Retro Report

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Retro Report is a growing series of over 175 short documentaries that tell the history behind the news.

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Perp Walks: When Police Roll Out the Blue Carpet

Perp walk: Unfair maneuver or a strong warning to would-be criminals?

What Happens Next

The Future of College Will Be More of It

Online learning is indeed disrupting college as we know it -- but not in the way you might think.

How A Folk Singer’s Murder Forced Chile to Confront Its Past

Víctor Jara was a legendary Chilean folk singer and political activist, whose brutal killing during a military coup in 1973 went unsolved for decades. Now, his family may finally get justice.

Víctor Jara was a legendary Chilean folk singer and political activist, whose brutal killing during …

Suicide, Veterans and How a Simple Idea Is Trying to Combat a Crisis

As the nation continues to confront an epidemic of suicide, we explore the promising work of Dr. Jerry Motto, who in the 1960s, pioneered a simple, yet surprisingly successful method of treatment that is being implemented today.

As the nation continues to confront an epidemic of suicide, we explore the promising work of Dr. …

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Context for this Week

Stories that shine a light on today’s news

An accidental hyperlink caused Rudy Giuliani to tweet out the most widely ridiculed conspiracy theory of the year. Watch this story to see how this type of paranoia reached the political mainstream.

Conspiracy Theories and Fake News from JFK to Pizzagate

Donald Trump is being criticized for not saying the Apostles’ Creed, one of Christianity’s core prayers, during George H.W. Bush’s funeral. Here, we trace how evangelicals became a powerful political group, and ardent supporters of President Trump.

How Segregation Influenced Evangelical Political Activism

A federal court will soon rule on whether companies can use bankruptcy to avoid paying environmental liabilities – settling the debate over who is responsible for the cost of cleaning up damage caused by the making of Agent Orange in Newark. Watch our Agent Orange video for the backstory.

Agent Orange: Last Chapter of the Vietnam War

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