Moyers speaks with political analysts and authors Merle and Earl Black who have tracked the American electorate for years. The Blacks discuss divided politics, party power, and swing states in the 2008 election. Watch an interview with the Blacks about their new book: DIVIDED AMERICA: THE FEROCIOUS POWER STRUGGLE IN AMERICAN POLITICS.

With celebrations underway in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, Moyers Journal travels to Colorado where tough economic times are hitting suburban communities. Watch here. (Originally aired: 8/22/2008).

Below is 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.

As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the “poverty business” is booming. Moyers Journal and EXPOSÉ follow a team of BusinessWeek reporters as they track new corporate practices that some say exploit the working poor. Watch online. Originally aired 8/8/2008.

With former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is already serving five and a half years, expected to be sentenced on other charges next month, Bill Moyers takes viewers back to the scene of the crime in this update of “Capitol Crimes,” an acclaimed documentary investigating the Abramoff lobbying scandal. Watch now.