PBS http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/redir/moyers/index.html Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with Bill Moyers Journal, a weekly program of interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy, and issues facing democracy. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST A weekly public affairs and analysis program on PBS Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with Bill Moyers Journal, a weekly program of interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy, and issues facing democracy. en-us Copyright 2007 Public Affairs Television. All rights reserved. moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) http://www.pbs.org/moyers/images/rss_banner.gif http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/redir/moyers/index.html 144 44 BILL MOYERS JOURNAL ON PBS News Politics Culture TV Religion news,religion,politics,television,culture,society no moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Remembering David LewisDavid Lewis, renowned community leader was shot and killed in San Mateo, California on June 9, 2010. In 1992 Lewis, an ex-convict and drug addict, drew on his own experiences to help found Free at Last in East Palo Alto, California. The center helps more than 4,200 people annually and has become a model of community-based treatment. Bill Moyers and producers Kathleen Hughes and Tom Casciato met David Lewis in 1991 during the filming of the documentary Circle of Recovery. Then Lewis was 35 years old and he was just getting on his feet, having spent most of his adult life behind bars in some of California's toughest prisons: Folsom, Soledad and San Quentin. Kathleen Hughes continued to document Lewis' remarkable community efforts in Palo Alto for NOW with Bill Moyers in 2003. You can view that story online for the first time. David Lewis, renowned community leader was shot and killed in San Mateo, California on June 9, 2010. In 1992 Lewis, an ex-convict and drug addict, drew on his own experiences to help found Free at Last in East Palo Alto, California. The center helps more than 4,200 people annually and has become a model of community-based treatment. Bill Moyers and producers Kathleen Hughes and Tom Casciato met David Lewis in 1991 during the filming of the documentary Circle of Recovery. Then Lewis was 35 years old and he was just getting on his feet, having spent most of his adult life behind bars in some of California's toughest prisons: Folsom, Soledad and San Quentin. Kathleen Hughes continued to document Lewis' remarkable community efforts in Palo Alto for NOW with Bill Moyers in 2003. You can view that story online for the first time. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog/2010/06/remembering_community_leader_d.html Monday, 28 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EST 08:00 Bill Moyers, David Lewis, social work, prisions, addictions, california no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill T. Jones, "STILL/HERE" 1997Bill T. Jones' musical FELA! is up for 11 Tony Awards. Bill Moyers has had a long working relationship with Bill T.Jones. In this 1997 program, journalist Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin give viewers a rare glimpse into dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones's highly acclaimed dance, "STILL/HERE." At workshops around the country, Jones asks people facing life-threatening illnesses to remember the highs and lows of their lives, and even imagine their own deaths. They then transform their feelings into expressive movement, which Jones incorporates into dance. Bill T. Jones' musical FELA! is up for 11 Tony Awards. Bill Moyers has had a long working relationship with Bill T.Jones. In this 1997 program, journalist Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin give viewers a rare glimpse into dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones's highly acclaimed dance, "STILL/HERE." At workshops around the country, Jones asks people facing life-threatening illnesses to remember the highs and lows of their lives, and even imagine their own deaths. They then transform their feelings into expressive movement, which Jones incorporates into dance. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/archives/billtjones_stillhere_flash.html Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EST 08:00 Bill Moyers, Bill T. Jones, FELA, Tony Awards, dance, health, illness no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Jack Abramoff ScandalWith disgraced lobbyist back in the news and on the big screen in Alex Gibney's new film, CASINO JACK, we re-present Bill Moyers 2006 in-depth exploration of Abramoff and his Washington world. CAPITOL CRIMES investigates the Abramoff lobbying scandal, revealing the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulation and opening a disturbing window on the dark side of American politics. The fall of Jack Abramoff has exposed a huge web of corruption that still remains vastly unreported by the broadcast media, even as prosecutors continue to chase down leads and quiz insiders and witnesses. Moyers and his colleagues untangle emails, reports, interviews and facts on the record to provide viewers with a coherent pattern of criminal and political chicanery. With disgraced lobbyist back in the news and on the big screen in Alex Gibney's new film, CASINO JACK, we re-present Bill Moyers 2006 in-depth exploration of Abramoff and his Washington world. CAPITOL CRIMES investigates the Abramoff lobbying scandal, revealing the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulation and opening a disturbing window on the dark side of American politics. The fall of Jack Abramoff has exposed a huge web of corruption that still remains vastly unreported by the broadcast media, even as prosecutors continue to chase down leads and quiz insiders and witnesses. Moyers and his colleagues untangle emails, reports, interviews and facts on the record to provide viewers with a coherent pattern of criminal and political chicanery. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08012008/profile.html Thu, 27 May 2010 10:00:00 EST 08:00 Bill Moyers, politcs, democracy, Jack Abramoff, Congress, money, campaign, finance no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Nature and JusticeA Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04302010/watch4.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 08:00 bill moyers, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Nature and JusticeAcclaimed author Barry Lopez joins Bill Moyers to discuss nature, spirit and the human condition. Lopez is an essayist, author and short-story writer, whose many books include ARCTIC DREAMS, winner of the National Book Award and OF WOLVES AND MEN, a National Book Award finalist. Acclaimed author Barry Lopez joins Bill Moyers to discuss nature, spirit and the human condition. Lopez is an essayist, author and short-story writer, whose many books include ARCTIC DREAMS, winner of the National Book Award and OF WOLVES AND MEN, a National Book Award finalist. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04302010/profile.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 barry lopez, bill moyers, nature, justice, arctic dreams no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal On PopulismBill Moyers sits down with populist Jim Hightower to look at the history and legacy of people's movements and discuss how ordinary people can reclaim political power. Bill Moyers sits down with populist Jim Hightower to look at the history and legacy of people's movements and discuss how ordinary people can reclaim political power. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04302010/profile2.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 jim hightower, populism, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Fighting for Social ChangeThe Journal travels to Iowa where one group, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI), has been helping ordinary citizens fight for change for more than three decades. The Journal travels to Iowa where one group, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI), has been helping ordinary citizens fight for change for more than three decades. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04302010/profile3.html Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 cci, iowa citizens for community improvement, bill moyers, social change no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Achieving Financial ReformAs President Obama makes the case for strong financial reform, Bill Moyers sits down with veteran regulator William K. Black, who says Wall Street is already been breaking current rules. As President Obama makes the case for strong financial reform, Bill Moyers sits down with veteran regulator William K. Black, who says Wall Street is already been breaking current rules. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04232010/profile.html Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 bill moyers, william k. black, finance, banks, sec, goldman, economy, reform no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Case for Net NeutralityThe Internet has transformed business, politics, and culture, but will a corporate agenda kill freedom of the Web? With radio and television dominated by mega-corporations, more and more Americans have turned to the Internet for news, but a recent court ruling gives Big Telecom more control over broadband. Bill Moyers talks with FCC commissioner Michael Copps to discuss the future of 'net neutrality', the fight for more democratic media and the future of journalism in the digital age. The Internet has transformed business, politics, and culture, but will a corporate agenda kill freedom of the Web? With radio and television dominated by mega-corporations, more and more Americans have turned to the Internet for news, but a recent court ruling gives Big Telecom more control over broadband. Bill Moyers talks with FCC commissioner Michael Copps to discuss the future of 'net neutrality', the fight for more democratic media and the future of journalism in the digital age. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04232010/profile2.html Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 bill moyers, michael copps, fcc, media, internet, web, net neutrality, media, journalism, telecom no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayBill Moyers his inspirations and the future of the American Dream. Bill Moyers his inspirations and the future of the American Dream. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04232010/watch3.html Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 democracy, arts, philosphy, politics, American Dream no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Achieving Financial ReformRenowned How did Big Finance grow so powerful that its hijinks nearly brought down the global economy – and what hope is there for real reform with Washington politicians on Wall Street's payroll? Bill Moyers talks with authors Simon Johnson and James Kwak, two of the nation's most respected economic experts and authors of the new book 13 BANKERS: THE WALL STREET TAKEOVER AND THE NEXT FINANCIAL MELTDOWN. Also, a Bill Moyers essay on the true costs of war. How did Big Finance grow so powerful that its hijinks nearly brought down the global economy – and what hope is there for real reform with Washington politicians on Wall Street's payroll? Bill Moyers talks with authors Simon Johnson and James Kwak, two of the nation's most respected economic experts and authors of the new book 13 BANKERS: THE WALL STREET TAKEOVER AND THE NEXT FINANCIAL MELTDOWN. Also, a Bill Moyers essay on the true costs of war. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04162010/profile.html Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 bill moyers, simon johnson, james kwak, finance, banks, sec, goldman, economy, reform no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Achieving Financial ReformRenowned How did Big Finance grow so powerful that its hijinks nearly brought down the global economy – and what hope is there for real reform with Washington politicians on Wall Street's payroll? Bill Moyers talks with authors Simon Johnson and James Kwak, two of the nation's most respected economic experts and authors of the new book 13 BANKERS: THE WALL STREET TAKEOVER AND THE NEXT FINANCIAL MELTDOWN. Also, a Bill Moyers essay on the true costs of war. How did Big Finance grow so powerful that its hijinks nearly brought down the global economy – and what hope is there for real reform with Washington politicians on Wall Street's payroll? Bill Moyers talks with authors Simon Johnson and James Kwak, two of the nation's most respected economic experts and authors of the new book 13 BANKERS: THE WALL STREET TAKEOVER AND THE NEXT FINANCIAL MELTDOWN. Also, a Bill Moyers essay on the true costs of war. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04162010/watch2.html Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 bill moyers, simon johnson, james kwak, finance, banks, sec, goldman, economy, reform no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayBill Moyers on one mayor's efforts to make the cost of Afghanistan and Iraq manifest in his town of Binghamton, New York. Bill Moyers on one mayor's efforts to make the cost of Afghanistan and Iraq manifest in his town of Binghamton, New York. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04162010/profile3.html Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 andrew bacevich, afghanistan, foreign policy, binghamton, cost of war no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The AuthorRenowned for her mastery of multiple genres - including thirteen novels, poetry, children's literature, and a memoir of early motherhood - Louise Erdrich discusses how her Native American heritage and unique cultural experience has impacted her life, motherhood, and work. Renowned for her mastery of multiple genres - including thirteen novels, poetry, children's literature, and a memoir of early motherhood - Louise Erdrich discusses how her Native American heritage and unique cultural experience has impacted her life, motherhood, and work. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04092010/profile.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 38:00 writing, heritage, native americans, louise erdrich, language, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The War in AfghanistanHistorian, international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich returns to the JOURNAl to discuss America's long war in Afghanistan. Historian, international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich returns to the JOURNAl to discuss America's long war in Afghanistan. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04092010/profile2.html Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 14:00 afghanistan, war, iraq, foreign policy, andrew bacevich, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and EqualityIn the months before his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had expanded his focus on racial justice to include reducing economic inequality. On this week's 42nd anniversary of King's assassination, Bill Moyers sits down with attorneys Bryan Stevenson and Michelle Alexander to discuss how far we've really come as a country, how poor and working class Americans have been falling behind and what America must do to fulfill Dr. King's vision. In the months before his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had expanded his focus on racial justice to include reducing economic inequality. On this week's 42nd anniversary of King's assassination, Bill Moyers sits down with attorneys Bryan Stevenson and Michelle Alexander to discuss how far we've really come as a country, how poor and working class Americans have been falling behind and what America must do to fulfill Dr. King's vision. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04022010/profile.html Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 47:00 prisons, inequality, martin luther king, bryan stevenson, michelle alexander, inequality no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayBill Moyers reflects on inequality in America. Bill Moyers reflects on inequality in America. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04022010/profile3.html Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST 47:00 martin luther king, mlk, inequality no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Terry O'Neill and John Nichols on Health ReformBill Moyers takes a closer look at the newly signed health bill and explores the future of health care reform with THE NATION's John Nichols and National Organization for Women president Terry O'Neill. Bill Moyers takes a closer look at the newly signed health bill and explores the future of health care reform with THE NATION's John Nichols and National Organization for Women president Terry O'Neill. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03262010/profile2.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 20:40 reform, congress, abortion, women, health care, obama, republican, democrat, campaign finance no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Gretchen Morgenson on Financial ReformEighteen months after the economic meltdown, why has Washington been unable rein in Wall Street with serious regulation? Bill Moyers speaks with financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson for a candid look at the obstacles facing substantive reform and what Congress' proposed legislation would — and wouldn't — accomplish. Eighteen months after the economic meltdown, why has Washington been unable rein in Wall Street with serious regulation? Bill Moyers speaks with financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson for a candid look at the obstacles facing substantive reform and what Congress' proposed legislation would — and wouldn't — accomplish. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03262010/profile.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 20:40 economy, banks, financial reform, congress campaign finance no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Moyers on Reform vs. ReformationA Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03262010/watch3.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 20:40 economy, banks, financial reform, congress, abortion, women, health care, obama, republican, democrat, campaign finance no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Dr. Jane GoodallDr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. Dr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03192010/profile.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Jane Goodall, Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal, conservation, roots and shoots, environment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Dr. Jane GoodallDr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. Dr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03192010/profile2.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Jane Goodall, Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal, conservation, roots and shoots, environment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Dr. Jane GoodallBILL MOYERS JOURNAL looks at Roots and Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth program of The Jane Goodall Institute. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL looks at Roots and Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth program of The Jane Goodall Institute. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03192010/profile3.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Jane Goodall, Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal, conservation, roots and shoots, environment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal New York University President John Sexton on God, baseball, and the importance of education.Bill Moyers sits down with NYU president and modern renaissance man John Sexton for a wide-ranging conversation about God, baseball, and the importance of thoughtful discourse in society. Previously a champion debate coach and scholar of religion and law, Sexton discusses his unique take on theology, contemporary politics, and the evolving role of universities throughout the world. Born to a struggling Catholic family in Brooklyn, John Sexton still teaches undergraduates in addition to his work as president of one of the world's largest and most prestigious universities. Bill Moyers sits down with NYU president and modern renaissance man John Sexton for a wide-ranging conversation about God, baseball, and the importance of thoughtful discourse in society. Previously a champion debate coach and scholar of religion and law, Sexton discusses his unique take on theology, contemporary politics, and the evolving role of universities throughout the world. Born to a struggling Catholic family in Brooklyn, John Sexton still teaches undergraduates in addition to his work as president of one of the world's largest and most prestigious universities. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03122010/profile.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 33:16 philosophy, politics, baseball, education, poetry, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Viewer MailViewer comments about JOURNAL programs. Viewer comments about JOURNAL programs. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03122010/watch2.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 33:16 campaign finance, health care, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Celebrating PoetryBill Moyers revisits the Dodge Poetry Festival. Bill Moyers revisits the Dodge Poetry Festival. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03122010/watch3.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 33:16 poetry, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers Essay.A Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/003052010/watch4.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 13:16 health care reform, reproductive rights, abortion, utah, miscarriage no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Why the President's reform won't fix the system.Single-payer advocate Marcia Angell on why she thinks the debate over reform needs a fresh look at the economics and delivery of the care promised in the bill. Single-payer advocate Marcia Angell on why she thinks the debate over reform needs a fresh look at the economics and delivery of the care promised in the bill. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/003052010/profile2.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 13:16 health insurance, marcia angell, healthcare reform, single-payer, obama, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal JOURNAL viewer's write in.Viewer mail. Viewer mail. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/003052010/watch2.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 13:16 viewer mail, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal What's good about the President's plan.Bill Moyers sits down with former insurance executive turned public health advocate Wendell Potter, who argues that all is not lost in the healthcare bill and details what he likes about the legislation. Bill Moyers sits down with former insurance executive turned public health advocate Wendell Potter, who argues that all is not lost in the healthcare bill and details what he likes about the legislation. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/003052010/profile.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST 13:16 health insurance, wendell potter, healthcare reform, single-payer, obama, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Crossing party lines for marriage equalityOnce adversaries in 2000's Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, now two of the nation's premier lawyers -- one conservative and one liberal -- have teamed up to make the constitutional case for same-sex marriage. Once adversaries in 2000's Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, now two of the nation's premier lawyers -- one conservative and one liberal -- have teamed up to make the constitutional case for same-sex marriage. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02262010/profile.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 13:16 bill moyers, theodore olson, david boies, same-sex marriage, marriage equality no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The poet and her work.Bill Moyers celebrates the poet Lucille Clifton and her work. Bill Moyers celebrates the poet Lucille Clifton and her work. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02262010/profile3.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 13:16 lucille clifton, poets, poetry, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal David Boies and Theodore Olson discuss Bush v. Gore and Citizens UnitedDavid Boies and Ted Olson talk with Bill Moyers about the Supreme Court's contentious Bush v. Gore decision in 2000 and the court's recent ruling in the Citizens United case. David Boies and Ted Olson talk with Bill Moyers about the Supreme Court's contentious Bush v. Gore decision in 2000 and the court's recent ruling in the Citizens United case. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02262010/watch3.html Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 13:16 2000 election, bush v gore, citizens united, david boies, theodore olson no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Are big money campaign donations in judicial races corrupting America's courts? As two-thirds of American voters oppose the Supreme Courts decision in Citizens United v. FEC, Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how campaign cash in judicial races may sway America's courts. The Journal revisits the 1999 FRONTLINE special "Justice for Sale" which looked at the growing concern - even among Supreme Court justices themselves - that campaign contributions may be corrupting the judicial process. As two-thirds of American voters oppose the Supreme Courts decision in Citizens United v. FEC, Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how campaign cash in judicial races may sway America's courts. The Journal revisits the 1999 FRONTLINE special "Justice for Sale" which looked at the growing concern - even among Supreme Court justices themselves - that campaign contributions may be corrupting the judicial process. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02192010/profile2.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 26:40 courts, justice, judges, campaign finance, law no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Are big money campaign donations in judicial races corrupting America's courts? Bill Moyers sits down with legal analyst and journalist Jeffrey Toobin to talk about the relationship between big money and judicial elections today. Bill Moyers sits down with legal analyst and journalist Jeffrey Toobin to talk about the relationship between big money and judicial elections today. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02192010/profile.