the agency to monitor the communications of millions of U.S. citizens. Wiebe and his colleagues decided to approach inspector generals at the Defense Department and Justice Department with what they found.
May 13, 2014
How Edward Snowden Leaked "Thousands" of NSA Documents
"I've got some stuff you might be interested in." With that simple message, the biggest leak of government secrets in history was set in motion.
May 13, 2014
New Voter ID Laws Hit Setbacks
Courts are pushing back against laws in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Shelby decision. Several legal battles are still ahead.
May 12, 2014
Inside the NSA the Day After 9/11
Spying on the home front was the one rule that NSA analysts were constantly warned against before 9/11, but that all changed the morning after the attacks.
May 12, 2014
Coming in May on FRONTLINE
This month, FRONTLINE investigates the government’s massive secret surveillance program, travels to the raging conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, and examines the alarming rise of drug-resistant bacteria.
May 5, 2014
New Report Slams "Unprecedented" Growth in US Prisons
Despite a dramatic boom in incarceration rates, a new report finds that the deterrent effect of tough-on-crime policies remain "highly uncertain."
May 1, 2014
WHO: Drug-Resistant Bugs Have Spread to “Alarming Levels”
A drug-resistant world "is instead a very real possibility for the 21st century," according to a new report.
May 1, 2014
CANCELLED: Live Chat: Can America Kick Its Addiction to Incarceration?
Filmmaker Dan Edge and Huffington Post justice reporter Ryan Reilly will answer this question -- and take yours. Join us Wed., April 30 at 2 pm EST.
April 29, 2014
For Some Felons, a Better Chance to Break the Re-entry Cycle
It’s hard for felons to start over. Among states and cities, and even some companies, there's a growing movement to change that.
April 29, 2014
Michelle Alexander: "A System of Racial and Social Control"
The civil rights advocate and scholar on why the U.S. turned to mass incarceration, and the impact it has today.
April 29, 2014
Todd Clear: Why America's Mass Incarceration Experiment Failed
It devastates communities and doesn’t stop crime, the Rutgers University provost explains.
April 29, 2014