Friday, April 25, 2008

Barack Obama's pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, is breaking his silence over his
controversial sermons and his ties to the Democratic presidential hopeful. We speak with John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent for CNBC and political writer for the New York Times.

A new documentary looks at those who play MORPGs, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games such as "World of Warcraft", "Everques", and "Second Life". The virtual world opens up a host of opportunities for its players, but it has its pitfalls as well. We speak with producer, Peter Brauer, and director, Juan Carlos Pineiro, who explore the upsides and the downsides in their new film "Second Skin".

The real economy is worse than the numbers say it is, according to our guest, Kevin Phillips. Phillips argues that the government has been using increasingly deceptive methods on key statistics like un-employment and inflation for 40 years, all to make things look better than they are. Phillips's new book