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 26:40 courts, justice, judges, campaign finance, law no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay.A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02192010/watch3.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 26:40 courts, justice, judges, campaign finance, law no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dance and Our HistoryAt the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02122010/watch2.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 26:40 bill t jones, dance, bill moyers, abraham lincoln, fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dance and Our HistoryAt the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02122010/profile.html Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 26:40 bill t jones, dance, bill moyers, abraham lincoln, fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Partying with LobbyistsBill Moyers on money, politics and retreats with lobbyists. Bill Moyers on money, politics and retreats with lobbyists. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02052010/watch4.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 05:03 money, politics, bill moyers essay, lobbyists, dscc, rscc no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Health Care ReformPediatrician Margaret Flowers speaks about protesting for change and her recent arrest in an effort to get a Medicare-for-all plan back on the table. Pediatrician Margaret Flowers speaks about protesting for change and her recent arrest in an effort to get a Medicare-for-all plan back on the table. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02052010/profile3.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 15:02 single payer, medicare, margaret flowers, health care, doctors no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Money and PoliticsLibertarian journalist Nick Gillespie and legal scholar Lawrence Lessig discuss public financing of campaigns and the effects of money on politics. Libertarian journalist Nick Gillespie and legal scholar Lawrence Lessig discuss public financing of campaigns and the effects of money on politics. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02052010/profile1.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 26:45 obama, campaign finance, supreme court, washington, money, lawrence lessig, nick gillespie no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal SCOTUS and Campaign FinanceIn the wake of a controversial Supreme Court decision giving corporations and unions more freedom to spend on elections, many federal and state lawmakers are hoping to curb Citizens United V. FEC's effect on elections. Find out how some legislators are fighting to curb Big Money spending even as the Court invalidates laws in 24 states aimed at keeping elections clean. In the wake of a controversial Supreme Court decision giving corporations and unions more freedom to spend on elections, many federal and state lawmakers are hoping to curb Citizens United V. FEC's effect on elections. Find out how some legislators are fighting to curb Big Money spending even as the Court invalidates laws in 24 states aimed at keeping elections clean. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02052010/profile2.html Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST 12:03 obama, campaign finance, supreme court, washington, maryland, james raskin no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal SCOTUS and Campaign FinanceAre America's elections now up for sale? The JOURNAL explores what the Supreme Court's decision means for campaign finance reform and the future of our democracy with progressive legal experts Monica Youn and Zephyr Teachout. Monica Youn directs the campaign finance reform/money in politics project at NYU's Brennan Center for Law and Justice and Zephyr Teachout teaches law and politics at Fordham University's School of Law. Are America's elections now up for sale? The JOURNAL explores what the Supreme Court's decision means for campaign finance reform and the future of our democracy with progressive legal experts Monica Youn and Zephyr Teachout. Monica Youn directs the campaign finance reform/money in politics project at NYU's Brennan Center for Law and Justice and Zephyr Teachout teaches law and politics at Fordham University's School of Law. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01292010/profile2.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 obama, campaign finance, supreme court, washington no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Richard Trumka on the State of the UnionsAmerica's workers need jobs, and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka is calling on them to stand up and fight. Trumka joins Bill Moyers to offer his perspective on President Obama's first State of the Union address and on whether organized labor can grow and generate jobs in the 21st century. Trumka has previously worked as a coal miner, a lawyer, and president of the United Mine Workers of America. America's workers need jobs, and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka is calling on them to stand up and fight. Trumka joins Bill Moyers to offer his perspective on President Obama's first State of the Union address and on whether organized labor can grow and generate jobs in the 21st century. Trumka has previously worked as a coal miner, a lawyer, and president of the United Mine Workers of America. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01292010/profile.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 obama, state of the union, unions, labor, afl-cio, economy, employment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers remembers Howard ZinnBill Moyers remembers Howard Zinn. Bill Moyers remembers Howard Zinn. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01292010/watch3.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 history, america, democracy, labor, equality no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Eric AltermanThe JOURNAL assesses Obama's first year as President in the wake of Democrats' defeat in Massachusetts' special election for Senate with Princeton politics and African American studies professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell and journalist Eric Alterman. The JOURNAL assesses Obama's first year as President in the wake of Democrats' defeat in Massachusetts' special election for Senate with Princeton politics and African American studies professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell and journalist Eric Alterman. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01222010/profile.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 obama, health care, melissa harris-lacewell, eric alterman, progressives, scott brown no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Public Agenda's Scott Bittle and Jean JohnsonFaced with the increasing global demand for oil and the threat of climate change, experts say that America needs a new energy policy - but what are our options? Bill Moyers sits down with analysts Jean Johnson and Scott Bittle to discuss how we can power America's future. Faced with the increasing global demand for oil and the threat of climate change, experts say that America needs a new energy policy - but what are our options? Bill Moyers sits down with analysts Jean Johnson and Scott Bittle to discuss how we can power America's future. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01222010/profile2.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 energy crisis, global warming, public agenda, scott bittle, jean johnson no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayBill Moyers on the crisis in Haiti, with a poem by Danielle Legros Georges. Bill Moyers on the crisis in Haiti, with a poem by Danielle Legros Georges. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01222010/profile3.html Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 haiti, earthquake, history, danielle legros georges no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Obama's InheritanceWALL STREET JOURNAL correspondent and author of THE WRECKING CREW: HOW CONSERVATIVES RUINED GOVERNMENT, ENRICHED THEMSELVES, AND BEGGARED THE NATION takes a look back at the decade that was. WALL STREET JOURNAL correspondent and author of THE WRECKING CREW: HOW CONSERVATIVES RUINED GOVERNMENT, ENRICHED THEMSELVES, AND BEGGARED THE NATION takes a look back at the decade that was. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01152010/profile.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 economy, finance, banks, reform, conservatives, obama, war, iraq, afghanistan, debt no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Peace through EducationAmerica has committed more money and more troops to Afghanistan, but Greg Mortenson, the bestselling author of THREE CUPS OF TEA argues that there's a better path to peace: building schools and nurturing local communities. America has committed more money and more troops to Afghanistan, but Greg Mortenson, the bestselling author of THREE CUPS OF TEA argues that there's a better path to peace: building schools and nurturing local communities. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01152010/profile2.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 30:03 afghanistan, pakistan, mortenson, education, women no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayA Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01152010/watch3.html Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 04:03 economy, war, education, disaster, haiti, afghanistan, health no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayA Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01082010/watch3.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 04:03 economy, finance, banks, reform, kevin drum, david corn, bill moyers, mother jones, bailout no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dance and Our HistoryMOTHER JONES journalists David Corn and Kevin Drum offer a hard look at the obstacles to real reform of the financial industry. MOTHER JONES journalists David Corn and Kevin Drum offer a hard look at the obstacles to real reform of the financial industry. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01082010/watch2.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 19:03 economy, finance, banks, reform, kevin drum, david corn, bill moyers, mother jones, bailout no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dance and Our HistoryMOTHER JONES journalists David Corn and Kevin Drum offer a hard look at the obstacles to real reform of the financial industry. MOTHER JONES journalists David Corn and Kevin Drum offer a hard look at the obstacles to real reform of the financial industry. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01082010/profile.html Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST 29:40 economy, finance, banks, reform, kevin drum, david corn, bill moyers, mother jones, bailout no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dance and Our HistoryAt the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12252009/watch2.html Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 26:40 bill t jones, dance, bill moyers, abraham lincoln, fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dance and Our HistoryAt the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12252009/profile.html Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 26:40 bill t jones, dance, bill moyers, abraham lincoln, fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Robert Kuttner and Matt Taibbi on Money in WashingtonAmidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist Robert Kuttner and journalist Matt Taibbi join Bill Moyers to discuss Wall Street's power over the federal government. Amidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist Robert Kuttner and journalist Matt Taibbi join Bill Moyers to discuss Wall Street's power over the federal government. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12182009/profile.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 26:40 robert kuttner, matt taibbi, health care reform, bill moyers, financial reform, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Organizing to Save HomesThe JOURNAL profiles Steve Meacham, a Massachusetts community organizer fighting to keep working people in their homes. The JOURNAL profiles Steve Meacham, a Massachusetts community organizer fighting to keep working people in their homes. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12182009/profile2.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 26:40 economy, foreclosure, community organizing, mortgage, steve meacham, city life, vida urbana, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Books for 2009Bill Moyers picks his favorite books from 2009. Bill Moyers picks his favorite books from 2009. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12182009/profile3.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 02:27 bill moyers essay, books, best of, foreign policy no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Historian Howard Zinn on the people's history.Renowned historian Howard Zinn has chronicled centuries of people's struggles against oppression. He joins Bill Moyers to discuss the voices of today's people - facing big interests' outsized influence - and his new film THE PEOPLE SPEAK. Renowned historian Howard Zinn has chronicled centuries of people's struggles against oppression. He joins Bill Moyers to discuss the voices of today's people - facing big interests' outsized influence - and his new film THE PEOPLE SPEAK. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12112009/profile.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 26:40 howard zinn, history, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Organizing for changeOrganizers George Goehl and Heather Booth on turning anger into action. Organizers George Goehl and Heather Booth on turning anger into action. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12112009/watch3.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 26:40 national peoples action, george goehl, heather booth, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayA Bill Moyers Essay on Barack Obama, the Nobel Prize and the landmine treaty. A Bill Moyers Essay on Barack Obama, the Nobel Prize and the landmine treaty. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12112009/profile2.html Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 04:46 bill moyers essay, barack obama, nobel prize, landmines, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Filmmaker and Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone on his work and his experience of war.Veteran Oliver Stone came back from Vietnam a changed man. Now, with four films on the Vietnam War under his belt –Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Heaven & Earth (1993), and Pinkville (2007) – Oliver Stone talks with Bill Moyers about how his experiences of war has affected his life, his work and his vision of the world today. Also on the program, Bill Moyers comments on President Obama's decision to escalate troops in Afghanistan. Veteran Oliver Stone came back from Vietnam a changed man. Now, with four films on the Vietnam War under his belt –Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Heaven & Earth (1993), and Pinkville (2007) – Oliver Stone talks with Bill Moyers about how his experiences of war has affected his life, his work and his vision of the world today. Also on the program, Bill Moyers comments on President Obama's decision to escalate troops in Afghanistan. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12042009/profile.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Oliver Stone, director, film, hollywood, vietnam, veterans, afghanistan no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Filmmaker and Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone on his work and his experience of war.Veteran Oliver Stone came back from Vietnam a changed man. Now, with four films on the Vietnam War under his belt –Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Heaven & Earth (1993), and Pinkville (2007) – Oliver Stone talks with Bill Moyers about how his experiences of war has affected his life, his work and his vision of the world today. Also on the program, Bill Moyers comments on President Obama's decision to escalate troops in Afghanistan. Veteran Oliver Stone came back from Vietnam a changed man. Now, with four films on the Vietnam War under his belt –Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Heaven & Earth (1993), and Pinkville (2007) – Oliver Stone talks with Bill Moyers about how his experiences of war has affected his life, his work and his vision of the world today. Also on the program, Bill Moyers comments on President Obama's decision to escalate troops in Afghanistan. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12042009/watch2.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Oliver Stone, director, film, hollywood, vietnam, veterans, afghanistan no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay.A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12042009/watch3.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST 03:40 constitution, war, afghanistan no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Dr. Jane GoodallDr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. Dr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11272009/profile.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Jane Goodall, Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal, conservation, roots and shoots, environment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Dr. Jane GoodallDr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. Dr. Jane Goodall. Despite dire warnings for our endangered planet, Jane Goodall says all is not yet lost - we can change course if we act now. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11272009/profile2.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Jane Goodall, Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal, conservation, roots and shoots, environment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Dr. Jane GoodallBILL MOYERS JOURNAL looks at Roots and Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth program of The Jane Goodall Institute. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL looks at Roots and Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth program of The Jane Goodall Institute. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11272009/profile3.html Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Jane Goodall, Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal, conservation, roots and shoots, environment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers reflects on LBJ's VietnamAs President Obama prepares to announce how many more troops he will send to Afghanistan, Bill Moyers remembers the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the agonizing decisions that escalated America's involvement in Vietnam. Through Johnson's secret tapes of phone calls and conversations, and his own reminiscences, Moyers recalls the events that plunged us ever deeper into war. As President Obama prepares to announce how many more troops he will send to Afghanistan, Bill Moyers remembers the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the agonizing decisions that escalated America's involvement in Vietnam. Through Johnson's secret tapes of phone calls and conversations, and his own reminiscences, Moyers recalls the events that plunged us ever deeper into war. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11202009/profile.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Lyndon Johnson, Vietnam, Afghanistan, war, White House, tapes, Obama no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers reflects on LBJ's VietnamAs President Obama prepares to announce how many more troops he will send to Afghanistan, Bill Moyers remembers the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the agonizing decisions that escalated America's involvement in Vietnam. Through Johnson's secret tapes of phone calls and conversations, and his own reminiscences, Moyers recalls the events that plunged us ever deeper into war. As President Obama prepares to announce how many more troops he will send to Afghanistan, Bill Moyers remembers the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the agonizing decisions that escalated America's involvement in Vietnam. Through Johnson's secret tapes of phone calls and conversations, and his own reminiscences, Moyers recalls the events that plunged us ever deeper into war. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11202009/profile2.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 Lyndon Johnson, Vietnam, Afghanistan, war, White House, tapes, Obama no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A New Home for Poetry In New York CityThe JOURNAL visits a new home in New York City for contemplation and celebration of poetry. The JOURNAL visits a new home in New York City for contemplation and celebration of poetry. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11132009/watch3.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 poetry, poets house, bill moyers journal, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A One-Woman Show About Health Care in AmericaWhile politicians and the media war over "the public option" and "bending the cost curve," acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith and her one-woman play "LET ME DOWN EASY" give voice to questions of life and death, sickness and healthcare. While politicians and the media war over "the public option" and "bending the cost curve," acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith and her one-woman play "LET ME DOWN EASY" give voice to questions of life and death, sickness and healthcare. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11132009/watch2.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 health care, theater, anna deavere smith, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A One-Woman Show About Health Care in AmericaWhile politicians and the media war over "the public option" and "bending the cost curve," acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith and her one-woman play "LET ME DOWN EASY" give voice to questions of life and death, sickness and healthcare. While politicians and the media war over "the public option" and "bending the cost curve," acclaimed actress-playwright Anna Deavere Smith and her one-woman play "LET ME DOWN EASY" give voice to questions of life and death, sickness and healthcare. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11132009/profile.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 health care, theater, anna deavere smith, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Web Exclusive: Glenn GreenwaldBill Moyers conducts a Web exclusive interview with Glenn Greenwald, about Afghanistan, government secrecy, the economy and his challenge to the editorial staff of THE WASHINGTON POST to justify their argument that the U.S. should borrow money for war but not for health care. Bill Moyers conducts a Web exclusive interview with Glenn Greenwald, about Afghanistan, government secrecy, the economy and his challenge to the editorial staff of THE WASHINGTON POST to justify their argument that the U.S. should borrow money for war but not for health care. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10302009/profile3.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 afghanistan, obama, lbj, draft no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal James Galbraith on RecoveryThe Dow's up, but why are Main Street Americans still reeling from last year's economic collapse? With Americans still facing rising unemployment, foreclosures, and declining property values, renowned economist James K. Galbraith on whether we've averted another crisis and how to get help for the middle class. The Dow's up, but why are Main Street Americans still reeling from last year's economic collapse? With Americans still facing rising unemployment, foreclosures, and declining property values, renowned economist James K. Galbraith on whether we've averted another crisis and how to get help for the middle class. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10302009/profile.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 economy, recovery, obama, galbraith no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Brookhiser on BuckleyNational Review senior editor Richard Brookhiser talks about his mentor William F. Buckley, Jr. and today's conservative movement. National Review senior editor Richard Brookhiser talks about his mentor William F. Buckley, Jr. and today's conservative movement. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10302009/profile2.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 william f. buckley, brookhiser, conservative no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay.A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10302009/watch3.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 afghanistan, obama, lbj, draft no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Goldstone ReportBill Moyers talks with Judge Richard Goldstone, who headed up the controversial UN Human Rights Council investigation into the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Bill Moyers talks with Judge Richard Goldstone, who headed up the controversial UN Human Rights Council investigation into the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10232009/watch.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 richard goldstone, goldstone report, israel, hamas, gaza, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Goldstone ReportBill Moyers talks with Judge Richard Goldstone, who headed up the controversial UN Human Rights Council investigation into the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Bill Moyers talks with Judge Richard Goldstone, who headed up the controversial UN Human Rights Council investigation into the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10232009/watch2.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 20:40 richard goldstone, goldstone report, israel, hamas, gaza, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers EssayBill Moyers remembers Texas judge William Wayne Justice. Bill Moyers remembers Texas judge William Wayne Justice. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10232009/watch3.