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The Accelerationists’ App: How Telegram Became the “Center of Gravity” for a New Breed of Domestic Terrorists
From attempting to incite racially motivated violence to encouraging attacks on critical infrastructure, the alleged crimes planned and advertised by extremists on Telegram go far beyond the charges facing CEO Pavel Durov.
September 3, 2024
Bill Moyers on Three Decades Documenting 'Two American Families' With Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes
Bill Moyers, Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes, the filmmakers behind ‘Two American Families: 1991-2024,’ talk about profiling two families in America’s Rust Belt over multiple decades and economic cycles.
August 2, 2024
By the Numbers: The Economic Forces Impacting America's Working Families
A by-the-numbers look at the broad economic trends and forces that have impacted the lives of working families in the U.S. in recent decades.
July 24, 2024
Where Are the ‘Two American Families’ 30-Plus Years After We Started Filming Them?
A new documentary special about the Neumann and Stanley families, filmed over more than three decades, offers answers — and sheds profound light on the changing nature of the American economy. Watch an excerpt now.
July 23, 2024
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Two American Families: 1991-2024
Filmed over 34 years, this is the saga of two families struggling to survive in a changing American economy.
July 23, 2024
As Boeing Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud, a Look Back at What Led Up to the 737 Max Crashes That Killed 346 People
As Boeing agrees to plead guilty to a felony fraud charge, avoiding a federal criminal trial if a judge approves the agreement, revisit FRONTLINE and The New York Times’ documentary 'Boeing’s Fatal Flaw.'
July 8, 2024
Watch FRONTLINE’s 5 Most-Streamed Documentaries of 2024 (So Far)
Looking for some documentaries to watch as summer enters full swing? We’ve got you covered.
July 3, 2024
What Has Happened to Boeing Since the 737 Max Crashes
A brief look at what has happened to Boeing since the deadly 2018 and 2019 crashes and the recent Alaska Airlines incident.
March 13, 2024
Alaska Airlines Flight Was Scheduled for Safety Check on Day Panel Blew Off
From our partners at The New York Times: The 737 Max remained in service for a day after the airline’s engineers, concerned about warning lights, scheduled it to come in for maintenance. During that period, a door plug came off in flight.
March 12, 2024
F.A.A. Audit of Boeing’s 737 Max Production Found Dozens of Issues
From our partners at The New York Times: The company failed 33 of 89 audits during an examination conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in January.
March 11, 2024
Jack Teixeira Pleads Guilty in ‘Discord Leaks’ Case
‘The Discord Leaks,’ from FRONTLINE and The Washington Post, investigated Jack Teixeira, a massive leak of national security secrets, and the role of platforms like Discord.
March 4, 2024
Jack Teixeira Will Plead Guilty in Massive Leak of Documents on Discord
Federal prosecutors filed a notice with a federal judge in advance of a hearing next week.
February 29, 2024