In our second installment examining the impact of the 2008 elections on New Jersey, our guests are the chairmen of the two state political parties, Democrat Assemblyman Joseph Cryan and Republican Tom Wilson. Watch.

* The controversial film “Obsession” this election season
* One man’s aid efforts in Afghanistan
* Perspectives from around the world on the historic election

An award-winning filmmaker, Eugene Jarecki tackles challenging topics. This week on Tavis Smiley, Jarecki discusses how the Bush Doctrine goes against what the Framers of the Constitution intended and would have wanted.Watch interview.

The Met is showcasing one of the most recognizable works by the most important German painter of the 19th Century– “Two Men Contemplating the Moon”– the third version of one of Caspar David Friedrich’s most famous paintings. Watch a video about the exhibition.

“Fixing the Financial Crisis” looks at three areas of finance that will be transformed as a result of mistakes — Wall Street, U.S. regulatory agencies, and the global financial system. How can Wall Street operate without a standalone investment bank? How will regulators adapt? Watch.

Filmmakers, photographers, and artists have long been fascinated by the idea of artificial women that seem alive. Professor Julie Wosk showcases colorful images of female robots, androids, talking dolls, mannequins, and other artificial women ranging from early automatons to lifelike female heroines in today’s video games.

Wide Angle visits the city of Limerick– once a slum in Ireland known as “stab city” and the impoverished setting of the best-selling memoir Angela’s Ashes. The Limerick of today has all the main ingredients of change, including foreign investment, a miniature property boom and a burgeoning services industry. Watch. (Originally aired: 7/18/2006).

After months of cascading news about the financial crisis, many of you are asking, “What Do I Do Now?” …How to navigate a prolonged recession? Where to turn for guidance? Watch WHAT DO I DO NOW? – a personal show about finance – online.

* Unemployment surges in Europe
* Violence in the middle east
* After the fall: The shipyards of Gdansk
* Censorship in Thailand
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Chicago filmmaker Joanna Rudnick tested positive for the “breast cancer gene” at age 27. She then set out to make a film about the science behind the gene, and the impact of this new medical knowledge has on women’s lives. Watch the 90-minute documentary online until Dec. 22, 2008.