Violence Interrupters

Ameena Matthews appeared on the Colbert Report to talk about her project to stop violence in Chicago. Frontline aired a two hour documentary on her and her group, and their mission of peace. If you don't know who she is, you should.

Real Life CSI

A recent Frontline episode about forensic medical examination: there are no national standards, and the quality of forensic exams varies greatly based on local policy. In some areas, autopsies are performed by medical experts, in other places by "coroners" with no formal training. At times homicides may be misclassified and allow murderers to go free, or innocent suspects may be sent to prison for crimes they didn't commit.

The Warning About the Financial Crisis, Ignored

In the Late 90s Brooksley Born tried to warn congress about the implications of unregulated derivatives. She was ignored, even though there was a small derivatives crisis months after her warning. Unfortunately that didn't prompt any changes, or protections.

College for Profit

An Hour long episode of Frontline, exposing some of the Issues facing students at for profit colleges.
An Alarming thing is the incredibly high percentage of defaults on student loans are from students attending for profit colleges. And they are enabled through federal government student loan programs.