Much like the series of Up documentaries by Michael Apted, visiting the same small group of people over every seven years of their life, Bill Moyers and Frontline have produced a series of intimate, involving studies checking in with the same two Milwaukee families – the Stanleys (top) and the Newmanns (bottom) – over a period of several decades. The last time was before 9/11, and this time, like the last time, these formerly upwardly mobile families are finding it very difficult just to keep going. It’s a horror economics story in miniature – a microcosm about what’s poisoned the American dream. Moyers brings, as always, two things missing from many TV reports on economic issues: perspective and compassion. Check local listings.