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Blackout in Puerto Rico
FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the humanitarian and economic crisis in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
May 1, 2018
Weinstein Company Sale Collapses Once Again
The on-again, off-again sale of Harvey Weinstein's once powerful Hollywood studio is once again off-again.
March 6, 2018
What Happens If Someone Breaks a Non-Disclosure Agreement?
For decades, Harvey Weinstein was able to keep his accusers quiet. One of the reasons: the powerful movie mogul used elaborate legal agreements — non-disclosure agreements — designed to enforce unbreakable silence.
March 2, 2018
Weinstein Company Reaches Deal to Avoid Bankruptcy
An investor group has announced that it had reached an agreement to buy the assets of The Weinstein Company, the struggling film studio co-founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and his brother, Bob.
March 2, 2018
Ban Lifted, Steven Cohen May Soon Be Investing For Clients Again
The billionaire investor once known as “the hedge-fund king” could soon be managing other people's money again -- assuming investors can look past the insider trading allegations that sunk his previous firm.
January 8, 2018
Millions More Paid To Superstorm Sandy Victims After Fraud Claims
More than two years after allegations of fraud prompted the nation's flood insurance program to re-open the claims process for thousands of victims, the government says it has awarded more than $240 million in additional compensation to homeowners.
November 8, 2017
The Housing Fix
Millions of Americans can’t afford rent and only a quarter of those who need government help get it. What happens to everybody else?
October 12, 2017
As the Clean Power Plan Is Rolled Back, FRONTLINE Investigates How the "War on the EPA" Was Waged
As the Trump administration announces it will formally repeal the Clean Power Plan, FRONTLINE explores how and why this major reversal and other environmental policy rollbacks happened in "War on the EPA."
October 10, 2017
FRONTLINE Announces Fall Slate of Documentaries on Major Challenges Facing America, from North Korea, to the War on the EPA, to the Fight Against ISIS, to Russia
FRONTLINE's fall documentaries explore the mounting tensions with North Korea, the fight against ISIS, climate change and the EPA, and Vladimir Putin’s interference in the 2016 U.S. elections.
September 29, 2017