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Preview - Why DEADLOCK?

Season 2024 Episode 1 | 31s

STREAM ON PBS STARTING ON 9/20 at 9/8C. Join Aaron Tang of UC Davis School of Law as he guides a panel of thought leaders through complex, ethical dilemmas based on real-life scenarios. The special encourages civil dialogue and critical thinking in an era dominated by polarizing debates.

Location furnished by The New York Historical. Funding for BREAKING the DEADLOCK was made possible in part by PBS viewers.
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This BREAKING the DEADLOCK clip explores how a pardon debate tests justice, politics, and power.
Chris Christie questions executive power in this clip from BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play.
Campaign finance issues test justice and loyalty, in this clip from BREAKING the DEADLOCK.
A scene from BREAKING the DEADLOCK explores the courts’ role in checking presidential power.
How does America move towards a more perfect union? Watch this clip from BREAKING the DEADLOCK.
Experts clash in a hypothetical power story of executive power. Watch a preview.
Experts clash in a hypothetical power story of executive power. Watch a preview.
A panel of influential figures talks through ethical dilemmas based on a real-life scenario.
Learn about poll watchers and poll workers in this clip from DEADLOCK: an election story.
What can and should we do differently as we approach the upcoming elections?
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