This 2004 NOW episode looked at whether America was at risk for a repeat of the 2000 election debacle, and considered Democrats' struggle to determine how America should act in a post-9/11 world.

A hard look at how local broadcasters cover politics; the success or failure of the 9-11 commission; and a look ahead at the 2004 Democratic Convention.

A look at why some working-class Americans vote against their own economic futures; an analysis of campaign ads and rhetoric; and a forensic anthropologist on finding truth in mass graves after war.

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.

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.

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.