FRONTLINE offers two starkly contrasting images: one of empty storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, where the local TV manufacturing plant has closed down; the other--a sea of high rises in the South China boomtown of Shenzhen. The connection between American job losses and soaring Chinese exports? Wal-Mart. For Wal-Mart, China has become the cheapest, most reliable production platform in the world, the source of up to $25 billion in annual imports that help the company deliver everyday low prices to 100 million customers a week. But while some economists credit Wal-Mart's single-minded focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living here at home. https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-wal-mart-good-america/
| Title | Frontline - Season 23 Episode 5 : Is Wal-Mart Good for America? |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | PBS Frontline, Frontline (PBS) |
| First Air Date | 1983-01-17 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-06-10 |
| Number of Episodes | 836 |
| Number of Seasons | 44 |
| Genres | Documentary, News, |
| Networks | PBS, |
| Casts | Will Lyman |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 1 Sacred Ground Sacred Ground
2004-09-17Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 2 The Choice 2004 The Choice 2004
2004-10-12Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 3 Rumsfeld's War Rumsfeld's War
2004-10-26Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 4 The Persuaders The Persuaders
2004-11-09Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 5 Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
2004-11-16Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 6 Secret History of the Credit Card Secret History of the Credit Card
2004-11-23Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 7 Al Qaeda's New Front Al Qaeda's New Front
2005-01-25Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 8 House of Saud House of Saud
2005-02-08Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 9 A Company of Soldiers A Company of Soldiers
2005-02-22Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 10 The Soldier's Heart The Soldier's Heart
2005-03-01Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 11 Israel's Next War? Israel's Next War?
2005-04-05Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 12 Karl Rove -- the Architect Karl Rove -- the Architect
2005-04-12Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 13 Death of a Princess (Updated) Death of a Princess (Updated)
2005-04-19Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 14 The New Asylums The New Asylums
2005-05-10Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 15 A Jew Among the Germans A Jew Among the Germans
2005-05-31Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
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Frontline Season 23 :Episode 16 Private Warriors Private Warriors
2005-06-21Since it began in 1983, Frontline has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's...
