NRA Under Fire

March 24, 2020

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Frontline - S38 - E14

Once an unrivaled political power, the NRA is facing challenges from all sides. FRONTLINE examines how the NRA aligned with President Trump and his base, and finds itself under attack ahead of the 2020 election.

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Frontline: Season 38 - 21 Episode s

38x1 - The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
October 1, 2019
A year after the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi, FRONTLINE investigates the rise of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. In a two-hour documentary, Martin Smith — who has covered the Middle East for FRONTLINE for 20 years — examines the crown prince's vision for the future of Saudi Arabia, his handling of dissent and his ties to Khashoggi's killing.
38x2 - On The President's Orders
October 8, 2019
A searing, on-the-ground look at President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly campaign against suspected drug dealers and users in the Philippines, "On the President's Orders" is told with unprecedented access to the police themselves. It offers a gripping, visually stunning window into the war on drugs — those carrying it out, and those most impacted by it.
38x3 - Zero Tolerance
October 22, 2019
How Trump turned immigration into a powerful political weapon that fueled division. Inside the effort by three insurgents to tap into populist anger, transform the GOP, and crack down on immigration.
38x4 - Fire in Paradise
October 29, 2019
A year after the devastating Camp Fire, FRONTLINE examines who’s to blame and why it was so catastrophic. With accounts from survivors and first responders, the documentary tells the inside story of the most destructive fire in California's history, its causes and the impact of climate change.
38x5 - In the Age of AI
November 5, 2019
From fears about work and privacy to a rivalry between the U.S. and China, FRONTLINE explores the promise and perils of AI. The documentary traces a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.
38x6 - Kids Caught in the Crackdown/ Iraq's Secret Sex Trade
November 12, 2019
In an investigation with The Associated Press, FRONTLINE examines the widespread consequences — and business — of the mass confinement of migrant children. The documentary details the traumatic stories of migrant children detained under President Trump’s immigration policies. Also in this two-part hour, a report on the sexual exploitation of women and girls in Iraq.
38x7 - For Sama
November 19, 2019
In a time of conflict and darkness in her home in Aleppo, Syria, one young woman kept her camera rolling — while falling in love, getting married, having a baby and saying goodbye as her city crumbled. The award-winning documentary unfolds as a love letter from filmmaker and young mother Waad al-Kateab to her daughter — Sama.
38x8 - Targeting El Paso
January 7, 2020
FRONTLINE investigates how El Paso, Texas became the Trump administration’s immigration testing ground, and then the target of a white supremacist. Interviews with current and former officials, Border Patrol agents, advocates and migrants tell the inside story from the epicenter of the border crisis.
38x9 - America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part One)
January 13, 2020
A two-part investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Part One of the documentary traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
38x10 - America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part Two)
January 13, 2020
A two-part investigation into America’s increasingly bitter, divided and toxic politics. Part Two of the documentary examines how Donald Trump’s campaign exploited the country’s divisions and how his presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide.
38x11 - Taliban Country/The Luanda Leaks
January 21, 2020
FRONTLINE reporter Najibullah Quraishi goes on a dangerous journey into both Taliban- and ISIS-held territory amid efforts to end nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan. Also in this two-part hour, an investigation with the ICIJ into how Isabel dos Santos became Africa’s richest woman.
38x12 - Battle for Hong Kong
February 11, 2020
FRONTLINE goes inside the battle for Hong Kong, following protesters through the most intense clashes over several months of pro-democracy protests. The film examines their struggle against what they say is growing influence from the communist government of mainland China.
38x13 - Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos
February 18, 2020
FRONTLINE examines Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ascent to power and the global impact of the empire he built. The film also investigates the darker side of the company’s rapid growth, and the challenge of trying to rein in the power of the richest man in the world.
38x14 - NRA Under Fire
March 24, 2020
Once an unrivaled political power, the NRA is facing challenges from all sides. FRONTLINE examines how the NRA aligned with President Trump and his base, and finds itself under attack ahead of the 2020 election.
38x15 - Plastic Wars
March 31, 2020
With the plastic industry expanding like never before, and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics.
38x16 - China Undercover
April 7, 2020
With undercover footage and firsthand accounts from survivors of China's detention camps, FRONTLINE investigates the Communist regime’s mass imprisonment of Muslims, and its use of sophisticated surveillance technology against the Uyghur community.
38x17 - Coronavirus Pandemic
April 21, 2020
How did the U.S. become the country with the worst known coronavirus outbreak in the world? FRONTLINE investigates the American response to COVID-19 — from Washington State to Washington, D.C. — and examines what happens when politics and science collide.
38x18 - Inside Italy's COVID War
May 19, 2020
FRONTLINE goes inside a hospital battling the coronavirus crisis in northern Italy, as doctors are forced to make life and death decisions. An intimate, exclusive story that follows one besieged ER doctor, her staff and the patients suffering from COVID-19, from the darkest days to the signs of hope.
38x19 - The Virus: What Went Wrong?
June 16, 2020
As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?
38x20 - Opioids, Inc.
June 23, 2020
The story of a drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud. With the Financial Times, FRONTLINE investigates how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller 50 times stronger than heroin.
38x21 - Once Upon A Time In Iraq
July 14, 2020
This is the story of the Iraq war, told by Iraqis who lived through it. They share their personal accounts and lasting memories of life under Saddam Hussein, the U.S.-led invasion of their country and the 17 years of chaos that followed — from the sectarian violence to the rise and brutal reign of ISIS.

38x1 - The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

38x2 - On The President's Orders

38x3 - Zero Tolerance

38x4 - Fire in Paradise

38x5 - In the Age of AI

38x6 - Kids Caught in the Crackdown/ Iraq's Secret Sex Trade

38x7 - For Sama

38x8 - Targeting El Paso

38x9 - America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part One)

38x10 - America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump (Part Two)

38x11 - Taliban Country/The Luanda Leaks

38x12 - Battle for Hong Kong

38x13 - Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

38x14 - NRA Under Fire

38x15 - Plastic Wars

38x16 - China Undercover

38x17 - Coronavirus Pandemic

38x18 - Inside Italy's COVID War

38x19 - The Virus: What Went Wrong?

38x20 - Opioids, Inc.

38x21 - Once Upon A Time In Iraq

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