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Watch FRONTLINE’s 2008 Interview with Jesse Jackson | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series ‘America has this vast potential to be better,’ Jackson said in an interview for ‘The Choice 2008,’ as he reflected on the civil rights movement and the road to Barack Obama’s candidacy.

“America has this vast potential to be better,” Jackson, who died on Feb. 17, said in the interview, as he reflected on the civil rights movement and the road to Barack Obama’s candidacy.

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Barack Obama as a presidential candidate

When FRONTLINE was producing the 2008 installment of “The Choice,” its election-year series profiling the two major-party presidential candidates, one of the interviewees was the Rev. Jesse Jackson. That extended video interview is now available for the first time.

Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Watch FRONTLINE's documentary in collaboration with The Washington Post, Evident Media & Bellingcat investigating Iran’s nuclear program in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli strikes.

Amid discussion of possible U.S. strikes on Iran, revisit a 2025 investigation on the impact of last year's U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear program. Watch the documentary "Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question" here:

South Korea Relaunches Commission With Focus on Adoption Fraud | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series South Korea has relaunched a commission into past human rights violation related to the nation’s historic foreign adoption program.

South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission investigating past human rights violations related to the nation's historic foreign adoption program. In 2024, FRONTLINE & @apnews.com examined allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea's foreign adoption boom. Read the latest:

Inside the Battle Over High Prescription Drug Costs in the U.S. | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series In one corner: consumers fed up with high drug prices. In the other: pharmaceutical companies arguing that price controls stifle innovation. The still-resonant 2003 documentary 'The Other Drug War' is...

In one corner: consumers fed up with high drug prices. In the other: pharmaceutical companies arguing that price controls stifle innovation. Go inside the history of "The Other Drug War."

The Russia-Ukraine War Enters Its Fifth Year | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Watch FRONTLINE’s documentaries examining the conflict’s evolution, Vladimir Putin’s grievances with the West and crackdown on dissent at home, and the human toll of war.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year. Last year was the deadliest year of the war for Ukrainian civilians, with more than 2,500 killed and 12,000 injured. Revisit FRONTLINE documentaries examining the war's evolution, human toll and Vladimir Putin's grievances with the West.

Documenting PFAS Contamination in Southern Communities | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Reporters and filmmakers talk about making the documentary ‘Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy,’ which examined how industry, regulators and communities have navigated forever chemical c...

How did PFAS chemicals contaminate the water and environment in parts of Georgia and Alabama? The reporters and filmmakers behind a collaborative project investigating the issue discussed what it was like to bring it to life in "Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy."

Explore more of FRONTLINE’s climate and environment reporting.

Climate of Doubt | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series FRONTLINE explores the massive shift in public opinion on climate change.

“Climate of Doubt” (2012) goes inside the organizations that fought the scientific establishment to shift the direction of the climate conversation.

War on the EPA | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Watch FRONTLINE's documentary on the rise of the anti-regulatory and anti-climate change science movements inside the Trump administration's EPA.

“War on the EPA” (2017) traces the ascent of the anti-regulatory movement and the changes at the EPA during President Trump’s first term.

The Power of Big Oil | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Watch FRONTLINE's three-part documentary examining the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.

“The Power of Big Oil” (2022), a 3-part series, investigates the decades-long battle over the threat of climate change and the role of the fossil fuel industry.

These three FRONTLINE documentaries go inside the long campaign against government regulations around climate change, and are all streaming now on YouTube, at pbs.org/frontline and in the PBS App.

President Trump announced last week that the EPA is rescinding that finding, a deregulatory move that restricts the agency’s authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Since 2009, the EPA has regulated greenhouse gas emissions based on a finding that the gases' warming effect on the planet endangers people’s health.

Before Nicolás Maduro, There Was Hugo Chávez | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Venezuela’s previous president set in motion the governing model that Nicolás Maduro vowed to continue. ‘The Hugo Chávez Show,’ a FRONTLINE documentary now available on YouTube, examined who Chávez wa...

Before Nicolás Maduro, there was Hugo Chávez. Our 2008 documentary examining the Venezuelan president who preceded Maduro is now available on YouTube for the first time.

FRONTLINE FEATURES and AP Documentary “2000 Meters to Andriivka” Wins George Polk Award | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series The 2025 documentary feature from FRONTLINE and AP is a stunning portrayal of the war in Ukraine, from the trenches.

"2000 Meters to Andriivka," FRONTLINE and @apnews.com's 2025 acclaimed documentary feature on the war in Ukraine, has been honored with a George Polk Award. Recognized in the Foreign Television Reporting category, the documentary offers a stunning portrayal of the war from the trenches. Learn more:

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official NFL hall of famer on what players knew about CTE

New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson, who was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome and advocated for other players to join a lawsuit against the NFL over brain injuries, discussed why he regretted ever playing football in this 2013 interview with FRONTLINE, now available on YouTube.

‘I Think We’re Under Attack’: Inside Caracas as the U.S. Captured Nicolás Maduro In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, AP reporter Regina García Cano was woken up by an explosion in Venezuela’s capital. She and her colleagues soon learned what was happening: the culmination of Pre...

