"When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal, leading to the first bioterror attack in U.S. history and a massive case of illegal wiretapping."

This was a fantastic series that I can't recommend highly enough. There are many aspects of the story that I think are relevant for discussion here, including (possible spoilers):

• The coordinated effort across multiple branches and levels of U.S. government to shut down this group
• The way in which power and money corrupted the leaders of the group itself, despite its utopian visions
• The response from the architects and adherents of establishment spiritual/cultural/economic narratives and norms being challenged by the group

Finally, are we likely to see communitarian movements of this type again in the near future? Are efforts of this type meaningful experiments in alternative systems, or merely yuppie cults? What can we learn from this saga?