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BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play

Season 2025 Episode 1 | 55m 42s

BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play sparks civil dialogue in polarized times. Guided by UC Davis Law Professor Aaron Tang, a diverse panel explores ethical dilemmas in a fictional tale of executive power—told through two fictional U.S. Presidents from opposing parties. Complex, timely, and thought-provoking.

Aired: 05/19/25 | Expires: 05/19/28
Location furnished by The New York Historical. Funding for BREAKING the DEADLOCK was made possible in part by PBS viewers.
Extras
BREAKING the DEADLOCK sparks bold, civil debate on America’s toughest issues.
How does America move towards a more perfect union? Watch this clip from BREAKING the DEADLOCK.
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.
A scene from BREAKING the DEADLOCK explores the courts’ role in checking presidential power.
Campaign finance issues test justice and loyalty, in 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.
What can and should we do differently as we approach the upcoming elections?
Violence could erupt at the polls, in this clip from ‘DEADLOCK: An Election Story.’