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Frontline, Season 2020 Episode 8, America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump, Part 1
directed by Michael Kirk, 1947-; produced by Gabrielle Schonder, fl. 2008-2015, Jim Gilmore, fl. 1986-2016, Philip Bennett, fl. 1982, Mike Wiser, fl. 2008-2016 and Michael Kirk, 1947-, Kirk Documentary Group and Frontline Films, in Frontline, Season 2020 Episode 8 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 53 mins
Episode 1 traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
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directed by Michael Kirk, 1947-; produced by Gabrielle Schonder, fl. 2008-2015, Jim Gilmore, fl. 1986-2016, Philip Bennett, fl. 1982, Mike Wiser, fl. 2008-2016 and Michael Kirk, 1947-, Kirk Documentary Group and Frontline Films, in Frontline, Season 2020 Episode 8 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 53 mins
Description
Episode 1 traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gabrielle Schonder, fl. 2008-2015, Jim Gilmore, fl. 1986-2016, Philip Bennett, fl. 1982, Mike Wiser, fl. 2008-2016, Michael Kirk, 1947-, Kirk Documentary Group, Frontline Films, Will Lyman, 1948-
Author / Creator
Michael Kirk, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Speaker / Narrator
Will Lyman, 1948-
Person Discussed
Barack Obama, 1961-, Donald Trump, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Politics
Copyright Message
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Frontline, Season 2020 Episode 8, America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump, Part 2
directed by Michael Kirk, 1947-; produced by Gabrielle Schonder, fl. 2008-2015, Jim Gilmore, fl. 1986-2016, Philip Bennett, fl. 1982, Mike Wiser, fl. 2008-2016 and Michael Kirk, 1947-, Kirk Documentary Group and Frontline Films, in Frontline, Season 2020 Episode 8 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 53 mins
Episode 2 examines how Donald Trump’s campaign exploited the country’s divisions and how his presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide.
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directed by Michael Kirk, 1947-; produced by Gabrielle Schonder, fl. 2008-2015, Jim Gilmore, fl. 1986-2016, Philip Bennett, fl. 1982, Mike Wiser, fl. 2008-2016 and Michael Kirk, 1947-, Kirk Documentary Group and Frontline Films, in Frontline, Season 2020 Episode 8 (Boston, MA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 53 mins
Description
Episode 2 examines how Donald Trump’s campaign exploited the country’s divisions and how his presidency has unleashed anger on both sides of the divide.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gabrielle Schonder, fl. 2008-2015, Jim Gilmore, fl. 1986-2016, Philip Bennett, fl. 1982, Mike Wiser, fl. 2008-2016, Michael Kirk, 1947-, Kirk Documentary Group, Frontline Films, Will Lyman, 1948-
Author / Creator
Michael Kirk, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Speaker / Narrator
Will Lyman, 1948-
Person Discussed
Donald Trump, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Politics
Copyright Message
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McCarthy
produced by Mark Samels and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, American Experience Films (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 53 mins
Chronicle the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Senator who would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
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produced by Mark Samels and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, American Experience Films (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 1 hour 53 mins
Description
Chronicle the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Senator who would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mark Samels, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, American Experience Films
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Person Discussed
Joseph McCarthy, 1885-1943
Topic / Theme
Post Secondary, Secondary
Copyright Message
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Frontline, Season 2020, Episode 4, Targeting El Paso
produced by Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018, in Frontline, Season 2020, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 53 mins
Examine how El Paso became Trump's immigration testing ground, and then the target of a white supremacist through interviews with border patrol agents, militias, local advocates, and migrants.
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produced by Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018, in Frontline, Season 2020, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2020), 53 mins
Description
Examine how El Paso became Trump's immigration testing ground, and then the target of a white supremacist through interviews with border patrol agents, militias, local advocates, and migrants.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Marcela Gaviria, fl. 2002-2018
Date Published / Released
2020-01, 2020
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Frontline
Topic / Theme
Immigrant life, Immigrant populations
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 WGBH Educational Foundation
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All the President's Lies
presented by Jake Tapper, 1969-; produced by Cable News Network (CNN) (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2019), 41 mins
Chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper speaks to scholars, historians, authors, and philosopher to explore the national impact of Trump’s most egregious lies, and how in turn, he has created a culture of mistrust; leading Americans to question scientists, economists, world figures and the media.
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presented by Jake Tapper, 1969-; produced by Cable News Network (CNN) (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2019), 41 mins
Description
Chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper speaks to scholars, historians, authors, and philosopher to explore the national impact of Trump’s most egregious lies, and how in turn, he has created a culture of mistrust; leading Americans to question scientists, economists, world figures and the media.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cable News Network (CNN)
Author / Creator
Jake Tapper, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Person Discussed
Donald Trump, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Politics, Presidents
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 CNN Newsource Sales, Inc.
