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Gambling with chips and a deck of cards. Whether your IRA or 401K will assure a safe retirement is largely a gamble. Building off reporting from the groundbreaking special "Money, Power and Wall Street," FRONTLINE’s "The Retirement Gamble" raises troubling questions about how America’s financial institutions protect our savings.

Airs Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Katherine Isabelle stars as the title character in "American Mary."

Viewer Felt Compelled To Discuss Soskas' Film

Britain's <em>The Guardian</em> and <em>The Independent</em> profess their left-leaning politics, while <em>The Daily Telegraph</em> and <em>The Daily Mail</em> are known to lean to the right.

In London, A Case Study In Opinionated Press

Most mainstream American news organizations promise to report "without fear or favor," but many Americans still see the media as biased. So what might it look like if American newspapers openly embraced an ideology, like they do in the U.K.? NPR's David Folkenflik goes to London to find out.

Artist Patterson Clark collects English ivy in Whitehaven Park, Washington, D.C. The ivy crowds out native species and climbs trees. It can kill trees by blocking light from reaching leaves.

The Art Of War On Invasive Species

Some people fight invasive plants with chemicals and scorched-earth tactics. In Washington, D.C., graphic designer Patterson Clark turns them into art.

Buika's latest album, her first as both the producer and performer, is titled <em>La Noche Más Larga.</em>

Spanish Singer Buika Awakens From Her Long Night

The singer's latest release marks the first time she's been able to produce an album herself. Blending interpretations of jazz classics and Latin American ballads with original compositions, the record mirrors her journey to this new stage in her career.

<p>Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry holds up a postcard representing his flat tax plan Tuesday in Gray Court, S.C. Perry toured the factory and then highlighted an optional 20 percent flat tax and a deficit reduction plan. </p>

Perry Proposes Optional 20 Percent Flat Tax

On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled his economic platform in hopes of giving a lift to his struggling presidential campaign. Perry's plan includes an optional flat tax that would let people file their returns on a form the size of a postcard.

The Beatles perform "I Am The Walrus” for the film "Magical Mystery Tour."

Great Performances: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour

Airs Monday, December 31, 2012 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Great Performances: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

Airs Monday, December 31, 2012 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Dick Zigun (right) with a Mermaid Parade reveler. Zigun founded Coney Island's Mermaid Parade in 1983.

At Coney Island, The (Mermaid) Show Must Go On

Not even Superstorm Sandy could keep the mermaids from coming back to Brooklyn.

Woodward Avenue runs through Midtown, a Detroit neighborhood that is reviving in the midst of the larger city's decline. In the background is downtown Detroit.

Reinvigorating A Detroit Neighborhood, Block By Block

The debt-laden city of Detroit has been an incubator for new strategies in urban revitalization, including a downtown People Mover, casinos, urban farms, artist colonies and large scale down-sizing.

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