Editors' Notes
 Flashback
Brilliant though he was at negative campaigning (see Boogie Man), Lee Atwater was hardly the first political operative to go for the jugular. A brief collection of companion tales from the FRONTLINE archive.MORE » |
 Flashback
A good week to see one of FRONTLINE's most popular films -- the story of an Iowa schoolteacher who taught her third graders a lesson on intolerance they wouldn't soon forget.MORE » |
 Update
Since first running for office in 1996, Barack Obama has lost only one election -- to a former Black Panther who beat him like a drum in a Chicago congressional race. Here's what happened...MORE » |
 FRONTLINE/World
With Congo back in the news, one key player in the story goes largely overlooked: China. For background on China's surprising role, and growing influence in the region, see this 2007 report from FRONTLINE/World. MORE » |
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COMING SOONThe Hugo Chavez Show Nov. 25, 2008 Through the lens of his unique weekly program "Alo Presidente," FRONTLINE looks at Venezuela's controversial and outspoken president Hugo Chavez and the revolution he claims is turning his country into an anti-capitalist beacon. Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story Nov. 11, 2008 The story of the meteoric rise and equally swift fall of a man both admired and reviled for hardball political tactics that helped elect two Bush presidents and made his protege, Karl Rove, a household name.The War Briefing Oct. 28, 2008 The next president will inherit a daunting set of challenges and face limited options. Afghanistan is now a deadlier battlefield than Iraq. And that's where America's next war will be fought ... and possibly lost.HEAT Oct. 21, 2008 Facing rising pressures, big business is reshaping its approach to the environment. FRONTLINE investigates how companies are repositioning themselves to prosper in a radically changed world.The Choice 2008 Oct. 14, 2008 A two-hour examination of the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama that goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America.FRONTLINE/WORLDJesus in China Jun. 24, 2008 Is Christianity transforming China? Young & Restless in China Jun. 17, 2008 A remarkably intimate look into the lives of nine young Chinese coming of age in a society changing as fast as any in history.FRONTLINE/WORLDMexico: Crimes at the Border May. 28, 2008 The business of human smuggling Storm Over Everest May. 13, 2008 Renowned climber/filmmaker David Breashears returns to Everest's worst tragedy to tell the story as it's never before been told...Sick Around the World Apr. 15, 2008 In the debate over health care, what might the U.S. learn from the successes and failures of five other capitalist democracies?Bad Voodoo's War Apr. 01, 2008 FRONTLINE captures the realities of war through a "virtual embed" with a National Guard platoon serving in Iraq.STORIES BY DATE » LOCAL SCHEDULE » |
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“Atwater wasn't the two dimensional character outlined in this Frontline. Maybe your report is the story people right now would prefer to hear, but to discount the man as a "trickster" who suffered for his sins in the end, is to miss the true heart of a talented workaholic.” Cleveland, Ohio on Boogie ManREAD MORE »“Global warming is a farce! Slaves of this foolish theory are, by in large, Godless. They will bow down at the alter of trees and dirt and abortion and government. Professing to be wise, they became fools, Romans 1:22.” Lubbock, TX on HEATREAD MORE » |
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