Season 27 |
| 508 :27x01 - The Choice 2008 (Oct/14/2008) | | Profiles on Republican candidate John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama along with interviews with their advisers, family, friends and reporters. | |
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| 509 :27x02 - Heat (Oct/21/2008) | | What changes have big business made due to the increasing climate? This report includes China where the coal conglomerate Shenhua Energy CEO Ling Wen answers to his shareholders instead of the public, and in India, where car sale are on the rise. Also, an exploration of GM's creation of a hybrid car, clean coal science and energy plans for the presidential candidates. | |
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| 510 :27x03 - The War Briefing (Oct/28/2008) | | An examination of what the foreign policy challenges will be like for the 44th United States president, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Experts and diplomats offer their advice on how these matters should be handled. | |
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| 511 :27x04 - Boogie Man: the Lee Atwater Story (Nov/11/2008) | | A profile of Lee Atwater (1951-91), an influential political strategist who helped George W. Bush win his election against Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election. Includes insights from GOP strategists Tucker Eskew, Mary Matalin and Ed Rollins, journalists Joe Conason, Sam Donaldson, Howard Fineman and Robert Novak, and Michael and Kitty Dukakis. | |
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| 512 :27x05 - The Hugo Chavez Show (Nov/25/2008) | | A profile of Hugo Chavez, the controversial Venezuelan president, which includes footage from his weekly Aló Presidente, TV show which he uses to speak directly to the people. Plus insights from author Alberto Barrera and journalist Jon Lee Anderson. Includes Chavez's role in the 1992 ill-fated coup d'etat and rise to power; the failures in his polices meant to improve the lives of many Venezuelans; and the defeat in 2007 of the referendum he championed which was meant to end term limits. | |
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| 513 :27x06 - The Old Man and the Storm (Jan/06/2009) | | The devastation of Hurricane Katrina damage the home of octogenarian Herbert Gettridge and his wife, and the master plasterer and veteran builder has begun rebuilding. | |
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| 514 :27x07 - Dreams of Obama (Jan/20/2009) | | The story of Barack Obama's rise to the 44th president of the United States, featuring interviews with insiders and observers who followed him from his Harvard Law School days though his entry into politics in Chicago and his 2004 Democratic National Convention's memorable keynote address. | |
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| 515 :27x08 - My Father, My Brother and Me (Feb/03/2009) | | In 2004, Frontline correspondent Dave Iverson was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, just like his father and brother, and tries to investigate the degenerative disease. includes interviews with Michael J. Fox and writer Michael Kinsley, both who suffer from this affliction. Also included is a debate over stem cell research and interviews with some famous doctors about the disease. | | Guest Stars: Michael J. Fox as Himself, Michael Kinsley as Himself | |
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| 516 :27x09 - Inside the Meltdown (Feb/17/2009) | | A look at the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009, including the selling of Bear Stearns to JP Morgan, the failure of Lehman Brothers, the financial bailouts of insurance giant AIG and TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program) which was a $700 billion dollar Wall Street bailout. | |
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| 517 :27x10 - Ten Trillion and Counting (Mar/24/2009) | | A look at how the Obama administration may be hindered by the deficit, which has now ballooned to over $10 trillion, and why both right and left wingers believe it must be reduced in order to ensure the nations future. Includes factors which may have caused the debt to rise; the possible outcome if the problem is not addressed; and potential solutions. | |
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| 518 :27x11 - Sick Around America (Mar/31/2009) | | A look at the health care crisis in America, where 46 million people are uninsured and even more are underinsured. Highlights include the challenges faced by small businesses and their employees, who often pay for more than they receive, as well as people seeking insurance on their own. Also featured are nightmare stories, including the tale of one woman who's insurance was rescinded just after completing cancer treatments; interviews with insurance company executives; and an examination of Massachusetts health care reform. | |
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| 519 :27x12 - Black Money (Apr/07/2009) | | An exploration by Lowell Bergman over the bribery used by multinational companies in order to procure billion dollar contracts. Includes a crackdown by the Justice Department over this practice; and bribery allegations leveled against BAE Systems, a British company. | |
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| 520 :27x13 - Poisoned Waters (Apr/21/2009) | | The Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound are used as examples as a checkup of America's waterways. Both estuaries, chemicals contained in products we use everyday can be found, and are likely affecting marine life and humans. A USGS study of the Potomac river revealed mutations in frogs which can be linked chemicals to household items. And in Puget Sound, orca carcasses have been tested and contain high levels of PCB's. | |
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| 521 :27x14 - The Released (Apr/28/2009) | | The stories of two paranoid schizophrenics are explored as the pair of mentally ill inmates from Ohio are released and rearrested for allegedly committing crimes after going off their meds. | |
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| 522 :27x15 - The Madoff Affair (May/12/2009) | | The story of Bernard Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty for running the Ponzi scheme which bilked $65 million from investors. | |
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| 523 :27x16 - Breaking the Bank (Jun/16/2009) | | An exploration of the role played by the super-sized banks on the economic collapse of 2008-09 through the prism of Bank of America. Includes the following questions: What went wrong? Why the financial free-fall was so sudden? And what efforts are being made to stabilize the banking industry. | |
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