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This episode looks at both sides of a debate over a proposed EPA regulation of power plants' mercury emissions, checks in with Deborah Amos in Iraq, and hears from Elizabeth Warren on interest rates.

Ms. Walker talks with Bill Moyers about a range of subjects, including the ways in which her life experiences and ancestry are reflected in her writing.

Some veterans' debilitating injuries are not being reported, possibly to keep Americans from knowing the true human cost of war. And is it too late to stop what some consider to be genocide in Sudan?

An investigation into Tom Delay's political action committee, a look at the politicians and corporations that played roles in the torture at Abu Ghraib, and a plan for a more open government.

"It is important from time to time to remember that some things are worth getting mad about." Bill Moyers delivered this speech for DEMOS at New York University.

David Brancaccio talks to Scott Horton, President of the International League for Human Rights, about the legal basis for the global war on terror.

Considering whether the Bush administration knew of or sanctioned torture, and a look at a unique NYC program that helps formerly incarcerated women heal addictions and reclaim their lives.

Peter Singer grapples with ethics, morality and responsibility arising from the Abu Ghraib scandal; a campaign ad fact-check; and Susan Jacoby on the inseparability of patriotism and religion in the US.

Samantha Power discusses the blurry lines between American values and universal values, and the human consequences of disappearing manufacturing jobs in Rockford, IL.

The inside story behind a radical expansion of Medicare, which some say was packaged to court crucial senior votes in an election year.