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BREAKING the DEADLOCK - Season 1

Series: BREAKING the DEADLOCK
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Episodes
2
Rating
TVPG
Year
2025
Language
English
Publisher
PBS

About

A debate between various people with experience in politics, government, academia, and journalism role playing how different political players would react to a controversial government policy. Moderated by Aaron Tang U.C. Davis Law Prof.

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Episodes

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1. A Power Play

1h

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Led by Aaron Tang, Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis School of Law, a panel of influential figures from different spheres delves into complex, ethical dilemmas in a hypothetical story about the use of executive power by a pair of fictional U.S. presidents from opposite parties.

2. Truth Under Fire

1h

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Facing a gripping hypothetical dilemma -- disinformation about a controversial school board decision spreading rapidly on social media -- a panel of experts grapples with what is true, and what truth even means today.

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Mark Mannuccidirector
Andrew Lackproducer
Nina Weinsteinproducer
Aaron Tangactor