Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.
Frontline (Season 9)
The Arming of Iraq: Frontline Special (Episode 1)
Air date: 1990-09-11
When Cops Go Bad (Episode 2)
Air date: 1990-10-16
The Hunt for Howard Marks (Episode 3)
Air date: 1990-10-23
Broken Minds (Episode 4)
Air date: 1990-10-30
Overview: Three million Americans are thought to be schizophrenic. As medical science searches to find its cause, society struggles to understand a crippling disease that has shattered families and left tens of thousands on the nation’s streets.
Decade of Destruction (1): Ashes of Forest (Episode 5)
Air date: 1990-09-18
Decade of Destruction (2): Killing for Land (Episode 6)
Air date: 1990-09-19
Decade of Destruction (3): Mountains of Gold (Episode 7)
Air date: 1990-09-20
Decade of Destruction (4): Chico Mende (Episode 8)
Air date: 1990-09-21
Global Dumping Ground (Episode 9)
Air date: 1990-10-02
The Spirit of Crazy Horse (Episode 10)
Air date: 1990-12-18
Springfield Goes to War (Episode 11)
Air date: 1990-11-20
High Crimes and Misdemeanors (Episode 12)
Air date: 1990-11-27
The Struggle for South Africa (Episode 13)
Air date: 1990-12-11
To the Brink of War (Episode 14)
Air date: 1991-01-15
Cuba and Cocaine (Episode 15)
Air date: 1991-02-05
The Man Who Made the Supergun (Episode 16)
Air date: 1991-02-12
Guns, Tanks, and Gorbachev (Episode 17)
Air date: 1991-02-19
The Mind of Hussein (Episode 18)
Air date: 1991-02-26
Black America's War (Episode 19)
Air date: 1991-04-02
War and Peace in Panama (Episode 20)
Air date: 1991-04-09
The Election Held Hostage (Episode 21)
Air date: 1991-04-16
Who Pays for Mom and Dad? (Episode 22)
Air date: 1991-04-30
Innocence Lost (Episode 23)
Air date: 1991-05-07
The Spy Hunter (Episode 24)
Air date: 1991-05-14
To the Last Fish (Episode 25)
Air date: 1991-05-21
The Color of Your Skin (Episode 26)
Air date: 1991-06-11
The Gates Nomination (Episode 27)
Air date: 1991-07-15
Betting on the Lottery (Episode 28)
Air date: 1990-11-06
Overview: Lottery fever is spreading. Twenty-nine states now raise $20 billion a year in revenues. Frontline correspondent James Reston, Jr., goes behind the scenes of state lotteries to look at the promoters selling them, the people buying the tickets, and to ask the question, ‘Who really wins and who loses?’

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