Timothy Geithner, key architect of the government’s response the financial crisis, joins Gwen Ifill to discuss his new book, "Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises." As the former treasury secretary, Geithner offers perspective on the government’s response to the crisis, what response Americans deserved and how close the country came to another Great Depression.

The growing ISIL threat and the Obama administration’s strategy to diminish the terror group. U.S. response to Russian troops entering southeastern Ukraine. Also, why U.S. companies, like Burger King, are heading abroad. Plus, a preview of the races to watch and the top issues in the midterm elections.

On the Webcast Extra, Washington Post's Dan Balz on Rick Perry's 2016 political strategy and why Americans detests politics; RealClearPolitics' Alexis Simendinger on the key players involved in immigration politics, and McClatchy Newspapers' Hannah Allam on the possibility of peace in Gaza. Plus The Economist's Greg Ip on the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium conference this past week.

Newly re-elected, President Obama has to find a way to get a divided Congress to reach an agreement to prevent a fiscal crisis or risk pushing the country into recession. We look in the vault to November 2011 when the the supercommittee failed to reach a budget deal affecting national politics and the economy.

On the Webcast Extra: After a week of technical glitches on the healthcare.gov website, our panel discusses whether the debt ceiling debate has caused the GOP to miss an opportunity to take down Obamacare. Also, Greg Ip and Jim Tankersley give us their best assessments of the US economy in the middle of the shutdown. The panelists also discuss Ben Bernanke’s legacy and upcoming SCOTUS cases.