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Episode Descriptions:

Janurary 26  - The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism Ron Suskind, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author, reflects on how America has lost its way and the nation's struggle to reclaim its moral authority.

February 2 - Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum Michael T. Klare, Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies, warns of the dangers and consequences of America's growing dependency on imported petroleum.

February 9 - Breathing the Fire Kimberly Dozier, CBS News Correspondent and the victim of a roadside bomb in Baghdad, discusses her story of survival and recovery and the challenges of covering the war in Iraq.

February 23 - Intelligence Analysis and Dissemination Thomas Fingar, Chairman of the National Intelligence Council, discusses intelligence analysis and dissemination in the post 9-11 world.

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The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Past and Future of American Affluence Robert Samuelson, financial reporter for Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal, analyzes the 2008 financial crisis and its effect on American affluence.

An Open, Civilized World Philip Zelikow, White Burkett Miller Professor of History at the University of Virginia, and Director of the 9/11 Commission; and Ernest May, Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Senior Advisor to the 9/11 Commission, discuss globalization and the new world order.

The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America James Bamford, former Washington Investigative Producer for ABC News' World News Tonight, reveals new findings about the National Security Agency's counterterrorism tactics, including its controversial domestic eavesdropping program.

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to WW II Douglas Blackmon, Wall Street Journal Atlanta Bureau Chief, details one of the most shameful chapters in American history- when public officials resurrected slavery following the Civil War and re-imposed it on thousands of African-Americans.

Chavez's Venezuela After a Decade of Bolivarian Revolution Jennifer McCoy, Director of the Americas Program at the Carter Center and Professor of Politics at Georgia State University, analyzes the role of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and his efforts to create a Bolivarian Revolution.

Bush's Law: The Remaking of American Justice Eric Lichtblau, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times, reveals the Bush administration's efforts to re-make civil and criminal law to deal with the "war on terror.

Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror Benjamin Wittes, Fellow and Research Director in Public Law at the Brookings Institution, offers an analysis of how America came to its current impasse in the debate over liberty, human rights and counterterrorism and gives his thoughts on how the country might move forward.

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on America Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker and best-selling author, discusses her findings on some of the most startling allegations of wrongdoing leveled against the Bush administration.

Face to Face with Osama bin Laden Peter Bergen, CNN terrorism and national security analyst who produced the first television interview with Osama bin Laden, assesses the current strength of Al Qaeda and the likelihood of another terrorist attack on U.S. soil.