This week, it's a post election blow out. Even though the polls predicted an Obama victory, the country is still in shock. How did it happen? What does the rest of the world think? And what does this mean for Race Relations in America?

This week, unpacking the issues of Hope and Fear. Two distinguished thinkers weigh in on the campaign climate. Plus, the mathematics of Voter Fraud and Voter Turnout, and Bloomberg version 3.0.

This week, OpenCongress: a website that opens the doors of power and peers through some of that back-room cigar smoke. Plus, what the debates missed on the candidate's health care plans, and how community planning can shape development in New York.

This week, with the Senate preparing to pass a new version of the Bailout plan, we examine the cheating culture that spawned the economic collapse. Plus, did the Olympics actually make China more free?

This week, 700 Billion reasons for the end of capitalism as we know it. Economists weigh in on the Wall Street bailout. Plus, Good magazine and Streetfilms show off their issue oriented web video.

This week, the Dow Jones is in a free fall and the global financial system is in trouble. We examine the causes and check the effects on the local economy. Plus, the newest online campaign videos, and is Sarah Palin a new brand of feminism?

On this special episode of Brian Lehrer Live, we go behind the scenes of the two day Personal Democracy Forum at Jazz at Lincoln Center. It's two days of highlights from, and sit downs with, the best and the brightest Internet thinkers.

This week, it's Ikea in Brooklyn: Assemble-it-yourself Bunk Beds versus a working waterfront. Plus, the Micro and Macro of skyrocketing oil prices and environmentalism, and a look back on the lives of two media giants.

This week, artist and writer DJ Spooky talks about cultural sampling in the digital age. Plus, the difficult world of Muslim public relations, and a summer guide to New York's cultural hot spots.

Show Description: Tonight, whats next after Obama officially has clinched the nomination? Plus, three social comedians: Lewis Black learns about income inequality and the Internets Celebrities talk ghetto economics 101.