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The Power of Big Oil (Part One: Denial)

FRONTLINE examines the fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change. Part One of this three-part series charts the fossil fuel industry's early research on climate change and investigates industry efforts to sow seeds of doubt about the science.
Season 2022 Episode 5 Length 1:25:17 Premiere: 04/19/22

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Crime Scene: Bucha/After Zero Tolerance
S2022 E16 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 12/06/22

Putin's War at Home
S2022 E15 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 11/01/22

Putin's Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes
S2022 E14 Length 1:24:23 Premiere Date 10/25/22

Michael Flynn's Holy War
S2022 E13 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 10/18/22

Lies, Politics and Democracy
S2022 E12 Length 1:54:22 Premiere Date 09/06/22

Afghanistan Undercover
S2022 E11 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 08/09/22

Ukraine: Life Under Russia's Attack (2023)
S2022 E10 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 08/02/22

Facing Eviction
S2022 E9 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 07/26/22

Police on Trial
S2022 E8 Length 1:24:23 Premiere Date 05/31/22

The Power of Big Oil (Part Three: Delay)
S2022 E7 Length 54:22 Premiere Date 05/03/22

The Power of Big Oil (Part Two: Doubt)
S2022 E6 Length 54:52 Premiere Date 04/26/22

The Power of Big Oil (Part One: Denial)
S2022 E5 Length 1:25:17 Premiere Date 04/19/22

Plot to Overturn the Election
S2022 E4 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 03/29/22

Pelosi's Power
S2022 E3 Length 1:24:23 Premiere Date 03/22/22

Putin's Road to War
S2022 E2 Length 54:24 Premiere Date 03/15/22

American Reckoning
S2022 E1 Length 1:24:23 Premiere Date 02/15/22

Cecelia Lewis: “The District Identified This as a Need”
Clip Length 00:57 Premiere Date 06/15/22

Cecelia Lewis: Critical Race Theory “Doesn’t Exist” in K-12
Clip Length 01:15 Premiere Date 06/15/22

Cecelia Lewis: “The Work Still Needs to Be Done”
Clip Length 01:20 Premiere Date 06/15/22

Cherokee County School Board Meeting in 2021
Clip Length 00:11 Premiere Date 06/15/22

Inside Cherokee County School Board Meeting
Clip Length 00:48 Premiere Date 06/15/22

"The Power of Big Oil" - Preview
Preview Length 00:31 Premiere Date 04/19/22

Brain Wars: David Nash
Clip Length 01:12 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: The Purple Heart
Clip Length 10:04 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Jose Barco
Clip Length 01:36 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Law & Disorder: Robert Williams
Clip Length 01:38 Premiere Date 08/08/10

Haiti: The Aid Dilemma
Clip Length 14:49 Premiere Date 06/25/10

"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 04/17/07

Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90
Clip Length 11:39 Premiere Date 04/24/90

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The President Vs. The Fed - S44 E14

President Trump's unprecedented challenges to the Federal Reserve and what it means for the economy. Tracing the battle between Trump and the Fed as the central bank steers the economy through an increasingly precarious moment.

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