1989-

Republican Senator Jesse Helms recounts the events that have shaped his life and political views, discussing his childhood, relationship with his parents, career in journalism, early political career, election to the Senate, and other related topics.

Bill Moyers presents his own views on what is wrong in American society and maintains that democracy is being replaced by government of, by, and for a corporate ruling class.

Analyzes how press coverage influences American's views of politics, using the presidential election of 2000 as an example of how the media often fails to keep people informed without bias.

Chronicles the history of recording devices in the White House from the microphone that was placed in FDR's desk lamp in 1940 through the video recordings of Clinton's time in the Oval Office, discussing how those tapes have changed the way Americans view the presidency.

The author, a reporter for the "Washington Post," and "Newsweek," discusses his investigation of the scandals involving President Clinton, and tells how he unwittingly became a primary character in the impeachment drama.

A master class in spycraft from one of its greatest practitioners. Jack Devine is one of the legendary spymasters of our time. He was in Chile when Allende fell; he ran Charlie Wilson's war in Afghanistan; he had too much to do with Iran-Contra for his own taste, though he tried to stop it; he caught Pablo Escobar in Colombia; he tried to warn George Tenet that there was a bullet coming from Iraq with his name on it. Devine served America's interests for more than thirty years in a wide range of covert operations, ultimately overseeing the Directorate of Operations, a CIA division that watches over thousands of American covert operatives worldwide. Good Hunting is his guide to the art of spycraft, told with great wit, candor, and commonsense wisdom. Caricatured by Hollywood, lionized by the right, and pilloried by the left, the CIA remains one of the least understood instruments of the United States government. Devine knows more than almost anyone about the CIA's vital importance as a tool of American statecraft. Now, as he sees it, the agency is trapped within a larger bureaucracy, losing swaths of turf to the military and, most ominous of all, being transformed into a paramilitary organization. Its capacity to do what it does best has been seriously degraded. In wonderfully readable prose, Good Hunting aims to set the record straight. This is a revelatory inside look at an organization whose history has not been given its real due.

Declan Hayes explores the threats Japan faces in the coming decades, particularly if the United States downscales its military presence in the region.

A study of recent Japanese history including an assessment of the effects of the earthquake and tsunami, the political and environmental consequences of the Fukushima reactor meltdown, detailed discussion of Japan's energy policy, and more.

Argues the downfall of the moderate Republicans began at President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address and that today's moderates are marginalized and progressives are all but nonexistent in the GOP making the Republicans less capable of governing responsibly.

A biography of United States Congressman Barney Frank that discusses his life and political career.