What could the NSA find out about you?

Has NSA surveillance gone too far?

Americans gained more insight into the National Security Agency on Friday, as the New York Times, the Guardian, and ProPublica reported that U.S. security officials are able to crack most of the encryptions that protect email accounts, medical records, phone calls, and other sensitive information. The media outlets based their new reports on documents leaked by former NSA employee Edward Snowden. Jeff Larson, a reporter for ProPublica, and Matthew Green, a cryptography researcher at Johns Hopkins University, join Consider This host Antonio Mora to talk about the state of online security and intelligence gathering. 

How is the U.S. economy doing 5 years after the fall of Lehman Brothers?

When Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 15, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 504 points. Nearly five years after a subprime mortgage crisis and a federal bailout of the banking industry, how is the U.S. economy doing? Dennis Kelleher, the president and CEO of Better Markets, Inc., joins Antonio Mora to explore this issue. 

Does Hollywood need summer blockbusters?

Summer movie ticket sales in the U.S. totaled more than $4.7 billion this year according to Hollywood estimates — a new record. But movies that were poised to be traditional "blockbusters," including Disney's "The Lone Ranger" and Warner Bros.' "Pacific Rim," brought in low domestic box office returns. Ben Mankiewicz, a host on Turner Classic Movies, and Bill Wyman, a cultural critic for Al Jazeera, join Antonio Mora to look at the business of summer movies. 

"Skydancer": Mohawk ironworkers conquer the skies

For six generations, Mohawk ironworkers have been employed in the U.S. construction trade and helped to build many of New York City's iconic structures, including the Empire State Building, the World Trade Center, and the new Yankee Stadium. Their story is told in a new documentary, "Skydancer," directed and produced by Katja Esson. Sky Fox, a Mohawk ironworker, and Bear Fox, his wife, will talk with Antonio Mora. 

Read an Al Jazeera interview with Esson and learn more about the film.