In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, @apnews.com reporter Regina García Cano was woken up by an explosion in Venezuela’s capital. She and her colleagues soon learned what was happening: the culmination of President Donald Trump’s long campaign to topple Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuelan Opposition Politician Placed Under House Arrest After Release From Jail, Son Says | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series The government had released Juan Pablo Guanipa along with several other opposition members following lengthy politically motivated detentions.

Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close political ally of Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado, has been placed under house arrest two days after he was released from prison.

Venezuela Frees Several Opposition Members After Lengthy Politically Motivated Detentions | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s government announced Jan. 8 it would free a significant number of prisoners, but families and rights watchdogs have criticized authorities for the slow pace of the r...

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez’s government announced Jan. 8 it would free a significant number of prisoners, but families and rights watchdogs have criticized authorities for the slow pace of the releases.

Read more from @apnews.com:

Blackout in Puerto Rico | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Watch FRONTLINE and NPR's documentary about why Hurricane Maria left Puerto in the dark and struggling to survive.

What led to the "Blackout in Puerto Rico" after Hurricane Maria? Revisit FRONTLINE and @npr.org's 2018 documentary investigating the impact of the storm, the federal response, and the role of Wall Street and years of neglect in the island's economic and humanitarian crisis.

Crisis in Venezuela | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series What’s next for Venezuela after the dramatic fall of Nicolás Maduro?

What’s next for Venezuela after the dramatic fall of Nicolás Maduro? FRONTLINE and @apnews.com investigate the legacy of corruption in Venezuela, the challenges to democracy, the conflict with the U.S., and the fight over who will control the oil-rich country. Premieres Feb. 10 on PBS and online.

How a SC Riverkeeper’s Detective Work Reveals a Deeper Tale About the Carpet Industry’s PFAS Legacy | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series A South Carolina riverkeeper traced PFAS, or forever chemicals, to a specific carpet plant on the Lower Saluda River in Irmo.

How did one of the South's most important industries — the carpet industry — weave itself into one of the world’s most pervasive pollution crises?

Here's what an investigation by The Post and Courier, @ajc.com, FRONTLINE, AL.com and @apnews.com found:

Inside America’s Carpet Capital: An Empire and Its Toxic Legacy | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series The Georgia carpet industry’s long use of PFAS, known as forever chemicals, polluted drinking water and the environment across swaths of the South.

Dolly Baker learned from a 2025 study that her blood had PFAS levels hundreds of times above the U.S. average.

The @ajc.com, @apnews.com, FRONTLINE, The Post and Courier and @al.com examined the role of Georgia's carpet industry in the area's contamination with PFAS or forever chemicals:

Forever Chemicals, Carpet Companies & a Crisis 'Not Fully Understood’ | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series PFAS chemicals once used in manufacturing popular stain-resistant carpets have contaminated the environment and water in parts of Georgia and Alabama. A new documentary investigates how it happened — ...

Researchers have linked high levels of some PFAS types in human blood to serious health problems. It’s an issue that comes into sharp focus in northwest Georgia, home to some of the world’s largest carpet companies.

Hope and Fear in Venezuela After US-Imposed Government Change | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series Thirty days after the U.S. captured then-President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan citizens are unsure about the current situation, with fears of further attacks and government repression.

Thirty days after the U.S. captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in a raid, the initial shock has given way to uncertainty, with fears of more government repression.

Read @apnews.com's story — part of an ongoing collaboration that includes an upcoming documentary.

FRONTLINE and Newmark J-School Announce 2026 Tow Journalism Fellow | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series FRONTLINE and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY have announced that Leo Miranda has been selected as one of the series’ 2026 Tow Journalism Fellows. The year-long position is fun...

Leo Miranda, a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, has been selected as one of FRONTLINE’s 2026 Tow Journalism Fellows.

What To Know About Forever Chemicals | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series A consumer guide to understanding PFAS or forever chemicals, and the steps you can take to reduce exposure.

Nearly everyone in the United States has forever chemicals, or PFAS, in their blood. This guide breaks down how these chemicals get in our bodies, the potential effects on human health, how to find out if PFAS are in your drinking water and more.

FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Honored with the Overseas Press Club President’s Award | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series

The Overseas Press Club of America has announced that it will honor FRONTLINE's editor-in-chief and executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath with its President's Award for lifetime achievement in journalism. For over 25 years, Aronson-Rath has championed fair, rigorous and in-depth global reporting.

‘Sinners’, ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Hamnet’, ‘Marty Supreme’ Among WGA Awards Film Nominees; ‘Pluribus’ Tops TV The Writers Guild of America has revealed the nominees for the 2026 WGA Awards honoring the year's best writing across movies, TV, new media and more.

We are honored that five FRONTLINE documentaries have been nominated for 2026 Writers Guild Awards: “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” “Syria After Assad,” “The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram,” “The Rise of RFK Jr.,” and “Trump’s Power & the Rule of Law.”