VICE on HBO

With exclusive access to the President, his inner circle and key opponents, VICE founder Shane Smith examines the rise of the Tea Party, the faltering of key deals, and how growing extremism has left America more divided than ever.

NASA and a growing community of private companies decide to prepare for Mars exploration; ex-detainees reveal what really happens behind the walls of the American prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The correlation between student-loan borrowing and the soaring cost of college tuition; a medical revolution involves using stool from a healthy person to treat severe intestinal infections in others.

Patients and top researchers across the U.S. discuss recent measures taken to tackle ALS; exploring the regulatory hurdles faced by ALS patients and drugmakers.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reports on the water crisis in Flint, Mich.; Simon Ostrovsky examines the factions fighting for control in Libya since the 2011 revolution.

The U.S. government embarks on a large nuclear modernization effort; at the center of the drug crisis in America is an explosion in heroin use.

Health workers put their lives on the line in Pakistan to eradicate polio; examining the devastating effects of unexploded ordnance in Myanmar and Laos.

Exploring the recent Iran deal from both sides; tribes of homeless children live along the tracks in Kolkata, India.

The plight of migrant workers in Dubai; examining the increasingly prominent business relationship between China and Africa.

VICE takes an in-depth look at the future of how we make and use energy, and how we can meet growing demand as we cut carbon emissions.

Violence and oppression are still a fact of life for women in Afghanistan; private military contractors protect global commerce.

Exploring the lives of young Palestinians today; examining the political thawing of relationships between Cuba and the United States.