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The Campaign of Miner Bo
directed by Todd Drezner, fl. 2007; produced by Todd Drezner, fl. 2007, Todd Club Films (New York, NY - Brooklyn: Todd Club Films, 2019), 1 hour 14 mins
After his conversation with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton goes viral and makes him one of the faces of the 2016 election, unemployed coal miner Bo Copley runs for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. But without much money or experience, he quickly discovers that being a politician...
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directed by Todd Drezner, fl. 2007; produced by Todd Drezner, fl. 2007, Todd Club Films (New York, NY - Brooklyn: Todd Club Films, 2019), 1 hour 14 mins
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After his conversation with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton goes viral and makes him one of the faces of the 2016 election, unemployed coal miner Bo Copley runs for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. But without much money or experience, he quickly discovers that being a politician is harder than it looks. As his long-shot campaign continues, Copley fights not only to pull off a monumental upset, but also to valida...
After his conversation with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton goes viral and makes him one of the faces of the 2016 election, unemployed coal miner Bo Copley runs for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. But without much money or experience, he quickly discovers that being a politician is harder than it looks. As his long-shot campaign continues, Copley fights not only to pull off a monumental upset, but also to validate his own sense of self-worth after two years of unemployment. Bo Copley, fl. 2000
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bo Copley, fl. 2000, Todd Drezner, fl. 2007, Todd Club Films
Author / Creator
Todd Drezner, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Todd Club Films
Topic / Theme
Election campaigns
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 by Todd Club Films
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The Critical Role Of "Guarded" Chief Justice John Roberts
produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Judy Woodruff, 1946- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
With the country feeling deeply polarized and a Supreme Court that has moved to the right under President Trump, the role of Chief Justice John Roberts is attracting increased interest and scrutiny, including in The Chief, a new book by Joan Biskupic. Judy Woodruff talks to Biskupic about the pivotal justice's “...
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produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Judy Woodruff, 1946- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
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With the country feeling deeply polarized and a Supreme Court that has moved to the right under President Trump, the role of Chief Justice John Roberts is attracting increased interest and scrutiny, including in The Chief, a new book by Joan Biskupic. Judy Woodruff talks to Biskupic about the pivotal justice's “guarded” personality, drive to achieve and hallmark judicial decisions.
Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Author / Creator
Judy Woodruff, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Person Discussed
Joan Biskupic, 1956-, John Glover Roberts, Jr., 1955-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 NewsHour Productions LLC
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History Behind the Headlines, State of the Union
produced by Media Rich Learning, in History Behind the Headlines (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2019), 5 mins
The State of the Union address is much more than a night of pomp and ceremony. The President’s message to Congress — as it was known in the early days — is an obligation articulated in the US Constitution. It's also an opportunity for the commander-in-chief to lay-out his legislative agenda and to speak dire...
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produced by Media Rich Learning, in History Behind the Headlines (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2019), 5 mins
Description
The State of the Union address is much more than a night of pomp and ceremony. The President’s message to Congress — as it was known in the early days — is an obligation articulated in the US Constitution. It's also an opportunity for the commander-in-chief to lay-out his legislative agenda and to speak directly to the American people. Learn the history behind the annual political ritual.
Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Media Rich Learning
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
History Behind the Headlines
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Social Sciences, Early National Era (1790–1828)
Copyright Message
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History Behind the Headlines, The [Green] New Deal
produced by Media Rich Learning, in History Behind the Headlines (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2019), 3 mins
Long before the Green New Deal, President Franklin Roosevelt introduced a bold plan to combat the Great Depression. He called it the New Deal. The mosaic of plans, programs, and reforms put Americans back to work and restored confidence in the US economy. It didn't break the depression altogether, but it changed t...
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produced by Media Rich Learning, in History Behind the Headlines (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2019), 3 mins
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Long before the Green New Deal, President Franklin Roosevelt introduced a bold plan to combat the Great Depression. He called it the New Deal. The mosaic of plans, programs, and reforms put Americans back to work and restored confidence in the US economy. It didn't break the depression altogether, but it changed the face of America and laid the foundation for success in World War II and the postwar prosperity that followed.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Media Rich Learning
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
History Behind the Headlines
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Social Sciences, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Political and Social Movements, Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
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History Behind the Headlines, United States vs North Korea
produced by Media Rich Learning, in History Behind the Headlines (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2019), 5 mins
The Cold War never ended on the Korean Peninsula. Thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the great geopolitical struggle of the twentieth century continues to shape foreign relations throughout Asia and perpetuates the most explosive rivalry in the world.
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produced by Media Rich Learning, in History Behind the Headlines (Chesterton, IN: Media Rich Learning, 2019), 5 mins
Description
The Cold War never ended on the Korean Peninsula. Thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the great geopolitical struggle of the twentieth century continues to shape foreign relations throughout Asia and perpetuates the most explosive rivalry in the world.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Media Rich Learning
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Media Rich Learning
Series
History Behind the Headlines
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Social Sciences, Cold War, 1945-1989, Korean Conflict, 1950-1953, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Post-war Era (1945–1960)
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