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How the Deck is Stacked
The realities of getting ahead in the new American economy.
March 21, 2016
Why Trump's Violent Rhetoric Is Protected Speech
Trump's words may offend, but they're still considered protected free speech. Here's why.
March 14, 2016
Introducing "How the Deck Is Stacked"
A note from the executive producers of FRONTLINE, APM's Marketplace, and PBS NewsHour on why we're joining forces to investigate the American economy.
March 14, 2016
In Your Own Words: Election 2016
For many, the 2016 election cycle has shaken longstanding assumptions about American politics. We want to know how it's changed the way you think about America and its politics. We invite you to share your thoughts below.
March 10, 2016
Abortion Clinics Are Vanishing. How Will the Supreme Court Rule?
New state laws have made abortions harder to access. Will the Supreme Court step in?
March 2, 2016
Who's Right In Apple's Fight with the FBI?
The legal standoff playing out between Apple and the FBI has reignited the debate over privacy and national security.
February 19, 2016
Obama Asks for $1.1 Billion to Fight Opioid and Heroin Abuse
Deaths from heroin and prescription opioid overdoses have quadrupled in the last 15 years. This week, the Obama administration said it would ask Congress for $1.1 billion to stem the crisis.
February 3, 2016
Could the 2016 Election Settle the Voter ID Debate?
Voters in several states this year will cast ballots under more restrictive laws for the first time in a presidential election.
January 29, 2016
Netanyahu, Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel in War of Words
Benjamin Netanyahu is disputing a former U.S. ambassador’s account of a 1995 conversation about the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.
January 6, 2016
Martin Indyk
“The air went out of the balloon” between the president and Israeli prime minister after Obama’s 2012 reelection, says the former U.S. ambassador.
January 6, 2016
Dore Gold
The longtime Netanyahu adviser helped write his controversial 2015 speech before Congress, in which the objective, Gold says, was to "put the Iran story front and center."
January 6, 2016
Dennis Ross
American presidents and Israeli prime ministers don’t always get along, but the Iran issue has fueled a unique tension between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, says longtime diplomat Dennis Ross.
January 6, 2016