Bill talks with journalist Nat Hentoff about the loss of civil liberties in the war on terror and recounts the Gulf War with former State Department official Joseph Wilson.

This episode of NOW considered the ethical role of media when the country is at war, and recounted a dramatic event of the Afghanistan War.

Once-confidential documents offer a startling picture of the nation’s campaign fundraising system. Producers also considered the effects of war on children and race in America.

This episode of NOW investigates what the Patriot Act does to the balance of security and liberty, and analyzes the threat of smallpox as a bio-weapon.

How the US government convinces Americans – and other governments – that war is necessary, and considers a global warming bill in California.

The episode looked into the dangers of nuclear power plants, featured literary legend Doris Lessing and took a look at Gullah culture's contemporary challenges.

This episode takes a look at the consequences of state budget cuts, and features interviews with republican strategist Grover Norquist and historian Howard Zinn.

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?

As drug costs increase, are advertising agencies influencing the research behind your medication? And at one Mississippi high school, a former civil rights activist is using math to change his students' lives.

This episode considers whether our schools should be helping companies sell products to our kids, and tries to understand the horror and violence that is an undeniable part of the human experience.