More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary "Poor Kids" explored poverty in the United States as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. FRONTLINE's season premiere, "Born Poor," tells the stories of the same children, now grown, chronicling their lives from childhood to the present day. FRONTLINE | PBS follows Kaylie, Johnny and Brittany across three chapters of their lives as they grow from kids to teenagers to adults, trying to pursue their dreams while dealing with an econ
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More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary "Poor Kids" explored poverty in the United States as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. FRONTLINE's season premiere, "Born Poor," tells the stories of the same children, now grown, chronicling their lives from childhood to the present day. FRONTLINE | PBS follows Kaylie, Johnny and Brittany across three chapters of their lives as they grow from kids to teenagers to adults, trying to pursue their dreams while dealing with an econ
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PART 3: What’s it like to be a kid born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in a series of shorts drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 3: What’s it like to be a kid born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in a series of shorts drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 5: What does it mean to be born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in this series drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 5: What does it mean to be born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in this series drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 2: What’s it like to be a kid born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in a series of shorts drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 2: What’s it like to be a kid born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in a series of shorts drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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FRONTLINE examines the dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., exploring how the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party and his family, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health. Tune in or stream “The Rise of RFK Jr.” beginning Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 10/9c on PBS and YouTube, and at 7/6c on FRONTLINE’s website and in the PBS App. | FRONTLINE | PBS
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FRONTLINE examines the dramatic and controversial rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., exploring how the scion of a storied dynasty endured tragedy and scandal, broke with the Democratic Party and his family, stoked conspiracy theories, and is reshaping government and public health. Tune in or stream “The Rise of RFK Jr.” beginning Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 10/9c on PBS and YouTube, and at 7/6c on FRONTLINE’s website and in the PBS App. | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 2: What does it mean to be born poor in America? Hear from Johnny, who's shared his experience of growing up in poverty with FRONTLINE, in this series drawn from our documentaries "Poor Kids" (2012) and "Born Poor" (2025). Comment “documentary” and we’ll DM you a link to where you can stream “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 2: What does it mean to be born poor in America? Hear from Johnny, who's shared his experience of growing up in poverty with FRONTLINE, in this series drawn from our documentaries "Poor Kids" (2012) and "Born Poor" (2025). Comment “documentary” and we’ll DM you a link to where you can stream “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 1: What does it mean to be born poor in America? Hear from Johnny, who's shared his experience of growing up in poverty with FRONTLINE, in this series drawn from our documentaries "Poor Kids" (2012) and "Born Poor" (2025). Comment “documentary” and we’ll DM you a link to where you can stream “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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In new documentary 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA, Mstyslav Chernov turns his lens towards Ukrainian soldiers — who they are, where they came from, and the impossible decisions they face in the trenches as they fight for every inch of their land. | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 4: What does it mean to be born poor in America? Hear from Johnny, who's shared his experience of growing up in poverty with FRONTLINE, in this series drawn from our documentaries "Poor Kids" (2012) and "Born Poor" (2025). Comment "documentary" and we'll DM you the link to where you can stream "Born Poor." #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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A look inside Vladimir Putin’s security council three days before Russia invaded Ukraine, in this video drawn from FRONTLINE’s 2022 documentary “Putin’s Road to War.” #putin #russia #ukraine #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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What conversation are doctors afraid to have with their patients? Hear Dr. Atul Gawande’s answer in this video drawn from the 2015 FRONTLINE documentary, “Being Mortal.” #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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What happened in Venezuela’s last election? FRONTLINE and @armando.info investigate in a scene from our 2025 update of the Emmy Award-nominated documentary “A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro’s Venezuela.” #venezuela #documentary #pbs | FRONTLINE | PBS
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What shaped Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine “crusade”? Watch a video drawn from FRONTLINE’s recent documentary “The Rise of RFK Jr.” #rfkjr #vaccines #vaccination | FRONTLINE | PBS
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Watch the opening scene from FRONTLINE's new documentary “Drug War in Ecuador,” which examines how a once-peaceful nation is now gripped by drug cartels, violence and a military crackdown. As the documentary begins, follow Father José Antonio Maeso, a well-known gang violence mediator in Ecuador, as he works in violence-scarred neighborhoods and also collects evidence of alleged abuses by the police and military. Tune in or stream the full documentary tonight on PBS stations, our website, YouTub
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Hear from two brothers who survived being held in Syria’s Saydnaya prison, sometimes called a “human slaughterhouse,” in this video drawn from FRONTLINE’s 2025 documentary “Syria’s Detainee Files.” #documentary #syria #syrianprison | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 4: What does it mean to be born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in this series drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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PART 1: What’s it like to be a kid born poor in America? Hear from Kaylie, who’s shared her experience of poverty from childhood to adulthood with FRONTLINE, in a series of shorts drawn from our 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and our 2025 documentary “Born Poor.” #poverty #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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30 years after the O.J. Simpson trial shook the country, see how Americans reacted in real time to the news of the verdict in a video drawn from FRONTLINE’s 2005 documentary “The O.J. Verdict.” #ojsimpson #documentary | FRONTLINE | PBS
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A look inside Alaska Native villages fighting for survival. With the Howard Center at ASU, FRONTLINE | PBS examines why communities are relocating and why they’re struggling to preserve their traditions, this Tuesday at 10/9c. | PBS
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In case you missed "Syria After Assad," it's now streaming on pbs.org/frontline, the PBS App and YouTube. Read what YouTube viewers are saying about the documentary that examines Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman, Ahmad al-Sharaa. Watch at the link in the first comment. | FRONTLINE | PBS
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"Two American Families: 1991–2024," from FRONTLINE, the late Bill Moyers, and filmmakers Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes, won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary in June. The two-hour documentary, filmed over more than 30 years, is a portrait of perseverance that raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the American economy and the impact on people struggling to make a living. Read what our viewers are saying and make plans to watch on PBS or YouTube: https://
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With the Federal Reserve in the news, revisit FRONTLINE's 2023 documentary "Age of Easy Money." This comprehensive examination of the institution at the heart of America's economy is now streaming on PBS and YouTube: https://to.pbs.org/3HEB4x2 | FRONTLINE | PBS
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Less than a month before Germany’s general election, Elon Musk addressed a rally and showed his support for the hardline nationalist party, Alternative for Deutschland (AfD). Watch the opening scene from FRONTLINE’s new documentary “The Rise of Germany’s New Right” now. Tune in or stream the full documentary tonight starting at 10/9c on PBS and YouTube, and at 7/6c on FRONTLINE’s website and in the PBS App. | FRONTLINE | PBS
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FRONTLINE | PBS and NPR investigate why the U.S. is more vulnerable than ever to climate change-related storms and how Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness. Watch "Hurricane Helene's Deadly Warning" now on the PBS app. | PBS
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