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In Brawl For Seau Brain, a Proxy War Over Concussion Science
The NFL’s intervention in the fate of Junior Seau’s brain — the most prized specimen yet in the race to document the relationship between football and brain damage — was part of an aggressive strategy to dictate who leads the science of concussions.
April 29, 2013
"Top Secret America" After the Boston Bombings
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Americans are asking why the country’s intelligence agencies failed to prevent the devastating attack.
April 26, 2013
Four New Awards for FRONTLINE Films & Digital Productions
FRONTLINE investigations into campaign finance, the Afghan drug trade, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the AIDS epidemic among African Americans have won awards this week.
April 24, 2013
Are You Losing the Retirement Gamble? Live Chat
Join a live chat about “The Retirement Gamble” on 4/24 at 2 p.m. ET with producer Marcela Gaviria, correspondent, Martin Smith, 401(k) expert, Robert Hiltonsmith and Money magazine editor-at-large, Penelope Wang.
April 23, 2013
What to Ask About Your Retirement
We asked three experts what the important questions are.
April 23, 2013
Five Moments that Shaped the 401(k)
In the 1980s, the 401(k) began its climb from an obscure section of the IRS tax code to what is now the predominant workplace retirement option. How did it happen?
April 23, 2013
Index Funds: The Key to Saving for Retirement?
Index funds have gone from a once ridiculed answer to retirement planning to one of the fastest growing corners of the market. They promise consistency, but what are the downsides?
April 23, 2013
John Bogle: The "Train Wreck" Awaiting American Retirement
A toxic mix of too much choice, backwards incentives, and a misplaced faith in the market's past performance has positioned America's retirement system for an uncertain future, says the founder of The Vanguard Group.
April 23, 2013
Helaine Olen: Why Your 401(k) Retirement Plan is Failing You
Most financial planners would say you need about $1 million to ensure a decent retirement, but "absolutely almost no one is there right now," says journalist Helaine Olen.
April 23, 2013
Michael Falcon: Retirement Crisis? Not Exactly.
While the nation’s retirement system may have its flaws, it is far from in crisis, according to the head of retirement at JPMorgan Asset Management.
April 23, 2013
Teresa Ghilarducci: Why the 401(k) is a "Failed Experiment"
The 401(k) was never designed with the middle class in mind, and may now be leaving a generation of Baby Boomers without enough to avoid poverty, says the New School economist.
April 23, 2013
"The Retirement Gamble" Facing Us All
Retirement is big business in America, but is the system costing workers and retirees more than what they're getting in return, asks FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith.
April 23, 2013