Now that Obama has named Senator Joe Biden his VP pick, learn more about the senator from his primary bid, and from his numerous appearances on Charlie Rose, where he’s primarily discussed the Iraq War.

The election season moves into high gear this week with the Democratic National Convention in Denver, followed by the Republican gathering in St. Paul. Both political parties have a lot at stake as they try to mobilize religious voters. Watch here. (Originally aired: 8/22/2008).

Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, will deliver the first-ever invocation from a rabbi before Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, August 28, at Denver’s INVESCO Field. Read/watch more…

Take a look at the potential VP candidates for the Republican Party. You can read more about frontrunners Pawlenty, Thune, Lieberman, Romney, and Ridge, and watch interviews with them from Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley.

Patricia J. Williams, a professor of law at Columbia U. and a lawyer in CA, writes The Nation column “Diary of a Mad Law Professor.” She speaks here about race and gender in the 2008 presidential primaries, as well as the use of language in the construction of political arguments.

A selected list of 10 books suggested by Bill Moyers Journal staff that will keep you informed and engaged in your democracy between the dog days of summer and the election in November. See list…

Diebold, the primary election machine manufacturer in the country is being sued by the Ohio Secretary of State. The suit blames faulty software for losing votes in 11 of the 44 counties that use the machines. Read more….

Bush’s War aired Sunday night (and is also watchable online); What did you think about the program? Pose your own questions, or react to the program here… (re-airs Sept. 6th at 1:30pm)

Michael Duffy (Time), John Dickerson (Slate), Helene Cooper (NY Times), Michael Viqueira (NBC News) and host Gwen Ifill discuss:

*Obama’s Berlin Speech and McCain’s Response
*The Candidates’ Foreign Policy Inheritance
*Mortgage Rescue Bill Passes on Capitol Hill

In the July 21 issue of The New Yorker, a cover illustration of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama and his wife satirizes some of the rumors that have swirled about the candidate. Watch the interview online.