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Life and Death in Assisted Living
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate assisted living in America.
July 30, 2013
Who’s Looking Out for Seniors?
Over the past several years, the assisted living industry has evolved relatively unchecked, with no federal regulation and limited state supervision. And the industry is fighting to keep it that way.
July 29, 2013
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Two American Families
Bill Moyers chronicles the lives of two ordinary families over more than 20 years as they battle to keep from sliding into poverty.
July 9, 2013
Mass Murders Captivated Online User Believed To Be Adam Lanza
Adam Lanza edited Wikipedia mass killer pages, wrote of bullet "fetish" according to authorities.
June 30, 2013
Adam Lanza's Pediatric Records Reveal Growing Anxiety
In September of his eighth-grade year, Adam Lanza was wracked by anxiety, his mother told doctors.
June 29, 2013
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Rape in the Fields
Lowell Bergman investigates the hidden reality of rape on the job for immigrant women working in America’s fields, farms and factories.
June 25, 2013
The Gun Lobby's Concealed Weapon
Pro-gun moderates are quietly using background checks to expand gun rights.
May 20, 2013
Vermont to Legalize Assisted Suicide
A bill approved by the state legislature makes Vermont just the third state in the nation to legalize physician-assisted suicide - and the first to do it through a legislative vote.
May 15, 2013
As Senate Debates, Immigration Backlog Keeps Growing
The number of deportation cases is the highest it's been in 15 years.
April 22, 2013
Immigration Bill Prioritizes Border Security
But the U.S. has already spent billions — and according to a recent GAO report, we don't know whether it's making a difference.
April 16, 2013
Loophole Remains Despite Background Check Deal
The Senate's bipartisan compromise on guns has one major exception.
April 11, 2013