An investigation into the back-room deals giving Big Media more control than ever over what Americans consume and read, and a look at what it would take for Democrats to reclaim the South.

The money influencing the 2004 presidential election, a look at whether American corporations should be held accountable for business dealings overseas, and a Muslim activist trying to change her religion.

NOW tells the story of an extraordinary place of worship with a spiritual leader whose candid observations of public policy and religious doctrine stand in marked contrast to fundamentalist Christianity.

The bitter battle over President Bush's nominee for the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, a conversation with the man at the helm of The Economist, and the political effects of piety in government.

A battle between union workers and corporate efforts to cut pay and benefits, politicians who tout their religions but don't help those in need, and the plight of women in Afghanistan.

Supporters say faith-based charities step in to take care of people when government social service agencies can't, but critics contend some are vehicles to push religion on vulnerable clients.

NOW examines the claims of pro-choice advocates that Washington has instigated a well-orchestrated campaign with the goal of taking away women's reproductive rights.

This investigation into the state of the media considers the media's widely varying coverage of the Iraq War, and asks if democracy can survive without the diversity of ideas presented by a truly free press, and an interview with Susan Sontag.

If human history is replete with people committing atrocities against one another in the name of God, is our democracy strong enough to remedy these tendencies?

When the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the world's most brutal terror groups, appeared to be having second thoughts, experts considered whether they were to be trusted. And John Sayles on his new movie.