Noted reporter Chris Hedges joins us in the studio to discuss his new book: The Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle.

Recent polls have shown more and more Americans doubting Obama's stance on health care, though the majority is still generally supportive. With Republicans and conservative Democrats balking at reform while right wing pundits condemn his plans, will Obama go the way of Clinton when it comes to health care?

Then, in this week's Got Docs? we take a look at MoveOn: The Movie to find out how a grassroots campaign turned into a national phenomenon.

The media panel discuss healthcare coverage in mainatream news and the ongoing saga of the Henry Louis Gates arrest and its aftermath. Then a one-on-one with reporter Chris Hedges who's new book, The Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, is out now. And in this week's Got Docs?, we present Brave New Films' MoveOn: The Movie

Howard Dean and Laura on the hypocrisy of the GOP when it comes to evaluating the stimulus package.

Laura joins blogger Sam Stein and Republican Strategist John Feehery on the Ed Show to discuss developments on the healthcare debate.

An interview with Nation columnist Katha Pollitt, the author most recently of The Mind-Body Problem: Poems.

What stands in the way of reasonable, common sense healthcare reform? Rep. Maxine Waters says that liberal democrats who support single payer have already compromised by agreeing to a public option. But even that now seems in peril, thwarted by Blue Dog Democrats and Republicans who seem to be going to bat for the insurance industry.

What stands in the way of reasonable, common sense healthcare reform? Rep. Maxine Waters says that liberal democrats who support single payer have already compromised by agreeing to a public option. But even that now seems in peril, thwarted by Blue Dog Democrats and Republicans who seem to be going to bat for the insurance industry. So who do the Blue Dogs really represent? Nation columnist Katha Pollitt discusses her new book of poetry, The Mind Body Problem. And a report from Curitiba, Brazil where pedestrian streets are changing the urban landscape.

The demonstration by the immigration groups outside the Council in New York is a wake up call. Obama allies, and voters, like many of those gathered outside aren't happy. A Latina on the Supreme Court's great. And a love fest at La Raza's lovely. But there's a glaring glitch. Just as in the Dems response to the arrest of Harvard Professor Skip Gates, a beer in the White House is nice. But policy is better.