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 william wayne justice, justice justice, texas, bill moyers, law no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Old habits die hard, but can America change its ways?Barack Obama was elected on a message of change, promising a new era of diplomacy and international cooperation – but can the President deliver a new vision of America? Reporting from the world's most troubled hotspots, Mark Danner has seen countless deaths over ethnic and political divides, and witnessed firsthand how U.S. attempts to exploit those conflicts have resulted in disastrous unforeseen consequences. Danner speaks with Bill Moyers about Obama's challenges in resetting the mindset of America from war to peace, and redefining the US as a nation. Danner was a staff writer for many years at The New Yorker, contributes frequently to the New York Review of Books, the New York Times Magazine, and his latest book is Stripping Bare the Body, which chronicles the moral history of American power over the last quarter century. Barack Obama was elected on a message of change, promising a new era of diplomacy and international cooperation – but can the President deliver a new vision of America? Reporting from the world's most troubled hotspots, Mark Danner has seen countless deaths over ethnic and political divides, and witnessed firsthand how U.S. attempts to exploit those conflicts have resulted in disastrous unforeseen consequences. Danner speaks with Bill Moyers about Obama's challenges in resetting the mindset of America from war to peace, and redefining the US as a nation. Danner was a staff writer for many years at The New Yorker, contributes frequently to the New York Review of Books, the New York Times Magazine, and his latest book is Stripping Bare the Body, which chronicles the moral history of American power over the last quarter century. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10162009/profile.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 economy, wall street, obama, banking, SEC, congressobama, nobel prize, peace, war, journalism, no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dr. America Bracho and Latino Health AccessThe Journal profiles public health doctor America Bracho, who serves her Santa Ana, CA community – notorious for crime, poverty and disease – with her organization, Latino Health Access. The Journal profiles public health doctor America Bracho, who serves her Santa Ana, CA community – notorious for crime, poverty and disease – with her organization, Latino Health Access. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10162009/profile2.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 health, diabetes, community organizing, latino, california no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy KapturJust over a year after economic calamity brought promises of reform to Washington, many now say that the recession is nearing an end. But is it business as usual for Wall Street, and have future financial crises been averted? Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) join Bill Moyers for a report card on the bailouts, an update on the state of the U.S. economy, and to find out whether efforts of reform have been derailed. Just over a year after economic calamity brought promises of reform to Washington, many now say that the recession is nearing an end. But is it business as usual for Wall Street, and have future financial crises been averted? Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson and US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) join Bill Moyers for a report card on the bailouts, an update on the state of the U.S. economy, and to find out whether efforts of reform have been derailed. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10092009/profile.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 economy, wall street, obama, banking, SEC, congress no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Essay: The Health Industry LobbyA Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10092009/watch2.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 congress, health care, lobbying no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Remembering Charles HoustonBill Moyers remembers his friend, renowned physician and mountaineer Charlie Houston Bill Moyers remembers his friend, renowned physician and mountaineer Charlie Houston http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10092009/profile2.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 mountaineering, medicine, peace corps no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A new direction in Afghanistan?Rory Stewart, director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, lays out an alternate strategy for the international community in Afghanistan. Rory Stewart, director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, lays out an alternate strategy for the international community in Afghanistan. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09252009/watch.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 afghanistan, mcchrystal, rory stewart, bill moyers journal, lynn sherr no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Women and Human RightsKavita Ramdas, president and CEO of Global Fund for Women, the largest grant-making foundation focused exclusively on women's rights issues talks about human rights initiatives around the world. Kavita Ramdas, president and CEO of Global Fund for Women, the largest grant-making foundation focused exclusively on women's rights issues talks about human rights initiatives around the world. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09252009/watch2.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 lynn sherr, women's rights, development, aid, kavita ramdas, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Women and Human RightsLynn Sherr on the century of women. Lynn Sherr on the century of women. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09252009/watch3.html Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 lynn sherr, women's rights, development, aid, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Is Conservatism Dead? Digging deep into the roots and evolution of the American conservative movement, Sam Tanenhaus talks with Bill Moyers about why he believes that conservatism is dead and how it might yet come back to life. Tanenhaus is the editor of both THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW and the Week in Review section of the TIMES. Digging deep into the roots and evolution of the American conservative movement, Sam Tanenhaus talks with Bill Moyers about why he believes that conservatism is dead and how it might yet come back to life. Tanenhaus is the editor of both THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW and the Week in Review section of the TIMES. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09182009/watch.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 sam tanenhaus, conservativism, politics, history, bill moyers journal, burke, buckley no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The State of the Labor Movement With public support for labor unions at its lowest point in 70 years, Bill Moyers talks with experts Bill Fletcher, co-author of SOLIDARITY DIVIDED: THE CRISIS IN ORGANIZED LABOR AND A NEW PATH TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE and Michael Zweig, director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at SUNY Stony Brook, about the state of organized labor. With public support for labor unions at its lowest point in 70 years, Bill Moyers talks with experts Bill Fletcher, co-author of SOLIDARITY DIVIDED: THE CRISIS IN ORGANIZED LABOR AND A NEW PATH TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE and Michael Zweig, director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at SUNY Stony Brook, about the state of organized labor. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09182009/watch2.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 labor, unions, workers, wages, bill fletcher, michael zweig, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Who is funding the opposition to health care reform?A Bill Moyers essay on the protests in Washington, D.C. and whose funding opposition to health care reform. A Bill Moyers essay on the protests in Washington, D.C. and whose funding opposition to health care reform. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09182009/watch3.html Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 health care, dick armey, protests, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The War in Afghanistan The JOURNAL takes a hard look at the state of affairs in ever-divided Afghanistan with McClatchy DC Pentagon correspondent Nancy Youssef. The JOURNAL takes a hard look at the state of affairs in ever-divided Afghanistan with McClatchy DC Pentagon correspondent Nancy Youssef. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09112009/watch.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 afghanistan, war, bill moyers, nancy youssef no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Global health care Global health specialist and Dartmouth College president Dr. Jim Yong Kim shares his expertise in public health. Global health specialist and Dartmouth College president Dr. Jim Yong Kim shares his expertise in public health. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09112009/watch2.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 jim yong kim, bill moyers, global health, health care delivery no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Supreme Court and Campaign Finance Next week, the Supreme Court reconvenes early for a special hearing on the constitutionality of campaign finance limits for corporations. Bill Moyers talks with Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney arguing to overturn parts of McCain-Feingold. Next week, the Supreme Court reconvenes early for a special hearing on the constitutionality of campaign finance limits for corporations. Bill Moyers talks with Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney arguing to overturn parts of McCain-Feingold. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09042009/watch.html Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 15:40 supreme court, mccain-feingold, campaign finance, corporate power, free speech, bill moyers, floyd abrams no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Is campaign finance reform constitutional? Next week, the Supreme Court reconvenes early for a special hearing on the constitutionality of campaign finance limits for corporations. To hear the arguments, Bill Moyers sits down with Trevor Potter, president and general counsel of The Campaign Legal Center and a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, and Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney. Next week, the Supreme Court reconvenes early for a special hearing on the constitutionality of campaign finance limits for corporations. To hear the arguments, Bill Moyers sits down with Trevor Potter, president and general counsel of The Campaign Legal Center and a former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, and Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment attorney. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09042009/watch2.html Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 supreme court, mccain-feingold, campaign finance, corporate power, free speech, bill moyers, floyd abrams, trevor potter no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Health Insurance Reform A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09042009/watch3.html Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST 05:18 health, illness, uninsured, reform, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal What happens if you're sick without health insurance? Bill Moyers Journal presents CRITICAL CONDITION, a film by Roger Weisberg that follows families fighting illness without health coverage. The families discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives. Bill Moyers Journal presents CRITICAL CONDITION, a film by Roger Weisberg that follows families fighting illness without health coverage. The families discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08212009/profile.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 health, illness, uninsured, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal What happens if you're sick without health insurance? Bill Moyers Journal presents CRITICAL CONDITION, a film by Roger Weisberg that follows families fighting illness without health coverage. The families discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives. Bill Moyers Journal presents CRITICAL CONDITION, a film by Roger Weisberg that follows families fighting illness without health coverage. The families discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, homes, savings, and even their lives. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08212009/profile2.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 health, illness, uninsured, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Drew Altman on the health reform debate in the media. Media analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Kaiser Family Foundation president and CEO Drew Altman discuss the messages in health care ads today, and how well they reflect the real issues of health care reform. Media analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Kaiser Family Foundation president and CEO Drew Altman discuss the messages in health care ads today, and how well they reflect the real issues of health care reform. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08142009/profile2.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 media, politics, health care, medicine, lobbying no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Conservative David Frum calls on Republicans to reform health care in America. Conservative journalist David Frum worries that Republicans would only win a failing status quo in their fight to kill health care reform. Bill Moyers sits down with the former special assistant to George W. Bush, who is calling on Republicans to come up with a plan for health care reform and suggests changes that conservatives can favor. David Frum is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the editor of NewMajority.com. Conservative journalist David Frum worries that Republicans would only win a failing status quo in their fight to kill health care reform. Bill Moyers sits down with the former special assistant to George W. Bush, who is calling on Republicans to come up with a plan for health care reform and suggests changes that conservatives can favor. David Frum is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the editor of NewMajority.com. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08142009/profile.html Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 media, politics, health care, medicine, conservatism, gop, republicans no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Bill Moyers speaks with one of America's leading educators and author of THE THIRD CHAPTER: PASSION RISK AND ADVENTURE IN THE 25 YEARS AFTER 50. Bill Moyers speaks with one of America's leading educators and author of THE THIRD CHAPTER: PASSION RISK AND ADVENTURE IN THE 25 YEARS AFTER 50. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08072009/profile.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 aging, philosophy, life stories, education no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Former health insurance insider Wendell Potter With almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill Moyers about how those companies are standing in the way of health care reform. With almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill Moyers about how those companies are standing in the way of health care reform. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07312009/profile.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 health care reform, wendell potter, bill moyers, lobbying, influence, money in politics, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers Essay A Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07312009/profile2.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 health care reform, wendell potter, bill moyers, lobbying, influence, money in politics, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Viewer Mail You've been talking and we've been listening. THE JOURNAL highlights your comments and suggestions from some of our recent broadcasts. You've been talking and we've been listening. THE JOURNAL highlights your comments and suggestions from some of our recent broadcasts. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07312009/watch3.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 viewer mail, bill moyers jouranl no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The state of health care reform Bill Moyers sits down with Trudy Lieberman, director of the health and medical reporting program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and Marcia Angell, senior lecturer in social medicine at Harvard Medical School and former editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. Bill Moyers sits down with Trudy Lieberman, director of the health and medical reporting program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and Marcia Angell, senior lecturer in social medicine at Harvard Medical School and former editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07242009/profile.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 28:30 faith, social gospel, cornel west, gary dorrien, serene jones, union seminary, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The state of health care reform in D.C. What happens when America's airwaves fill with hate? BILL MOYERS JOURNAL revisits a tough look at the hostile industry of "Shock Jock" media with a hard-hitting examination of its effects on our nation's political discourse. What happens when America's airwaves fill with hate? BILL MOYERS JOURNAL revisits a tough look at the hostile industry of "Shock Jock" media with a hard-hitting examination of its effects on our nation's political discourse. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07242009/profile2.html Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 24:35 rush limgaugh, sean hannity, bill moyers, talk radio, glenn beck no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The state of health care reform in D.C. Bill Moyers looks at the influence of money and lobbying on health care reform efforts in Washington, D.C. Bill Moyers looks at the influence of money and lobbying on health care reform efforts in Washington, D.C. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/profile3.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 faith, social gospel, cornel west, gary dorrien, serene jones, union seminary, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Evolution of God In his new book, THE EVOLUTION OF GOD, bestselling author Robert Wright examines how the idea of God has changed through history. Wright sits down with Bill Moyers to discuss why he thinks the notion of God - real or not - is imperative to a moral society. In his new book, THE EVOLUTION OF GOD, bestselling author Robert Wright examines how the idea of God has changed through history. Wright sits down with Bill Moyers to discuss why he thinks the notion of God - real or not - is imperative to a moral society. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07172009/profile.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 relgion, science, god, reason, robert wright, evolution of god, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Why are some environmentalists disappointed? Bill Moyers talks with two environmental activists who are disappointed in Obama's progress on climate change. Bill Moyers talks with two environmental activists who are disappointed in Obama's progress on climate change. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07172009/profile2.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 environment, greenpeace, mt rushmore, bill moyers, obama, climate change, cap and trade, waxman-markey no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Health Care A Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07172009/watch3.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 05:00 faith, social gospel, cornel west, gary dorrien, serene jones, union seminary, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Former health insurance insider Wendell Potter With almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill Moyers about how those companies are standing in the way of health care reform. With almost 20 years inside the health insurance industry, Wendell Potter saw for-profit insurers hijack our health care system and put profits before patients. Now, he speaks with Bill Moyers about how those companies are standing in the way of health care reform. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/profile.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 health care reform, wendell potter, bill moyers, lobbying, influence, money in politics, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers Essay A Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07102009/profile2.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 5:00 washington post, bill moyers, money in politics, newspapers, journalism no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Gary Dorrien, Serene Jones and Cornel West Bill Moyers talks to Cornel West, Serene Jones, and Gary Dorrien for a fresh take on what our core ethics and values as a society say about America's politics, policy, and the challenges of balancing capitalism and democracy. Bill Moyers talks to Cornel West, Serene Jones, and Gary Dorrien for a fresh take on what our core ethics and values as a society say about America's politics, policy, and the challenges of balancing capitalism and democracy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07032009/profile.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 41:00 faith, social gospel, cornel west, gary dorrien, serene jones, union seminary, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal America's food banks Why are America's food banks suffering shortages? Find out what you can do to help. Why are America's food banks suffering shortages? Find out what you can do to help. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07032009/profile2.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST 5:00 hunger, poverty, food banks, food, charity no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Pulitzer prize-winning poet W. S. Merwin On the heels of winning this year's Pulitzer prize for poetry, W.S. Merwin joins Bill Moyers for a wide-ranging conversation about language, his writing process, the natural world, and the insights gleaned from a much-lauded career of more than 50 years. W.S. Merwin is the author of 21 volumes of poetry and won his second Pulitzer Prize for his most recent collection, THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS. On the heels of winning this year's Pulitzer prize for poetry, W.S. Merwin joins Bill Moyers for a wide-ranging conversation about language, his writing process, the natural world, and the insights gleaned from a much-lauded career of more than 50 years. W.S. Merwin is the author of 21 volumes of poetry and won his second Pulitzer Prize for his most recent collection, THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06262009/watch.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 ws merwin, poetry, bill moyers, bill moyers journal, poems, poets no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Pulitzer prize-winning poet W. S. Merwin On the heels of winning this year's Pulitzer prize for poetry, W.S. Merwin joins Bill Moyers for a wide-ranging conversation about language, his writing process, the natural world, and the insights gleaned from a much-lauded career of more than 50 years. W.S. Merwin is the author of 21 volumes of poetry and won his second Pulitzer Prize for his most recent collection, THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS. On the heels of winning this year's Pulitzer prize for poetry, W.S. Merwin joins Bill Moyers for a wide-ranging conversation about language, his writing process, the natural world, and the insights gleaned from a much-lauded career of more than 50 years. W.S. Merwin is the author of 21 volumes of poetry and won his second Pulitzer Prize for his most recent collection, THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06262009/profile.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 ws merwin, poetry, bill moyers, bill moyers journal, poems, poets no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Pulitzer prize-winning poet W. S. Merwin What's your vision for the future of the American Dream? Our guests and our viewers speak out. What's your vision for the future of the American Dream? Our guests and our viewers speak out. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06262009/watch3.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 deepening the american dream, american dream, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal How everyday women fought for peace in their war-torn country --and won Instructed by a dream and organized in prayer, Leymah Gbowee and thousands of everyday women in Liberia --both Christians and Muslims alike --confronted warlords and a corrupt president to successfully fight for peace and dignity in their war-torn nation. "I realized that every problem we encounter on this journey, I'm going to rise above it and lead these women because they trusted me with their lives and their future," says Gbowee. Journal guest host Lynn Sherr interviews Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney, who documented their inspiring tale in the award-winning film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Lynn Sherr is a long-time broadcast journalist who most recently covered events in Liberia for PBS' news program, WorldFocus.Instructed by a dream and organized in prayer, Leymah Gbowee and thousands of everyday women in Liberia --both Christians and Muslims alike --confronted warlords and a corrupt president to successfully fight for peace and dignity in their war-torn nation. "I realized that every problem we encounter on this journey, I'm going to rise above it and lead these women because they trusted me with their lives and their future," says Gbowee. Journal guest host Lynn Sherr interviews Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney, who documented their inspiring tale in the award-winning film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Lynn Sherr is a long-time broadcast journalist who most recently covered events in Liberia for PBS' news program, WorldFocus. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06192009/profile.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 women, peace, liberia, war, civil war, documentary no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal How everyday women fought for peace in their war-torn country --and won Instructed by a dream and organized in prayer, Leymah Gbowee and thousands of everyday women in Liberia --both Christians and Muslims alike --confronted warlords and a corrupt president to successfully fight for peace and dignity in their war-torn nation. "I realized that every problem we encounter on this journey, I'm going to rise above it and lead these women because they trusted me with their lives and their future," says Gbowee. Journal guest host Lynn Sherr interviews Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney, who documented their inspiring tale in the award-winning film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Lynn Sherr is a long-time broadcast journalist who most recently covered events in Liberia for PBS' news program, WorldFocus.Instructed by a dream and organized in prayer, Leymah Gbowee and thousands of everyday women in Liberia --both Christians and Muslims alike --confronted warlords and a corrupt president to successfully fight for peace and dignity in their war-torn nation. "I realized that every problem we encounter on this journey, I'm going to rise above it and lead these women because they trusted me with their lives and their future," says Gbowee. Journal guest host Lynn Sherr interviews Leymah Gbowee and Abigail Disney, who documented their inspiring tale in the award-winning film Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Lynn Sherr is a long-time broadcast journalist who most recently covered events in Liberia for PBS' news program, WorldFocus. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06192009/profile3.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 women, peace, liberia, war, civil war, documentary no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Health Care Reform Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich sits down with Bill Moyers to talk about the influence of lobbyists on policy, the economy, and the ongoing debate over health care. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich sits down with Bill Moyers to talk about the influence of lobbyists on policy, the economy, and the ongoing debate over health care. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06122009/profile.html Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 health care, robert reich, lobbyists, medicine, congress, legislation no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Harvey Kaye and Richard Brookhiser On the 200th anniversary of Thomas Paine's death, Bill Moyers sits down with THOMAS PAINE AND THE PROMISE OF AMERICA author Harvey J. Kaye and NATIONAL REVIEW senior editor Richard Brookhiser, author of WHAT WOULD THE FOUNDERS DO?On the 200th anniversary of Thomas Paine's death, Bill Moyers sits down with THOMAS PAINE AND THE PROMISE OF AMERICA author Harvey J. Kaye and NATIONAL REVIEW senior editor Richard Brookhiser, author of WHAT WOULD THE FOUNDERS DO? http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06122009/profile2.html Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 thomas paine, history, harvey kaye, richard brookhiser, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay.A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/006122009/watch3.html Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 gun violence, gun control, bill moyers, shooting, guns no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Politics and the price of war. From a billion dollars sought for embassies in Pakistan and Afghanistan to May's highest casualties for US forces in Iraq since September, the wars abroad are taking their toll on our nation. Bill Moyers sits down with award-winning investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill to examine the human and financial costs of America's wars.From a billion dollars sought for embassies in Pakistan and Afghanistan to May's highest casualties for US forces in Iraq since September, the wars abroad are taking their toll on our nation. Bill Moyers sits down with award-winning investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill to examine the human and financial costs of America's wars. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06052009/profile.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 iraq, afghanistan, war, obama, military no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Media analysis from Rosen and Gladstone. From headlines surrounding the health care debate to media frenzy over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, NPR's On the Media host Brooke Gladstone and NYU journalism professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen sort the messages and spin from the week's news. From headlines surrounding the health care debate to media frenzy over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, NPR's On the Media host Brooke Gladstone and NYU journalism professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen sort the messages and spin from the week's news. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06052009/profile2.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 internet, bloggers, media, sotomayor, limbaugh no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Health Care Reform: Donna Smith Bill Moyers speaks with advocate Donna Smith about how our broken system is hurting ordinary Americans. Bill Moyers speaks with advocate Donna Smith about how our broken system is hurting ordinary Americans. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05222009/profile.html Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 health care, single payer, medicine, congress, legislation no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Health Care Reform Washington's abuzz about health care, but why isn't a single-payer plan an option on the table? Public Citizen's Dr. Sidney Wolfe and Physicians for a National Health Program's Dr. David Himmelstein on the political and logistical feasibility of health care reform. Washington's abuzz about health care, but why isn't a single-payer plan an option on the table? Public Citizen's Dr. Sidney Wolfe and Physicians for a National Health Program's Dr. David Himmelstein on the political and logistical feasibility of health care reform. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05222009/profile2.html Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 health care, single payer, medicine, congress, legislation no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Moyers on Memorial Day Moyers on Memorial Day. Moyers on Memorial Day. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05222009/watch3.html Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 memorial day, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Journalist Shahan Mufti and historian Juan Cole on Pakistan. As the world follows the violence and unrest in Pakistan, Bill Moyers speaks with historian Juan Cole and journalist Shahan Mufti about the U.S. relationship with Pakistan, how it relates to the war in Afghanistan, and why they think Pakistan is not likely to become a failed state anytime soon. As the world follows the violence and unrest in Pakistan, Bill Moyers speaks with historian Juan Cole and journalist Shahan Mufti about the U.S. relationship with Pakistan, how it relates to the war in Afghanistan, and why they think Pakistan is not likely to become a failed state anytime soon. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05152009/profile.html Fri, 15 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 pakistan, taliban, terrorism, foreign policy, bill moyers, juan cole, shahan mufti no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Psychologist and writer Daniel Goleman on responsible shopping. Daniel Goleman explains to Bill Moyers how better educated consumers can help build a sustainable economy. Daniel Goleman explains to Bill Moyers how better educated consumers can help build a sustainable economy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05152009/profile2.html Fri, 15 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 cosumerism, environment, toxins, green, daniel goleman, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers Essay Bill Moyers contemplates the pressing question, "To tweet or not to tweet?" Bill Moyers contemplates the pressing question, "To tweet or not to tweet?" http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05152009/watch3.html Fri, 15 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 bill moyers, twitter, history no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Senator Dick Durbin As the banking stress test results come in, the Journal takes a closer look at money's stranglehold on politics. Bill Moyers speaks with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) - who declared last week that banks "are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place" - on campaign finance reform, big lobbying, and making Washington work for the people rather than special interests. As the banking stress test results come in, the Journal takes a closer look at money's stranglehold on politics. Bill Moyers speaks with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) - who declared last week that banks "are still the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill. And they frankly own the place" - on campaign finance reform, big lobbying, and making Washington work for the people rather than special interests. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05082009/profile.html Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 campaign contributions, politics, foreclosure, congress, banks, bailout no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Bill Moyers speaks with one of America's leading educators and author of THE THIRD CHAPTER: PASSION RISK AND ADVENTURE IN THE 25 YEARS AFTER 50. Bill Moyers speaks with one of America's leading educators and author of THE THIRD CHAPTER: PASSION RISK AND ADVENTURE IN THE 25 YEARS AFTER 50. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05082009/profile2.html Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 aging, philosophy, life stories, education no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bruce Fein and Mark Danner New debate has emerged from the release of the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel memos approving extreme measures of interrogation under the Bush administration. But, as the President acknowledges "a dark and painful chapter," how should he respond to allegations of torture? Bill Moyers sits down with Bruce Fein, former deputy attorney general under President Ronald Reagan and chairman of the American Freedom Agenda, and Mark Danner, who has been reporting on the US treatment and interrogation of detainees for the New York Review of Books. Also on the program, the Journal profiles Steve Meacham, a Massachusetts community organizer fighting to keep working people in their homes. New debate has emerged from the release of the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel memos approving extreme measures of interrogation under the Bush administration. But, as the President acknowledges "a dark and painful chapter," how should he respond to allegations of torture? Bill Moyers sits down with Bruce Fein, former deputy attorney general under President Ronald Reagan and chairman of the American Freedom Agenda, and Mark Danner, who has been reporting on the US treatment and interrogation of detainees for the New York Review of Books. Also on the program, the Journal profiles Steve Meacham, a Massachusetts community organizer fighting to keep working people in their homes. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05012009/profile.html Fri, 01 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 cia, torture, terrorism, law, courts no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Organizer Steve Meacham The JOURNAL profiles Steve Meacham, a Boston-based organizer who's trying to halt the tidal wave of evictions and foreclosures plaguing his community. Meacham works for an award-winning organization known as City Life/Vida Urbana, a group that's pioneered new strategies to help working people hold on to their homes in the face of intense pressure from banks. The JOURNAL profiles Steve Meacham, a Boston-based organizer who's trying to halt the tidal wave of evictions and foreclosures plaguing his community. Meacham works for an award-winning organization known as City Life/Vida Urbana, a group that's pioneered new strategies to help working people hold on to their homes in the face of intense pressure from banks. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05012009/profile2.html Fri, 01 May 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 economy, foreclosure, community organizing, mortgage no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Simon Johnson and Michael Perino This week, the Senate responded to the growing demand for a new Pecora Hearing, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. ring, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. A 92-4 vote in Senate supported the creation of a bipartisan and independent commission to investigate wrong doing in the lead-up to the economic crisis. For context, Bill Moyers speaks with economist Simon Johnson and Ferdinand Pecora biographer and legal scholar Michael Perino. Johnson is a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, and Perino is a professor of law at St. John's University and has been an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This week, the Senate responded to the growing demand for a new Pecora Hearing, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. ring, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. A 92-4 vote in Senate supported the creation of a bipartisan and independent commission to investigate wrong doing in the lead-up to the economic crisis. For context, Bill Moyers speaks with economist Simon Johnson and Ferdinand Pecora biographer and legal scholar Michael Perino. Johnson is a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, and Perino is a professor of law at St. John's University and has been an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04242009/profile.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 economy, finance, bailout, simon johnson, pecora, congress no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Simon Johnson and Michael Perino This week, the Senate responded to the growing demand for a new Pecora Hearing, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. ring, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. A 92-4 vote in Senate supported the creation of a bipartisan and independent commission to investigate wrong doing in the lead-up to the economic crisis. For context, Bill Moyers speaks with economist Simon Johnson and Ferdinand Pecora biographer and legal scholar Michael Perino. Johnson is a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, and Perino is a professor of law at St. John's University and has been an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This week, the Senate responded to the growing demand for a new Pecora Hearing, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. ring, the 1930s investigation into the causes and effects of the Great Depression. A 92-4 vote in Senate supported the creation of a bipartisan and independent commission to investigate wrong doing in the lead-up to the economic crisis. For context, Bill Moyers speaks with economist Simon Johnson and Ferdinand Pecora biographer and legal scholar Michael Perino. Johnson is a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a professor at MIT Sloan School of Management, and Perino is a professor of law at St. John's University and has been an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04242009/profile2.html Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 economy, finance, bailout, simon johnson, pecora, congress no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal David Simon, Co-creator of HBO's THE WIRE From crime beat reporter for the BALTIMORE SUN to award-winning screenwriter of HBO's critically-acclaimed The Wire, David Simon talks with Bill Moyers about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism today. From crime beat reporter for the BALTIMORE SUN to award-winning screenwriter of HBO's critically-acclaimed The Wire, David Simon talks with Bill Moyers about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism today. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04172009/watch.html Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 27:57 david simon, bill moyers, the wire, baltimore, cities, poverty, crime, drugs, violence, prisons no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal David Simon, Co-creator of HBO's THE WIRE From crime beat reporter for the BALTIMORE SUN to award-winning screenwriter of HBO's critically-acclaimed The Wire, David Simon talks with Bill Moyers about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism today. From crime beat reporter for the BALTIMORE SUN to award-winning screenwriter of HBO's critically-acclaimed The Wire, David Simon talks with Bill Moyers about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism today. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04172009/profile.html Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 david simon, bill moyers, the wire, baltimore, cities, poverty, crime, drugs, violence, prisons no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. In this special performance edition of Bill Moyers Journal acclaimed actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend in the poetry and prose by great American writers across the decades who have wrestled to define the true Lincoln through the lens of their own times. Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. In this special performance edition of Bill Moyers Journal acclaimed actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend in the poetry and prose by great American writers across the decades who have wrestled to define the true Lincoln through the lens of their own times. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04102009/profile.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 abraham lincoln, sam waterston, bill moyers, harold holzer, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. In this special performance edition of Bill Moyers Journal acclaimed actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend in the poetry and prose by great American writers across the decades who have wrestled to define the true Lincoln through the lens of their own times. Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. In this special performance edition of Bill Moyers Journal acclaimed actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend in the poetry and prose by great American writers across the decades who have wrestled to define the true Lincoln through the lens of their own times. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04102009/profile2.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 abraham lincoln, sam waterston, bill moyers, harold holzer, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. In this special performance edition of Bill Moyers Journal acclaimed actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend in the poetry and prose by great American writers across the decades who have wrestled to define the true Lincoln through the lens of their own times. Assassinated on Good Friday, Abraham Lincoln was transformed from man to martyr and myth. In this special performance edition of Bill Moyers Journal acclaimed actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend in the poetry and prose by great American writers across the decades who have wrestled to define the true Lincoln through the lens of their own times. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04102009/profile3.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 abraham lincoln, sam waterston, bill moyers, harold holzer, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout. The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/profile.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, wall street, banks, fraud, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Izzy Award Winners Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman Alternative media heavyweights Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman about what can and can't be addressed in big corporate media. alternative media heavyweights Glenn Greenwald and Amy Goodman about what can and can't be addressed in big corporate media. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/profile2.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 media, internet, if stone, goodman, greenwald, blogs, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal James Thindwa The JOURNAL profiles James Thindwa, whose campaign for economic fairness for working people in Chicago has brought him up against the city's powerful political establishment and corporate giant Wal-Mart. For Thindwa, the battle is never over. The JOURNAL profiles James Thindwa, whose campaign for economic fairness for working people in Chicago has brought him up against the city's powerful political establishment and corporate giant Wal-Mart. For Thindwa, the battle is never over. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03272009/profile2.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, employment, labor, community, organizing, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal William Greider For years best-selling author William Greider sounded the alarm about Washington's unholy alliance with Wall Street and the failure of the Federal Reserve and other regulators to take preventative measures to avoid disaster. Now, he offers suggestions to the question everyone is asking: "What do we do now?" For years best-selling author William Greider sounded the alarm about Washington's unholy alliance with Wall Street and the failure of the Federal Reserve and other regulators to take preventative measures to avoid disaster. Now, he offers suggestions to the question everyone is asking: "What do we do now?" http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03272009/profile.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, banks, government, bailout, no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Questions for the President. Questions for the President. A Bill Moyers essay. Questions for the President. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03272009/watch3.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, banks, government, Obama, questions no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Marta Pelaez on Families in Trouble. Bill Moyers talks with Marta Pelaez, president and CEO of Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc., a domestic abuse shelter in San Antonio, TX, for perspective on the human face of the economic downturn and how it may be pushing more families over the edge. Bill Moyers talks with Marta Pelaez, president and CEO of Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc., a domestic abuse shelter in San Antonio, TX, for perspective on the human face of the economic downturn and how it may be pushing more families over the edge. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03202009/profile2.html Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, family, domestive violence, women, social services no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Socialist historian Mike Davis. With the media buzzing over socialism in the Beltway, Bill Moyers sits down with "old-school socialist" Mike Davis for his critique of the government's response to the economic crisis and how he thinks it compares to Roosevelt's New Deal. Mike Davis is a writer and historian, who currently teaches creative writing at University of California, Riverside. With the media buzzing over socialism in the Beltway, Bill Moyers sits down with "old-school socialist" Mike Davis for his critique of the government's response to the economic crisis and how he thinks it compares to Roosevelt's New Deal. Mike Davis is a writer and historian, who currently teaches creative writing at University of California, Riverside. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03202009/profile.html Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, politics, socialism, dissent no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Moyers on Socialism Bill Moyers reflects on America's trouble with the word socialism. Bill Moyers reflects on America's trouble with the word socialism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03202009/watch3.html Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, politics, socialism, dissent no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Religious scholar Karen Armstrong on bridging cultural divides with compassion. With economic, political, and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses our human commonalities and her work on an international charter for compassion. The renowned author of The Battle for God and The Bible: A Biography, Armstrong is a 2008 recipient of the coveted TED Prize. In a distinguished career encompassing time as a Roman Catholic nun, an academic, and a television broadcaster, Armstrong has become one of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs, who first drew attention with her critically-acclaimed book Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet. With economic, political, and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses our human commonalities and her work on an international charter for compassion. The renowned author of The Battle for God and The Bible: A Biography, Armstrong is a 2008 recipient of the coveted TED Prize. In a distinguished career encompassing time as a Roman Catholic nun, an academic, and a television broadcaster, Armstrong has become one of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs, who first drew attention with her critically-acclaimed book Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03132009/profile.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 faith, religion, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Religious scholar Karen Armstrong on bridging cultural divides with compassion. With economic, political, and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses our human commonalities and her work on an international charter for compassion. The renowned author of The Battle for God and The Bible: A Biography, Armstrong is a 2008 recipient of the coveted TED Prize. In a distinguished career encompassing time as a Roman Catholic nun, an academic, and a television broadcaster, Armstrong has become one of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs, who first drew attention with her critically-acclaimed book Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet. With economic, political, and social strife across the globe, prominent religious scholar Karen Armstrong discusses our human commonalities and her work on an international charter for compassion. The renowned author of The Battle for God and The Bible: A Biography, Armstrong is a 2008 recipient of the coveted TED Prize. In a distinguished career encompassing time as a Roman Catholic nun, an academic, and a television broadcaster, Armstrong has become one of the world's foremost commentators on religious affairs, who first drew attention with her critically-acclaimed book Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03132009/watch.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 faith, religion, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Viewers comment on the future of the American Dream. Viewers comment on the future of the American Dream. Viewers comment on the future of the American Dream. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03132009/watch3.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 American Dream, economy, politics, education no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Stage and screen star John Lithgow on theater, film and his favorite poems. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03062009/watch.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 John Lithgow, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Broadway, Arthur Miller, All My Sons, poetry, children, comedy, Shakespeare no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Stage and screen star John Lithgow on theater, film and his favorite poems. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03062009/profile.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 John Lithgow, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Broadway, Arthur Miller, All My Sons, poetry, children, comedy, Shakespeare no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers at the Dodge Poetry Festival Bill Moyers celebrates poetry at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, which included renowned poets Coleman Barks, W.S. Merwin, Stanley Kunitz, Kurtis Lamkin, among many others. Bill Moyers celebrates poetry at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, which included renowned poets Coleman Barks, W.S. Merwin, Stanley Kunitz, Kurtis Lamkin, among many others. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03062009/watch3.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 12:04 bill moyers, poetry, dodge poetry festival no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Stage and screen star John Lithgow on theater, film and his favorite poems. Take part in our Web-only project about the future of the American Dream. Take part in our Web-only project about the future of the American Dream. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03062009/watch4.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST 03:57 american dream, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Economist Robert Johnson on the bank bailout Bill Moyers talks with economist Robert Johnson, who decodes this week's news on the bank bailout, with a hard look at the international ramifications of the plan and a discussion of why nationalization has become a flash point. Bill Moyers talks with economist Robert Johnson, who decodes this week's news on the bank bailout, with a hard look at the international ramifications of the plan and a discussion of why nationalization has become a flash point. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02272009/profile.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:47 financial crash, robert johnson, economy, bank bailout, nationalization, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Scholar John McWhorter on race Scholar John McWhorter weighs in on whether the U.S. is "a nation of cowards," as Attorney General Eric Holder suggests, on racial issues. Scholar John McWhorter weighs in on whether the U.S. is "a nation of cowards," as Attorney General Eric Holder suggests, on racial issues. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02272009/profile2.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 21:58 race, eric holder, john mcwhorter, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02272009/watch3.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 03:46 human rights, rwanda, bill moyers, alison de forge, christopher nolan no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers reponds to viewer mail. Bill Moyers reponds to viewer mail. Bill Moyers reponds to viewer mail. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02272009/watch4.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 04:00 campaign money, lobbyists, politics, washington, bill moyers, robert kaiser no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Washington Post reporter Robert G. Kaiser on lobbyists Robert G. Kaiser has been following Beltway politics for THE WASHINGTON POST for nearly 50 years. This week on the Journal, Bill Moyers talks with Kaiser about his new book, SO DAMN MUCH MONEY: THE TRIUMPH OF LOBBYING AND THE CORROSION OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. Robert G. Kaiser has been following Beltway politics for THE WASHINGTON POST for nearly 50 years. This week on the Journal, Bill Moyers talks with Kaiser about his new book, SO DAMN MUCH MONEY: THE TRIUMPH OF LOBBYING AND THE CORROSION OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02202009/profile.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 23:53 campaign money, lobbyists, politics, washington, bill moyers, robert kaiser no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Parker Palmer on spirituality Bill Moyers sits down with Parker J. Palmer, founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage and Renewal, for a conversation about maintaining spiritual wholeness even as the economy and political order seem to come apart. Bill Moyers sits down with Parker J. Palmer, founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage and Renewal, for a conversation about maintaining spiritual wholeness even as the economy and political order seem to come apart. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02202009/profile2.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 26:32 parker palmer, spirituality, happiness, depression, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers essay on Afghanistan Bill Moyers reflects on President Obama's recent announcement that he will send more troops to Afghanistan. Bill Moyers reflects on President Obama's recent announcement that he will send more troops to Afghanistan. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02202009/watch3.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 02:18 afghanistan, barack obama, bill moyers, troop surge, war no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Economist Simon Johnson on the financial bailout Former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), MIT Sloan School of Management professor and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Simon Johnson examines President Obama's plan for economic recovery. Former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), MIT Sloan School of Management professor and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Simon Johnson examines President Obama's plan for economic recovery. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02132009/profile.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 21:32 finance, financial industry, bailout, bill moyers, simon johnson no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni Bill Moyers sits down with renowned poet Nikki Giovanni, whose 27 books have spanned the themes of race, politics, sex and violence. Bill Moyers sits down with renowned poet Nikki Giovanni, whose 27 books have spanned the themes of race, politics, sex and violence. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02132009/profile2.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 31:04 poetry, nikki giovanni, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Glenn Greenwald and Jay Rosen on the future of the press. Is the old media sustaining the old politics? News and analysis with NYU journalism professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen and political journalist and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald. Is the old media sustaining the old politics? News and analysis with NYU journalism professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen and political journalist and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02062009/profile.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 media, journalism, politics, new media, internet no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Eric Foner on Abraham Lincoln and his legacy. The legacy and legend of Lincoln. As Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial birthday approaches, Bill Moyers sits down with historian and Lincoln biographer Eric Foner to discuss the legacy and the legend of America's most studied president. Having just received Illinois' highest honor, the Order of Lincoln, Eric Foner is author of Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and his World and speaks to Moyers about the evolution of Lincoln's image from politician to icon. The legacy and legend of Lincoln. As Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial birthday approaches, Bill Moyers sits down with historian and Lincoln biographer Eric Foner to discuss the legacy and the legend of America's most studied president. Having just received Illinois' highest honor, the Order of Lincoln, Eric Foner is author of Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and his World and speaks to Moyers about the evolution of Lincoln's image from politician to icon. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02062009/profile2.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 abraham lincoln, history, race, war, military no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers on Lincoln's Legacy. A Bill Moyer's essay. A Bill Moyer's essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02062009/watch3.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:00:00 EST 02:14 abraham lincoln, history, race, war, military, inequality, wall street no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A historian and a former Pentagon official ask: Does bombing work? On the heels of the American drone attacks on suspected terrorist compounds in Pakistan, Bill Moyers Journal takes a closer look at America's history of and current policy on bombing, explores the ethics behind these assaults when civilians become the victims and asks: Does bombing work? Bill Moyers sits down with historian Marilyn Young, author of the forthcoming Bombing Civilians: A Twentieth Century History and former Pentagon official Pierre Sprey, who developed military planes and helped found the military reform movement. On the heels of the American drone attacks on suspected terrorist compounds in Pakistan, Bill Moyers Journal takes a closer look at America's history of and current policy on bombing, explores the ethics behind these assaults when civilians become the victims and asks: Does bombing work? Bill Moyers sits down with historian Marilyn Young, author of the forthcoming Bombing Civilians: A Twentieth Century History and former Pentagon official Pierre Sprey, who developed military planes and helped found the military reform movement. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01302009/profile.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 military, war, bombing, history, pakistan, afghanistan, war, foreign affairs no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Vartan Gregorian on higher education's challenges. With state budgets strapped, President Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan directs funds to educational institutions. Bill Moyers talks with Carnegie Corporation president Vartan Gregorian on the future of public higher education and its role in our democracy. With state budgets strapped, President Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan directs funds to educational institutions. Bill Moyers talks with Carnegie Corporation president Vartan Gregorian on the future of public higher education and its role in our democracy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01302009/profile3.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 education, economy, history, information, learning, culture no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers speaks with Patricia Williams and Melissa Harris-Lacewell Bill Moyers sits down with Columbia law professor and Nation columnist Patricia Williams and Princeton politics and African American studies professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell about the significance of this milestone and what it means for the future. Bill Moyers sits down with Columbia law professor and Nation columnist Patricia Williams and Princeton politics and African American studies professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell about the significance of this milestone and what it means for the future. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01232009/profile2.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 obama, presidency, inauguaration, race, politics, law, economy, bailout no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers speaks with David Sirota and Thomas Frank Political columnist and blogger David Sirota and WALL STREET JOURNAL columnist Thomas Frank talk with Bill Moyers about their hopes and expectations of this administration. Political columnist and blogger David Sirota and WALL STREET JOURNAL columnist Thomas Frank talk with Bill Moyers about their hopes and expectations of this administration. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01232009/profile.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 obama, presidency, inauguaration, race, politics, law, economy, bailout no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01232009/watch3.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 obama, presidency, prisons, inequality no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama. Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation's past can tell us about how we live today and what's in store for the future. Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation's past can tell us about how we live today and what's in store for the future. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01162009/profile.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 election, america, obama, simon schama, history, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama. Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation's past can tell us about how we live today and what's in store for the future. Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation's past can tell us about how we live today and what's in store for the future. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01162009/profile2.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 election, america, obama, simon schama, history, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Get back to basics by reviewing America's founding documents. Find out more about the Born Again American film and project - and get back to basics by reviewing America's founding documents. Find out more about the Born Again American film and project - and get back to basics by reviewing America's founding documents. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01162009/profile4.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 constitution, citizenship, born again american no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers responds to viewer feedback about Gaza. Bill Moyers responds to viewer feedback about Gaza. Bill Moyers responds to viewer feedback about Gaza. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01162009/watch4.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 gaza, israel, palestine, middle east, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers reflects on the recent violence in the Middle East. Bill Moyers reflects on the recent violence in the Middle East. PLEASE NOTE: This essay containins video and images of the Israeli and Palestinian casualties - including children - in Gaza as well as the Pulitzer prize-winning photo of the nude Vietnamese girl running from napalm bombing. Some viewers may find the images disturbing, but they are in context and germane to the subject matter. Bill Moyers reflects on the recent violence in the Middle East. PLEASE NOTE: This essay containins video and images of the Israeli and Palestinian casualties - including children - in Gaza as well as the Pulitzer prize-winning photo of the nude Vietnamese girl running from napalm bombing. Some viewers may find the images disturbing, but they are in context and germane to the subject matter. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01092009/watch3.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 gaza, israel, palestine, middle east, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Two SEATTLE TIMES investigative reporters continue to dig deep into earmarks. Get an update on the SEATTLE TIMES reporters who uncovered how members of Congress had awarded federal dollars for questionable purposes to companies in local Congressional districts - often to companies whose executives, employees or PACs have made campaign contributions to their legislators. Get an update on the SEATTLE TIMES reporters who uncovered how members of Congress had awarded federal dollars for questionable purposes to companies in local Congressional districts - often to companies whose executives, employees or PACs have made campaign contributions to their legislators. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01092009/profile2.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 expose, seattle times, earmarks, government oversight no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers with United Steelworkers' International President Leo Gerard. Bill Moyers sits down with United Steelworkers' International President Leo Gerard to discuss seeking economic justice for workers in the middle of an economic crisis and how he sees the future of American manufacturing. Gerard shares his thoughts on how unions will fare under the Obama administration, what kind of stimulus might be needed and what the future of American industry might look like. Bill Moyers sits down with United Steelworkers' International President Leo Gerard to discuss seeking economic justice for workers in the middle of an economic crisis and how he sees the future of American manufacturing. Gerard shares his thoughts on how unions will fare under the Obama administration, what kind of stimulus might be needed and what the future of American industry might look like. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01092009/profile.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 steel workers, unions, labor, bill moyers, wages, bargaining no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Stage and screen star John Lithgow on theater, film and his favorite poems. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01022009/profile.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 John Lithgow, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Broadway, Arthur Miller, All My Sons, poetry, children, comedy, Shakespeare no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Stage and screen star John Lithgow on theater, film and his favorite poems. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. He's played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children's author John Lithgow - best known as Dick Solomon from NBC's hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself... poetry lover. The award-winning stage and screen star Lithgow shares his favorite poems, insights into acting, and thoughts on the enduring power of art. Lithgow currently stars in the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. He has penned several children's books, as well as compiled poems for The Poets' Corner: The One-And-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01022009/profile3.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 18:14 John Lithgow, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Broadway, Arthur Miller, All My Sons, poetry, children, comedy, Shakespeare no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Reflections on the past and new year -- in satire. Reflections on the past and new year -- in satire. Reflections on the past and new year -- in satire. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01022009/watch.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 08:42 satire, The Onion, politics, government, New Year no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Remembering environmental lawyer Al Meyerhoff Remembering environmental lawyer Al Meyerhoff: A Bill Moyers essay. Remembering environmental lawyer Al Meyerhoff: A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01022009/profile4.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST 04:26 environment, chemicals no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal On the frontlines of America's other war... Sarah Chayes on Afghanistan As a new administration is set to take over in the White House, Bill Moyers checks in with author Sarah Chayes on the state of affairs in America's other war in Afghanistan. An author and former journalist, Chayes has lived the last 7 years in Afghanistan helping to rebuild the country. As a new administration is set to take over in the White House, Bill Moyers checks in with author Sarah Chayes on the state of affairs in America's other war in Afghanistan. An author and former journalist, Chayes has lived the last 7 years in Afghanistan helping to rebuild the country. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12192008/profile.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 sarah chayes, afghanistan, pakistan, foreign affairs, defense no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal New York Governor David Paterson As 43 states face budget shortfalls, New York Governor David Paterson talks with Bill Moyers about how states are dealing with the economic crisis. As 43 states face budget shortfalls, New York Governor David Paterson talks with Bill Moyers about how states are dealing with the economic crisis. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12192008/profile2.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 Governor Paterson, New York, Wall Street, government, economy no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal EXPOSE: A Private War EXPOSE: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS examine a whistleblower's tale of military housing contracts gone awry. EXPOSE: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS examine a whistleblower's tale of military housing contracts gone awry http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12192008/profile3.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 investigation, military, contractor, whistleblower no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Blogger Glenn Greenwald asks: are we a nation ruled by men or by laws? Bill Moyers sits down with political commentator and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald who asks: Are we a nation ruled by men or by laws? A former constitutional and civil rights lawyer, Greenwald looks at the legacy of the Bush Administration, the prospects for a restoration of the rule of law, as well as the possibilities for government accountability. Bill Moyers sits down with political commentator and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald who asks: Are we a nation ruled by men or by laws? A former constitutional and civil rights lawyer, Greenwald looks at the legacy of the Bush Administration, the prospects for a restoration of the rule of law, as well as the possibilities for government accountability. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12122008/profile.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 glenn greenwald, constitution, law, Bush administration, torture, spying no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Emma Coleman Jordan on the bailout hearings Georgetown University's legal and finance scholar Emma Coleman Jordan takes Bill Moyers through recent news on the bailouts as big business begs for more. Georgetown University's legal and finance scholar Emma Coleman Jordan takes Bill Moyers through recent news on the bailouts as big business begs for more. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12122008/profile2.html Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 bailout, wall street, economy, congress no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks with Senator Russ Feingold. As one of the most progressive voices in the Senate who also campaigned for President-elect Obama, what does Russ Feingold (D-WI) expect of the next four years? Bill Moyers sits down with the Wisconsin Senator to find out his perspectives on progressivism and its role in the new administration, and to ask him what changes he'd like to see in the Obama Presidency. As one of the most progressive voices in the Senate who also campaigned for President-elect Obama, what does Russ Feingold (D-WI) expect of the next four years? Bill Moyers sits down with the Wisconsin Senator to find out his perspectives on progressivism and its role in the new administration, and to ask him what changes he'd like to see in the Obama Presidency. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12052008/profile.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 russ feingold, civil liberties, iraq war, politics, money no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Past guests visions for the American Dream Take part in our Web-only project about the future of the American Dream. Take part in our Web-only project about the future of the American Dream. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12052008/watch2.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 03:59 deepening american dream, bill moyers journal no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The simple power of music to bring people together. Bill Moyers talks with Mark Johnson, the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music. Bill Moyers talks with Mark Johnson, the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12052008/watch.html Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST 16:56 music, education, diplomacy, global no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A fight for food. Putting food and food policy back on the table. As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food - quality, quantity, cost - remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America's food policies - trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation - affect larger issues including global warming, healthcare, and even homeland security. Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the often-overlooked question of food policy. Pollan is author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food - quality, quantity, cost - remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America's food policies - trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation - affect larger issues including global warming, healthcare, and even homeland security. Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the often-overlooked question of food policy. Pollan is author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11282008/profile.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 food, agriculture, health, farming, Michael Pollan, education no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A fight for food. Putting food and food policy back on the table. As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food - quality, quantity, cost - remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America's food policies - trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation - affect larger issues including global warming, healthcare, and even homeland security. Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the often-overlooked question of food policy. Pollan is author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food - quality, quantity, cost - remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America's food policies - trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation - affect larger issues including global warming, healthcare, and even homeland security. Bill Moyers sits down with Michael Pollan, Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, to discuss what direction the U.S. should pursue in the often-overlooked question of food policy. Pollan is author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11282008/profile2.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 food, agriculture, health, farming, Michael Pollan, education no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. A Bill Moyers Essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11282008/watch4.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 02:14 United States, global, world, empire, history no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Responses to previous JOURNAL segments. Responses to previous JOURNAL segments. Responses to previous JOURNAL segments. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11282008/watch3.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 02:14 economy, Wall Street, immigration, music, Iraq no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Joe Nocera on the Bailout JOURNAL guest host Deborah Amos sits down with NEW YORK TIMES business columnist Joe Nocera to discuss what we learned about the bailout this week and to weigh whether or not it's working. JOURNAL guest host Deborah Amos sits down with NEW YORK TIMES business columnist Joe Nocera to discuss what we learned about the bailout this week and to weigh whether or not it's working. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11212008/profile.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 economy, bailout, congress, finance, mortgage, fdic, wall street no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Could fatal flaws in gaslines lead to tragedy? One reporter searches for answers. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL and EXPOSE: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS present an investigative story into tragic accidents resulting from natural gas explosions. The report is part of BLUEPRINT AMERICA, a PBS-wide series on the nation's infrastructure. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL and EXPOSE: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS present an investigative story into tragic accidents resulting from natural gas explosions. The report is part of BLUEPRINT AMERICA, a PBS-wide series on the nation's infrastructure http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11212008/profile2.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:14 infrastructure, Texas, utilities, industry no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal How can you support the troops? Veterans speak up about the best ways to thank them for their service. Veterans speak up about the best ways to thank them for their service. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11142008/profile3.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 05:14 veterans day, supporting troops, soldiers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Lawless lands. EXPOSE and THE JOURNAL follow a team from the Denver Post's award-winning reporting on the broken justice system on Indian reservations across the country. EXPOSE and THE JOURNAL follow a team from the Denver Post's award-winning reporting on the broken justice system on Indian reservations across the country. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11142008/profile2.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 05:14 navajo, reservation, justice, law enforcement, expose, bill moyers journal, investigative reporting no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay on change and the new administration. What will President-elect Obama's promises of change mean for the Middle East? JOURNAL guest host Deborah Amos sits down with Elizabeth Rubin, the Edward R. Murrow press fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Slate magazine columnist Fred Kaplan. What will President-elect Obama's promises of change mean for the Middle East? JOURNAL guest host Deborah Amos sits down with Elizabeth Rubin, the Edward R. Murrow press fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Slate magazine columnist Fred Kaplan. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11142008/profile.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 05:14 elizabeth rubin, fred kaplan, deborah amos, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, obama no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay on change and the new administration. A Bill Moyers essay on change and the new administration. A Bill Moyers essay on change and the new administration. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11072008/watch.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 05:14 politics, race, presidency, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Eric Foner and Patricia J. Williams Bill Moyers sits down with Columbia University professor Eric Foner, who specializes in political and African-American history, and Patricia J. Williams, a professor of law at Columbia University. Bill Moyers sits down with Columbia University professor Eric Foner, who specializes in political and African-American history, and Patricia J. Williams, a professor of law at Columbia University. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11072008/profile2.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:40 history, race, presidency, eric foner, patricia williams, obama no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Kevin Phillips Does Barack Obama's victory mean a new and permanent political alignment in American politics? Bill Moyers speaks with Kevin Phillips about how America has changed since Phillips penned THE EMERGING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY 40 years ago.. Does Barack Obama's victory mean a new and permanent political alignment in American politics? Bill Moyers speaks with Kevin Phillips about how America has changed since Phillips penned THE EMERGING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY 40 years ago. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11072008/profile3.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:08 kevin phillips, obama, politics, bill moyers, change, washington no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Glenn Loury A Bill Moyers essay on the loss of Studs Terkel and John Leonard. A Bill Moyers essay on the loss of Studs Terkel and John Leonard. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11072008/profile4.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST 03:30 studs terkel, journalism, john leondard, bill moyers essay no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Glenn Loury The Annenberg School's Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Brown University's Glenn Loury on the final days of a historic election cycle. The Annenberg School's Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Brown University's Glenn Loury on the final days of a historic election cycle. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10312008/profile2.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 politics, race, presidency, jamieson, loury, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Joan Claybrook and Bob Edgar Can the stranglehold of money on politics be broken? Bill Moyers sits down with Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, and Bob Edgar, president and CEO of Common Cause, to discuss how Beltway business as usual may stand in the way of real change in Washington. Can the stranglehold of money on politics be broken? Bill Moyers sits down with Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, and Bob Edgar, president and CEO of Common Cause, to discuss how Beltway business as usual may stand in the way of real change in Washington. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10312008/profile.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 politics, reform, money, corruption, watchdogs no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Essay: Your Vote A Bill Moyers essay on the importance of the vote. A Bill Moyers essay on the importance of the vote. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10312008/watch3.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 economy, wall street, government, regulation, free market no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal James K. Galbraith Bill Moyers sits down to talk about the economic future with with James K. Galbraith, Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Galbraith is the author of six books, the most recent, THE PREDATOR STATE: HOW CONSERVATIVES ABANDONED THE FREE MARKET AND WHY LIBERALS SHOULD TOO. Bill Moyers sits down to talk about the economic future with with James K. Galbraith, Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Galbraith is the author of six books, the most recent, THE PREDATOR STATE: HOW CONSERVATIVES ABANDONED THE FREE MARKET AND WHY LIBERALS SHOULD TOO. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10242008/profile.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 economy, wall street, government, regulation, free market no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Playing for Change Bill Moyers talks with Mark Johnson, the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music. Bill Moyers talks with Mark Johnson, the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10242008/profile2.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 music, education, diplomacy, global, no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers on non-campaign news. Bill Moyers on non-campaign news. Bill Moyers on non-campaign news. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10242008/profile4.html Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 music, education, diplomacy, global, no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Roberto Lovato and Linda Chavez Roberto Lovato and Linda Chavez on politics two weeks before the election. Roberto Lovato and Linda Chavez on politics two weeks before the election. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10172008/profile2.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 politics, Reagan, immigration, Hispanic, election, free market no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Michael Zweig on the economic downturn Michael Zweig, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, on the economic realities of the downturn. Michael Zweig, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, on the economic realities of the downturn. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10172008/profile3.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 economy, employment, unions, working no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Mark Crispin Miller on protecting the vote Bill Moyers sits down with Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Media Ecology in the Department of Culture and Communication at NYU, who has been following voter fraud allegations in his blog News from the Underground. An expert on propaganda and media, Miller's book Loser Takes All is an anthology of writings covering election fraud. Bill Moyers sits down with Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Media Ecology in the Department of Culture and Communication at NYU, who has been following voter fraud allegations in his blog News from the Underground. An expert on propaganda and media, Miller's book Loser Takes All is an anthology of writings covering election fraud. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10172008/profile.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 voter fraud, voting, elecction, democracy no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal George Soros on the financial crisis Bill Moyers talks with one of the world's most successful investors George Soros about the global capital meltdown, how he saw it coming, and what can be done now. Bill Moyers talks with one of the world's most successful investors George Soros about the global capital meltdown, how he saw it coming, and what can be done now. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10102008/profile.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:32 bailout, banks, wall street, crash, crisis, politics, george soros, bill moyers no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The presidential campaign goes negative Bill Moyers checks in with JOURNAL contributor and director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center Kathleen Hall Jamieson on how dirty politics will play out in this final stretch to the election. Bill Moyers checks in with JOURNAL contributor and director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center Kathleen Hall Jamieson on how dirty politics will play out in this final stretch to the election. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10102008/profile2.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 27:19 politics, mccain, obama, negative ads, kathleen hall jamieson no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The sixth anniversary on the vote to go to war. In this web exclusive essay, on the sixth anniversary of the congressional vote to grant President George W. Bush the power to invade Iraq, Bill Moyers looks back to October 2002 and the Senate debate over the rush to war. In this web exclusive essay, on the sixth anniversary of the congressional vote to grant President George W. Bush the power to invade Iraq, Bill Moyers looks back to October 2002 and the Senate debate over the rush to war. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10102008/watch3.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 11:01 iraq, senate, congress, politics, war, johnson no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal What's in the bailout bill and what will it do? Georgetown University's legal and finance scholar Emma Coleman Jordan looks behind the headlines, and the politics, of the Wall Street bailout debate on the Hill and on Main Street. Georgetown University's legal and finance scholar Emma Coleman Jordan looks behind the headlines, and the politics, of the Wall Street bailout debate on the Hill and on Main Street. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10032008/profile3.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 27:19 bailout, banks, wall street, crash, crisis, politics, economic justice no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Two experts in the art of media analysis, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Brooke Gladstone, on the vice presidential debates and the political season. The JOURNAL takes an in-depth look at the news of the week to sort out the media-frenzied hype from the facts the public needs to know. Factcheck.org's Kathleen Hall Jamieson and ON THE MEDIA's Brooke Gladstone dissect the campaign coverage. The JOURNAL takes an in-depth look at the news of the week to sort out the media-frenzied hype from the facts the public needs to know. Factcheck.org's Kathleen Hall Jamieson and ON THE MEDIA's Brooke Gladstone dissect the campaign coverage. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/10032008/profile2.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST 25:08 palin, biden, vice president, debate, politics, obama, mccain no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09262008/profile.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 Iraq, military, war, democracy, presidency, history no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09262008/profile2.html Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 Iraq, military, war, democracy, presidency, history no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Winners and Losers in the crisis NEW YORK TIMES business and financial columnists Gretchen Morgenson and Floyd Norris to discuss who wins and who loses in the financial turmoil. NEW YORK TIMES business and financial columnists Gretchen Morgenson and Floyd Norris to discuss who wins and who loses in the financial turmoil. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09192008/profile2.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 17:00 gretchen morgenson, floyd norris, bailout, financial crisis, wall street no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Where did this crisis come from? Bill Moyers sits down with former Nixon White House strategist and political and economic critic Kevin Phillips, whose latest book BAD MONEY: RECKLESS FINANCE, FAILED POLITICS, AND THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM explores the role that the crumbling financial sector played in the now-fragile American economy. Bill Moyers sits down with former Nixon White House strategist and political and economic critic Kevin Phillips, whose latest book BAD MONEY: RECKLESS FINANCE, FAILED POLITICS, AND THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM explores the role that the crumbling financial sector played in the now-fragile American economy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09192008/profile.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 26:09 kevin phillips, economy, financial crisis, bailout, wall street no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Taxpayers foot the bill for Yankee's Stadium A Bill Moyers essay on the new Yankee Stadium...and other matters A Bill Moyers essay on the new Yankee Stadium...and other matters http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09129008/profile4.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 06:33 yankees, ballpark, stadium, tax break, politics, gilded age no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal What happens when America's airwaves fill with hate? Bill Moyers Journal takes a tough look at the hostile industry of "Shock Jock" media with a hard-hitting examination of its effects on our nation's political discourse. The Journal traveled to Knoxville, where a recent shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church has left the pastor asking what role hateful speech from popular right-wing media personalities may have played in the tragedy. What happens when America's airwaves fill with hate? Bill Moyers Journal takes a tough look at the hostile industry of "Shock Jock" media with a hard-hitting examination of its effects on our nation's political discourse. The Journal traveled to Knoxville, where a recent shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church has left the pastor asking what role hateful speech from popular right-wing media personalities may have played in the tragedy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09122008/profile.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 17:30 media, journalism, talk radio, freedom of speech no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Analysis of the 2008 Media Campaign NEWSDAY's Les Payne and ON THE MEDIA's Brooke Gladstone on the press, the public, the candidates and the campaign. NEWSDAY's Les Payne and ON THE MEDIA's Brooke Gladstone on the press, the public, the candidates and the campaign. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09122008/profile2.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 19:00 media, campaign, journalism, politics, palin, mccain, obama no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Viewer feedback on the National Guard report. Response to the story "Weekend Warriors Off to Iraq." BILL MOYERS JOURNAL gives viewers an intimate look at how deployments of National Guard troops to Iraq affect the state Governors' ability to swiftly respond to domestic disaster at home and impact the families left behind. Traveling to New Jersey, THE JOURNAL follows families preparing for the deployment of nearly half of New Jersey's National Guard to Iraq. Response to the story "Weekend Warriors Off to Iraq." BILL MOYERS JOURNAL gives viewers an intimate look at how deployments of National Guard troops to Iraq affect the state Governors' ability to swiftly respond to domestic disaster at home and impact the families left behind. Traveling to New Jersey, THE JOURNAL follows families preparing for the deployment of nearly half of New Jersey's National Guard to Iraq. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09122008/profile4.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:01 national guard, viewer mail, feedback, military, iraq no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Analysis of the 2008 Conventions Contributor Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns with a recap of the key moments and messages of the Republican National Convention. Contributor Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns with a recap of the key moments and messages of the Republican National Convention. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09052008/profile3.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:44 politics, media, palin, mccain, obama, biden no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The New Jersey National Guard prepares to deploy to Iraq BILL MOYERS JOURNAL gives viewers an intimate look at how deployments of National Guard troops to Iraq affect the state Governors' ability to swiftly respond to domestic disaster at home and impact the families left behind. Traveling to New Jersey, the Journal follows families preparing for the deployment of nearly half of New Jersey's National Guard to Iraq. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL gives viewers an intimate look at how deployments of National Guard troops to Iraq affect the state Governors' ability to swiftly respond to domestic disaster at home and impact the families left behind. Traveling to New Jersey, the Journal follows families preparing for the deployment of nearly half of New Jersey's National Guard to Iraq. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09052008/profile.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:44 iraq, national guard, no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Labor Day Reflections. A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08292008/watch.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:44 politics, labor, employment, inequality no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Labor Day Reflections. A Bill Moyers essay. A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08292008/watch2.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:44 politics, labor, employment, inequality no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Democratic Direction: Vanden Heuvel and Reed Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and University of Pennsylvania professor of political science Adolph Reed, Jr. to discuss the promises from the DNC and expectations of Barack Obama. Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and University of Pennsylvania professor of political science Adolph Reed, Jr. to discuss the promises from the DNC and expectations of Barack Obama. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08292008/profile.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:53 politics, Left, Liberal, demoractic, Obama no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Divided America Bill Moyers speaks with political analysts Merle and Earl Black, who've tracked the American electorate for years. They will discuss how American demographics - particularly votes from the Southern and the swing states, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania - will influence the campaign and the election. Bill Moyers speaks with political analysts Merle and Earl Black, who've tracked the American electorate for years. They will discuss how American demographics - particularly votes from the Southern and the swing states, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania - will influence the campaign and the election. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08282008/profile2.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:38 politics, election, obama, mccain, republican, democrat no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Tough economic times are hitting the suburban middle class. With celebrations set to kick off in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, the JOURNAL travels to Colorado where tough economic times are hitting suburban communities. With celebrations set to kick off in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, the JOURNAL travels to Colorado where tough economic times are hitting suburban communities. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08222008/profile.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 politics, democratic convention, hunger, economy, middle class, housing crisis no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Meet some of the voices speaking out -- and silenced -- in China. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL talks to bloggers and activists in China. Will they be heard through the Olympic roar? BILL MOYERS JOURNAL talks to bloggers and activists in China. Will they be heard through the Olympic roar? http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08222008/watch2.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 china, olympics, human rights, dissidents no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal An emerging China -- a view from the ground. And, as the Olympics are set to close, Bill Moyers interviews Philip Pan, foreign correspondent and former Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post, on how the emerging economic power of China looks from the ground. And, as the Olympics are set to close, Bill Moyers interviews Philip Pan, foreign correspondent and former Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post, on how the emerging economic power of China looks from the ground. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08222008/profile2.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 china, olympics, human rights, dissidents no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08152008/profile.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 Iraq, military, war, democracy, presidency, history no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. "Because of this preoccupation with the presidency," says Bacevich, "the president has become what we have instead of genuine politics, instead of genuine democracy." Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to The Nation, The American Conservative, Foreign Affairs, among others, and his latest book is The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08152008/profile2.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 Iraq, military, war, democracy, presidency, history no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Targeting the poor for profit...go inside America's booming poverty business. As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the "poverty business" is booming. Bill Moyers Journal and EXPOSE: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS follow a team of BUSINESSWEEK reporters as they track new corporate practices that some say exploit the working poor. As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the "poverty business" is booming. Bill Moyers Journal and EXPOSE: AMERICA'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS follow a team of BUSINESSWEEK reporters as they track new corporate practices that some say exploit the working poor. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08082008/profile.html Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 expose, corporate ethics, journalism, poverty, credit, economy no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bob Herbert and Dean Baker Bill Moyers talks with economist Dean Baker and journalist Bob Herbert about the economic challenges facing the government and the populace. Bill Moyers talks with economist Dean Baker and journalist Bob Herbert about the economic challenges facing the government and the populace. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08082008/profile2.html Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 economy, oil, drilling, debt no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Moyers on the Iraq Surplus Bill Moyers on the Iraqi government surplus. Bill Moyers on the Iraqi government surplus. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08082008/watch.html Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 02:53 debt, iraq, oil no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) DIGITAL ARCHIVE: Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks with Thomas Frank, 2004. Bill Moyers talks with Thomas Frank, 2004. In this selection from the MOYERS DITIGAL ARCHIVE, Bill Moyers talks with Thomas Frank, 2004. Check online at http://www.pbs.org/moyers for a 2008 special web-only conversation between Frank and Moyers. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/08012008/profile3.html Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 politics, conservatism, election no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal BILL MOYERS JOURNAL goes inside last week's hearings on torture in Congress . BILL MOYERS JOURNAL goes inside last week's hearings on torture in Congress. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL goes inside last week's hearings on torture in Congress. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07252008/profile2.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 justice, torture, terrorism, 9/11, iraq, courts, congress no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal BILL MOYERS JOURNAL goes inside last week's hearings on torture in Congress and gets perspective from journalist Jane Mayer. Perspective from journalist Jane Mayer on the debate over whether the U.S. sanctioned torture to prosecute the war on terror. Mayer's recent book, THE DARK SIDE: THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE WAR ON TERROR TURNED INTO A WAR ON AMERICAN IDEALS, documents the war on terror and the struggle over whether the president should have limitless power to wage it. Perspective from journalist Jane Mayer on the debate over whether the U.S. sanctioned torture to prosecute the war on terror. Mayer's recent book, THE DARK SIDE: THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW THE WAR ON TERROR TURNED INTO A WAR ON AMERICAN IDEALS, documents the war on terror and the struggle over whether the president should have limitless power to wage it. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07252008/profile.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 justice, torture, terrorism, 9/11, iraq, courts, congress no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Former Democratic Senator Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings Former Democratic Senator Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings gives his views on the stranglehold of money on Washington. "You've got to untie the money knot," he tells Moyers. "Then...the government will begin to work." Former Democratic Senator Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings gives his views on the stranglehold of money on Washington. "You've got to untie the money knot," he tells Moyers. "Then...the government will begin to work." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07252008/profile3.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 congress, campaign finance, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Journal dissects the causes and consequences of the mortgage meltdown. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL travels to ground zero of the mortgage meltdown-Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. There, more than 1,000 homes stand vacant and decaying in a neighborhood that once thrived with families living the American dream of home ownership. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL travels to ground zero of the mortgage meltdown-Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the subprime mortgage crisis. There, more than 1,000 homes stand vacant and decaying in a neighborhood that once thrived with families living the American dream of home ownership. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07182008/profile.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:53 mortgages, foreclosure, economy, finance, banking, real estate no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Veteran journalist William Greider Moyers gets perspective from veteran journalist William Greider on the current financial crisis and what he calls "the great deflation of Wall Street." Moyers gets perspective from veteran journalist William Greider on the current financial crisis and what he calls "the great deflation of Wall Street." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07182008/profile2.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 27:37 Wall Street, economy, finance, mortgages, SEC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Preview of next week's show Bill Moyers gives a preview of next week's show and asks for participation in the Deepening the American Dream Project. Bill Moyers gives a preview of next week's show and asks for participation in the Deepening the American Dream Project. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog/2008/07/whats_the_future_of_the_americ.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 02:52 American, dream no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat discuss why they believe their movement has gone off track during the last eight years and what it means for the Republican Party. Douthat is senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly and co-author of Grand New Party, and Mickey Edwards is a former Republican Congressman and author of Reclaiming Conservatism. Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat discuss why they believe their movement has gone off track during the last eight years and what it means for the Republican Party. Douthat is senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly and co-author of Grand New Party, and Mickey Edwards is a former Republican Congressman and author of Reclaiming Conservatism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07112008/profile.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 27:54 politics, republican, gop, conservative, election no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat discuss why they believe their movement has gone off track during the last eight years and what it means for the Republican Party. Douthat is senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly and co-author of Grand New Party, and Mickey Edwards is a former Republican Congressman and author of Reclaiming Conservatism. Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat discuss why they believe their movement has gone off track during the last eight years and what it means for the Republican Party. Douthat is senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly and co-author of Grand New Party, and Mickey Edwards is a former Republican Congressman and author of Reclaiming Conservatism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07112008/gop.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 19:55 politics, republican, gop, conservative, election no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Deepening the American Dream Bill Moyers introduces "Deepening the American Dream," a Web-only project at www.pbs.org/moyers that features essays and videos of some of Moyers' notable guests laying out their vision for the future of the American dream. Bill Moyers introduces "Deepening the American Dream," a Web-only project at www.pbs.org/moyers that features essays and videos of some of Moyers' notable guests laying out their vision for the future of the American dream. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/americandream/index.html Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EST 03:23 american dream, election, values no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Contemplating Climate Security Bill Moyers interviews Senator Barbara Boxer about global warming. Bill Moyers interviews Senator Barbara Boxer about global warming. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06272008/profile2.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 21:47 climate change, congress, global warming, environment no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Expose on the Journal: Worker Safety Are regulators rewarding companies for inaccurate reporting of injuries? Injury rates reported at America's poultry plants have dropped dramatically in recent years, and so have workplace safety inspections. Are regulators rewarding companies for inaccurate reporting of injuries? Bill Moyers Journal and Expose: America's Investigative Reports go inside America's poultry industry, which employs almost a quarter million workers nationwide, to show the reality of working conditions and to investigate how official statistics showing a drop in workplace injuries may have been the result of deceptive reporting. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06272008/profile.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 23:06 worker safety, government, OSHA, journalist, investigation no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers on Big Oil Bill Moyers on Big Oil A Bill Moyers essay. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06272008/watch3.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 06:01 oil, Iraq, politics, business, money no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Traces of the Trade The JOURNAL previews P.O.V.'s TRACES OF THE TRADE The JOURNAL previews P.O.V.'s TRACES OF THE TRADE http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06202008/watch.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 08:21 slave trade, pov, history, slavery, dewolfe, brown no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Douglas Blackmon Bill Moyers interviews Douglas Blackmon, the Atlanta bureau chief of the WALL STREET JOURNAL, about his latest book, SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME, which looks at an "age of neoslavery" that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II. Bill Moyers interviews Douglas Blackmon, the Atlanta bureau chief of the WALL STREET JOURNAL, about his latest book, SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME, which looks at an "age of neoslavery" that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06202008/profile2.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:22 slavery, racism, politics, inequality, blackmon no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Patterson and Loury BILL MOYERS JOURNAL examines racial inequality in America through the prisms of the legacy of slavery and the current socio-economic landscape with perspective from historical and cultural sociologist Orlando Patterson and Glenn C. Loury, an economist and expert on race and social division. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL examines racial inequality in America through the prisms of the legacy of slavery and the current socio-economic landscape with perspective from historical and cultural sociologist Orlando Patterson and Glenn C. Loury, an economist and expert on race and social division. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06202008/profile.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 26:13 slavery, racism, obama, politics, inequality, blackmon no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Moyers on Juneteenth Bill Moyers on Juneteenth. Bill Moyers on Juneteenth. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06202008/watch4.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 02:09 slavery, racism, juneteenth, national holiday, essay no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Los Angeles Labor Bill Moyers Journal analyzes the growing inequality gap on the ground in Los Angeles where recently union workers marched to bring attention to how they are getting squeezed out of the shrinking middle class. Bill Moyers Journal analyzes the growing inequality gap on the ground in Los Angeles where recently union workers marched to bring attention to how they are getting squeezed out of the shrinking middle class. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06132008/profile.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:10 labor, union, wages, inequality, Los Angeles no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Holly Sklar on Work and Wages Holly Sklar, co-author of Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies that Work For All of Us, discusses what current economic conditions say about the state of the American dream. Holly Sklar, co-author of Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies that Work For All of Us, discusses what current economic conditions say about the state of the American dream. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06132008/profile3.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 12:20 wealth, politics, labor, history, inequality, healthcare no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Historian Steve Fraser on Gilded Ages in America Bill Moyers also interviews Steve Fraser, historian and author of Wall Street: America's Dream Palace, about the modern parallels and differences to the first Gilded Age, the big disparity between the rich and poor, and the increasing strain on working Americans. Bill Moyers also interviews Steve Fraser, historian and author of Wall Street: America's Dream Palace, about the modern parallels and differences to the first Gilded Age, the big disparity between the rich and poor, and the increasing strain on working Americans. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06132008/profile2.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 25:32 wealth, politics, labor, history, inequality, Congress no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dr. Ronald Walters and Kathleen Hall Jamieson The Annenberg School's Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Dr. Ronald Walters, director of the African American Leadership Institute and Scholar Practitioner Program at the University of Maryland, contemplate what's next for Obama, Clinton and the rest of the election cycle. The Annenberg School's Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Dr. Ronald Walters, director of the African American Leadership Institute and Scholar Practitioner Program at the University of Maryland, contemplate what's next for Obama, Clinton and the rest of the election cycle. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06062008/profile2.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 20:10 barack obama, john mccain, nominee, primary, democratic, presidential race, race, gender no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal MEDIA, MCCLELLAN, AND THE WAR There's nothing new in Scott McClellan's book about the propaganda campaign or the role of the press in selling the war, so why is it such big news? Journalists Jonathan Landay and John Walcott of McClatchy newspapers and Greg Mitchell of EDITOR AND PUBLISHER analyze the reaction of the administration and the media to McClellan's book. There's nothing new in Scott McClellan's book about the propaganda campaign or the role of the press in selling the war, so why is it such big news? Journalists Jonathan Landay and John Walcott of McClatchy newspapers and Greg Mitchell of EDITOR AND PUBLISHER analyze the reaction of the administration and the media to McClellan's book. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06062008/profile.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 23:03 iraq, mcclellan, intelligence, iran, mcclatchy, landay, walcott, mitchell, buying the war, wmd no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers on The Democratic Party's Nominee Bill Moyers on the Democratic Party and its new nominee. Bill Moyers on the Democratic Party and its new nominee. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06062008/watch.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST 03:27 barack obama, nominee, primary, democratic, presidential race, race, gender no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews filmmakers Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of his tour in Iraq. Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead. Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05302008/profile.html Fri, 30 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Iraq, war, veteran, Phil Donahue, Tomas Young no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal He's for Obama, she's for Clinton... will their marriage survive the primaries? Bill Moyers interviews Berkeley Law professors Christopher Edley, Jr. and Maria Echaveste - he's for Obama and she's for Clinton. They met working in the Clinton administration and now, having been married for nine years, Edley and Echaveste are both advising their respective candidates. Edley serves as dean and professor of law of UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, where Echaveste is a lecturer in residence. Bill Moyers interviews Berkeley Law professors Christopher Edley, Jr. and Maria Echaveste - he's for Obama and she's for Clinton. They met working in the Clinton administration and now, having been married for nine years, Edley and Echaveste are both advising their respective candidates. Edley serves as dean and professor of law of UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, where Echaveste is a lecturer in residence. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05162008/profile2.html Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 15:54 Clinton, Obama, race, gender, Democrats, election no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Drug advertising and American health Melody Petersen talks with Bill Moyers about her new book OUR DAILY MEDS, and how drug companies market medication. Melody Petersen talks with Bill Moyers about her new book OUR DAILY MEDS, and how drug companies market medication. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05162008/profile.html Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 15:54 healthcare, drugs, pharmaceuticals, advertising no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers Essay From the Farm Bill to the situation in Sadr City - updates on JOURNAL stories. From the Farm Bill to the situation in Sadr City - updates on JOURNAL stories. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05162008/profile4.html Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 15:54 Farm Bill, Iraq, torture, FCC no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Essay Bill Moyers Journal profiles the fight the California Nurses Association (CNA) has been waging over universal healthcare. "There shouldn't be a double standard," says Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of CNA. "We, as the public, pay for Dick Cheney's care...why is the government not providing the same type of care to all Americans?" Bill Moyers Journal profiles the fight the California Nurses Association (CNA) has been waging over universal healthcare. "There shouldn't be a double standard," says Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of CNA. "We, as the public, pay for Dick Cheney's care...why is the government not providing the same type of care to all Americans?" http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05092008/profile.html Fri, 09 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 15:54 Health care, nurses, unions, CNA, SEIU, labor, insurance no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Philippe Sands British law professor Philippe Sands, author of TORTURE TEAM, talks about the approval of coercive interrogation by high-level American officials. British law professor Philippe Sands, author of TORTURE TEAM, talks about the approval of coercive interrogation by high-level American officials. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05092008/profile3.html Fri, 09 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 36:57 Philippe Sands, torture, addington, yoo, rumsfeld, terror, interrogation no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Essay Bill Moyers reflects on his interview with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Bill Moyers reflects on his interview with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05022008/watch.html Fri, 02 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 06:17 Obama, race, politics, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Moyers, religion no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Kathleen Hall Jamieson Expert on media and politics, Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns to take stock of the never-ending primary season. Expert on media and politics, Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns to take stock of the never-ending primary season. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05022008/profile2.html Fri, 02 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 21:33 election, politics, mccain, clinton, obama, bill moyers, media no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Christopher Cerf and Victor Navasky Victor Navasky and Christopher Cerf's new book MISSION ACCOMPLISHED looks back at what the experts told us would happen in Iraq. Victor Navasky and Christopher Cerf's new book MISSION ACCOMPLISHED looks back at what the experts told us would happen in Iraq. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05022008/profile3.html Fri, 02 May 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:45 iraq, bill moyers, media, experts, expertology, cerf, navasky no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews the Reverend Jeremiah Wright Bill Moyers interviews the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his first broadcast interview with a journalist since he became embroiled in a controversy for his remarks and his relationship with Barack Obama. Wright, who retired in early 2008 as pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where Senator Obama is a member, has been at the center of controversy for comments he made during sermons, which surfaced in the press in March. Bill Moyers interviews the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his first broadcast interview with a journalist since he became embroiled in a controversy for his remarks and his relationship with Barack Obama. Wright, who retired in early 2008 as pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where Senator Obama is a member, has been at the center of controversy for comments he made during sermons, which surfaced in the press in March. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/profile.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Obama, race, politics, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Moyers, Black Liberation Theology, Trinity Church no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews the Reverend Jeremiah Wright Bill Moyers interviews the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his first broadcast interview with a journalist since he became embroiled in a controversy for his remarks and his relationship with Barack Obama. Wright, who retired in early 2008 as pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where Senator Obama is a member, has been at the center of controversy for comments he made during sermons, which surfaced in the press in Mar. Bill Moyers interviews the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in his first broadcast interview with a journalist since he became embroiled in a controversy for his remarks and his relationship with Barack Obama. Wright, who retired in early 2008 as pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where Senator Obama is a member, has been at the center of controversy for comments he made during sermons, which surfaced in the press in Mar. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/profile2.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Obama, politics, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Moyers, Black Liberation Theology, Trinity Church no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal McClatchy Baghdad Bureau Chief Leila Fadel Just back from being under fire in Sadr City this week, award-winning journalist Leila Fadel, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy, gives viewers on-the-ground analysis of the latest events and close-up look at the state of the war. Just back from being under fire in Sadr City this week, award-winning journalist Leila Fadel, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy, gives viewers on-the-ground analysis of the latest events and close-up look at the state of the war. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04182008/profile.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Iraq, journalism, politics, history no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks about religious equality with Martha Nussbaum Bill Moyers talks with Marth Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at University of Chicago, about church and state, and her newest book, LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE: IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA'S TRADITION OF RELIGIOUS EQUALITY. Bill Moyers talks with Marth Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at University of Chicago, about church and state, and her newest book, LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE: IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA'S TRADITION OF RELIGIOUS EQUALITY. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04182008/profile2.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 religion, faith, church and state, government, philosophy no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal As food prices go sky high and millions go hungry in America, why are tax dollars being spent on farmers who don't farm? As food prices go sky high and millions go hungry in America, why are tax dollars being spent on farmers who don't farm? Bill Moyers Journal teams up with the PBS series Expose: America's Investigative Reports to follow the trail of Washington Post reporters who uncovered more than $15 billion in "wasteful, unnecessary, or redundant expenditures" that have flowed from Washington to America's farmers. As food prices go sky high and millions go hungry in America, why are tax dollars being spent on farmers who don't farm? Bill Moyers Journal teams up with the PBS series Expose: America's Investigative Reports to follow the trail of Washington Post reporters who uncovered more than $15 billion in "wasteful, unnecessary, or redundant expenditures" that have flowed from Washington to America's farmers. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04112008/profile.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Farm Bill, agriculture, subsidies, Congress, lobbying, hunger, food aid no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Hunger in America The broadcast looks at shortages at America's food banks. The broadcast looks at shortages at America's food banks. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04112008/profile4.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Farm Bill, agriculture, subsidies, Congress, lobbying, hunger, food aid no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal David Beckmann of Bread for the World Bill Moyers talks with the president of Bread for the World about the challenges of combatting hunger. Bill Moyers talks with the president of Bread for the World about the challenges of combatting hunger. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04112008/profile3.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Farm Bill, agriculture, subsidies, Congress, lobbying, hunger, food aid no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-a country almost one-fourth the size of the US-to follow aid workers and local relief efforts that are bringing hope to a forgotten land. "The aid agencies are almost substituting for a social welfare system that hasn't operated in these areas for decades," says Dominic MacSorley, Emergency Director for Concern Worldwide, an international aid organization. The broadcast profiles an innovative program that employs locals to bike food to remote areas. "The spirit of the people...hasn't dampened," says MacSorley. "The future for this country should be much, much brighter than it is." Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-a country almost one-fourth the size of the US-to follow aid workers and local relief efforts that are bringing hope to a forgotten land. "The aid agencies are almost substituting for a social welfare system that hasn't operated in these areas for decades," says Dominic MacSorley, Emergency Director for Concern Worldwide, an international aid organization. The broadcast profiles an innovative program that employs locals to bike food to remote areas. "The spirit of the people...hasn't dampened," says MacSorley. "The future for this country should be much, much brighter than it is." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04042008/profile.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Congo, humanitarian aid, war, hunger, international, Doctors without Borders, Concern Worldwide no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-a country almost one-fourth the size of the US-to follow aid workers and local relief efforts that are bringing hope to a forgotten land. "The aid agencies are almost substituting for a social welfare system that hasn't operated in these areas for decades," says Dominic MacSorley, Emergency Director for Concern Worldwide, an international aid organization. The broadcast profiles an innovative program that employs locals to bike food to remote areas. "The spirit of the people...hasn't dampened," says MacSorley. "The future for this country should be much, much brighter than it is." Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-a country almost one-fourth the size of the US-to follow aid workers and local relief efforts that are bringing hope to a forgotten land. "The aid agencies are almost substituting for a social welfare system that hasn't operated in these areas for decades," says Dominic MacSorley, Emergency Director for Concern Worldwide, an international aid organization. The broadcast profiles an innovative program that employs locals to bike food to remote areas. "The spirit of the people...hasn't dampened," says MacSorley. "The future for this country should be much, much brighter than it is." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04042008/profile2.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Congo, humanitarian aid, war, hunger, international, Doctors without Borders, Concern Worldwide no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal David Beckmann of Bread for the World Bill Moyers talks with the president of Bread for the World about the challenges of combatting hunger. Bill Moyers talks with the president of Bread for the World about the challenges of combatting hunger. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04042008/profile3.html Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 humanitarian aid, war, hunger, international, Doctors without Borders, Concern Worldwide no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Forty years after race riots in Detroit, Newark, and dozens of other cities stunned the nation, has anything changed? Forty years after race riots in Detroit, Newark, and dozens of other cities stunned the nation, has anything changed? The program takes a look at an update of the Kerner Commission Report, which blamed the violence on the devastating poverty and hopelessness endemic in the inner cities of the 1960s and includes an interview with former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris, one of the last living members of the Kerner Commission. Forty years after race riots in Detroit, Newark, and dozens of other cities stunned the nation, has anything changed? The program takes a look at an update of the Kerner Commission Report, which blamed the violence on the devastating poverty and hopelessness endemic in the inner cities of the 1960s and includes an interview with former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris, one of the last living members of the Kerner Commission. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03282008/profile.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Race, class, urban issues, Newark, Detroit, Cory Booker, Kerner Commission, media no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews Newark Mayor Cory Booker for a frontline report on race and politics today. Bill Moyers interviews Newark Mayor Cory Booker for a frontline report on race and politics today. Bill Moyers interviews Newark Mayor Cory Booker for a frontline report on race and politics today. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03282008/profile2.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Race, class, urban issues, Newark, Detroit, Cory Booker, Kerner Commission, media no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews filmmakers Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of his tour in Iraq. Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead. Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03212008/profile.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:25 Iraq, war, veteran, Phil Donahue, Tomas Young no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews filmmakers Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of his tour in Iraq. Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead. Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, BODY OF WAR, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the filmmakers talk about Iraq war veteran Tomas Young who was shot and paralyzed less than a week into his tour of duty. Three years in the making, BODY OF WAR tells the poignant tale of the young man's journey from joining the service after 9/11 to fight in Afghanistan, to living with devastating wounds after being deployed to Iraq instead. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03212008/profile2.html Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST 29:50 Iraq, war, veteran, Phil Donahue, Tomas Young no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Christians United for Israel John McCain has won the GOP nomination. Can he win the hearts and minds of the Christian right? Bill Moyers Journal reports on popular conservative evangelist John Hagee and his controversial endorsement of McCain. Hagee, leader of the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), has been criticized for controversial remarks about Catholics and about America's role in the Middle East. John McCain has won the GOP nomination. Can he win the hearts and minds of the Christian right? Bill Moyers Journal reports on popular conservative evangelist John Hagee and his controversial endorsement of McCain. Hagee, leader of the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), has been criticized for controversial remarks about Catholics and about America's role in the Middle East. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03072008/profile.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:03 campaign, Israel, religion, McCain, Hagee no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Mickey Edwards and Matt Welch Bill Moyers talks about the state and future of conservatism in light of Senator McCain's nomination with former Congressman Mickey Edwards (R-OK), author of RECLAIMING CONSERVATISM: HOW A GREAT AMERICAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT GOT LOST - AND HOW IT CAN FIND ITS WAY BACK, and Matt Welch, editor of REASON magazine and author of MCCAIN: THE MYTH OF A MAVERICK. Bill Moyers talks about the state and future of conservatism in light of Senator McCain's nomination with former Congressman Mickey Edwards (R-OK), author of RECLAIMING CONSERVATISM: HOW A GREAT AMERICAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT GOT LOST - AND HOW IT CAN FIND ITS WAY BACK, and Matt Welch, editor of REASON magazine and author of MCCAIN: THE MYTH OF A MAVERICK. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03072008/profile2.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:03 campaign, McCain, conservatism, Libertarian, Republican no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Viewer Mail You've been writing and we've been reading. You've been writing and we've been reading. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03072008/profile3.html Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:21 Olbermann, Obama, campaign no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Rick Karr on Government Secrecy Rick Karr on Government Secrecy Are muckrakers and whistleblowers facing insurmountable odds? Are muckrakers and whistleblowers facing insurmountable odds? http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02292008/profile4.html Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:35 journalism, secrecy, government, intelligence no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Kathleen Hall Jamieson As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama make their appeals to lower-income voters in Ohio and Texas, expert on media and politics Kathleen Hall Jamieson analyzes the messages on the campaign trail in the lead up to Tuesday's potentially decisive primaries. As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama make their appeals to lower-income voters in Ohio and Texas, expert on media and politics Kathleen Hall Jamieson analyzes the messages on the campaign trail in the lead up to Tuesday's potentially decisive primaries. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02292008/profile.html Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:58 campaign, advertising, politics no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Nell Painter Also on the program, historian Nell Irvin Painter examines what history reveals about the current state of inequality in America. Painter looks at today's economic disparity as a new "Gilded Age" that threatens democracy. Also on the program, historian Nell Irvin Painter examines what history reveals about the current state of inequality in America. Painter looks at today's economic disparity as a new "Gilded Age" that threatens democracy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02292008/profile2.html Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 18:36 campaign, history, politics, populism, inequality, race no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Viewer Mail Viewer comments on JOURNAL stories. Viewer comments on JOURNAL stories. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02292008/profile3.html Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:17 campaign, history, politics, race. Ron Paul, baseball, steroids no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Mr. Heath Goes to Washington Bill Moyers Journal and the PBS series Expose: America's Investigative Reports offer a hard and fresh look at how earmarks really work. Watch a preview. The broadcast profiles Seattle Times reporters on the trail of how members of Congress have awarded federal dollars for questionable purposes to companies in local Congressional districts-often to companies whose executives, employees or PACs have made campaign contributions to the legislators. Bill Moyers Journal and the PBS series Expose: America's Investigative Reports offer a hard and fresh look at how earmarks really work. Watch a preview. The broadcast profiles Seattle Times reporters on the trail of how members of Congress have awarded federal dollars for questionable purposes to companies in local Congressional districts-often to companies whose executives, employees or PACs have made campaign contributions to the legislators. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02222008/profile.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 26:05 Congress, earmarks, government, politics, journalism no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Afghanistan: The Forgotten War Sarah Chayes, author and former journalist who has been helping rebuild Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime, with a look at the front lines of America's war there. Sarah Chayes, author and former journalist who has been helping rebuild Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime, with a look at the front lines of America's war there. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02222008/profile2.html Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 24:46 Afghanistan, Pakistan, opium, development, women's rights no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dealing with the U.S. debt Does America's $9 trillion federal debt mean we are mortgaging our future and jeopardizing individual savings, healthcare, and retirement for generations to come? Bill Moyers gets a reality check from Public Agenda's Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson, co-authors of WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?: YOUR GUIDED TOUR TO THE FEDERAL BUDGET CRISIS. Does America's $9 trillion federal debt mean we are mortgaging our future and jeopardizing individual savings, healthcare, and retirement for generations to come? Bill Moyers gets a reality check from Public Agenda's Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson, co-authors of WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?: YOUR GUIDED TOUR TO THE FEDERAL BUDGET CRISIS. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02152008/profile3.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:52 budget, debt, deficit, government no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Susan Jacoby on THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON Susan Jacoby, author of THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON, talks about the crisis of ignorance in the U.S. and how a 'flight from reason' is playing out in American politics and society. "We have really, over the past 40 years, gotten shorter and shorter and shorter attention spans," says Jacoby. Susan Jacoby, author of THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON, talks about the crisis of ignorance in the U.S. and how a 'flight from reason' is playing out in American politics and society. "We have really, over the past 40 years, gotten shorter and shorter and shorter attention spans," says Jacoby. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02152008/profile.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:52 America, education, culture, religion no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The displaced of Iraq Photojournalist Lori Grinker takes viewers to Amman, Jordan for a devastating look at the fate of Iraqis displaced by the conflict. Photojournalist Lori Grinker takes viewers to Amman, Jordan for a devastating look at the fate of Iraqis displaced by the conflict. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02152008/profile2.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:52 Iraq, refugees, war, photography no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference One of America's most prominent conservative evangelicals, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, gives his perspective on the role faith is playing in this campaign season and his take on what's happening with the evangelical vote in the primaries. Rodriguez, who has voiced his support for a moral, biblical response to the issue of immigration, is president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. One of America's most prominent conservative evangelicals, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, gives his perspective on the role faith is playing in this campaign season and his take on what's happening with the evangelical vote in the primaries. Rodriguez, who has voiced his support for a moral, biblical response to the issue of immigration, is president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02082008/profile3.html Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 22:52 politics, faith, Hispanic, Latino, immigration no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Campaign Analysis Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns to look at the issues underlying the horse race. Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns to look at the issues underlying the horse race. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02082008/profile2.html Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 16:20 politics, campaign, media, debates, Obama, Clinton, Romney, McCain no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Book selections from viewers. Thousands have weighed in on The Moyers Blog to suggest one book the next President should take to the White House. Bill Moyers reviews the submissions for essential presidential reading. Thousands have weighed in on The Moyers Blog to suggest one book the next President should take to the White House. Bill Moyers reviews the submissions for essential presidential reading. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02082008/profile.html Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 04:58 president, White House, literature, politics, history, culture no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Documentary Review Bill Moyers on a new documentary that explores America's debate over torture. Bill Moyers on a new documentary that explores America's debate over torture. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/profile4.html Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 08:19 intelligence, law, courts, torture, documentary, human rights, Iraq, Afghanistan no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Campaign Analysis Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns to evaluate a big week in the '08 campaign. Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns to evaluate a big week in the '08 campaign. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/profile2.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 23:32 politics, campaign, media, debates, Obama, Clinton, Romney, McCain no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Government Waste PART I: BILL MOYERS JOURNAL examines the reality of waste and abuse of power in Washington with a look at the investigations being conducted by Congress's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. PART I: BILL MOYERS JOURNAL examines the reality of waste and abuse of power in Washington with a look at the investigations being conducted by Congress's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/profile.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 23:32 Congress, oversight, ethics, government, Iraq, law no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Government Waste PART II: BILL MOYERS JOURNAL examines the reality of waste and abuse of power in Washington with a look at the investigations being conducted by Congress's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. PART II: BILL MOYERS JOURNAL examines the reality of waste and abuse of power in Washington with a look at the investigations being conducted by Congress's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02012008/watch3.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST 23:32 Congress, oversight, ethics, government, Iraq, law no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal John Grisham Bill Moyers interviews John Grisham, best-selling author of THE FIRM, THE PELICAN BRIEF, and THE RAINMAKER, in a far-ranging conversation that gives viewers insight into the beliefs and background that influenced Grisham's work and provides an unexpected look at his views about the state of the nation. Bill Moyers interviews John Grisham, best-selling author of THE FIRM, THE PELICAN BRIEF, and THE RAINMAKER, in a far-ranging conversation that gives viewers insight into the beliefs and background that influenced Grisham's work and provides an unexpected look at his views about the state of the nation. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01252008/profile.html Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 23:32 John Grisham, law, justice, courts, literature, novel, mystery, faith, religion, economy no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Moyers on the Rhetoric and the Reality Bill Moyers compares the rhetoric coming out of Washington with the reality on the ground when it comes to some major issues: the economy, the war, prospects for peace in the Middle East. Bill Moyers compares the rhetoric coming out of Washington with the reality on the ground when it comes to some major issues: the economy, the war, prospects for peace in the Middle East. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01252008/profile4.html Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 06:12 economy, Wall Street, Iraq, White House, Davos, campaign, media no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Winning the Vote A look at another record-breaking cycle in campaign ad spending. A look at another record-breaking cycle in campaign ad spending. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01252008/profile2.html Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 11:27 economy, politics, campaign, media no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Downturn on the Homefront Sociologist Katherine Newman on the global markets' effect on kitchen table issues. Sociologist Katherine Newman on the global markets' effect on kitchen table issues. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01252008/profile3.html Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 10:09 economy, politics, campaign, media no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Bill Moyers essay on Martin Luther King, Jr., LBJ, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A Bill Moyers essay on Martin Luther King, Jr., LBJ, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A Bill Moyers essay on Martin Luther King, Jr., LBJ, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01182008/profile4.html Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 06:12 race, politics, civil rights, campaign, history, Martin Luther King, Lyndon Johnson no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks with Vanity Fair's Craig Unger. Bill Moyers sits down with journalist Craig Unger, contributing editor of VANITY FAIR and author of the best-selling HOUSE OF BUSH, HOUSE OF SAUD and, most recently, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BUSH, who offers analysis on President Bush's recent trip to the Middle East. Bill Moyers sits down with journalist Craig Unger, contributing editor of VANITY FAIR and author of the best-selling HOUSE OF BUSH, HOUSE OF SAUD and, most recently, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BUSH, who offers analysis on President Bush's recent trip to the Middle East. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01182008/profile3.html Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 12:57 foreign affairs, White House, oil, Saudi Arabia no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews NEW YORK TIMES investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winner David Cay Johnston who says America's system has been rigged to benefit the super-rich. Bill Moyers interviews NEW YORK TIMES investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winner David Cay Johnston who says America's system has been rigged to benefit the super-rich. Bill Moyers interviews NEW YORK TIMES investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winner David Cay Johnston who says America's system has been rigged to benefit the super-rich. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01182008/profile.html Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 19:06 economy, taxes, inequality, no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The historian and author of THOMAS PAINE AND THE PROMISE OF AMERICA discusses the role of whom he calls "the greatest radical of a radical age." The historian and author of THOMAS PAINE AND THE PROMISE OF AMERICA discusses the role of whom he calls "the greatest radical of a radical age." The historian and author of THOMAS PAINE AND THE PROMISE OF AMERICA discusses the role of whom he calls "the greatest radical of a radical age." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01182008/profile2.html Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 13:44 history, Thomas Paine, progressive no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Republican candidate on the race and the media. The Republican candidate on the race and the media. The Republican candidate on the race and the media. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01042008/profile.html Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 21:59 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal What now? Our campaign expert looks behind the post-New Hampshire headlines. What now? Our campaign expert looks behind the post-New Hampshire headlines. What now? Our campaign expert looks behind the post-New Hampshire headlines. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01112008/profile.html Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 23:40 campaign, New Hampshire, Clinton, Obama, media, polls no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks with Shelby Steele about race and politics. Bill Moyers talks with Shelby Steele about race and politics. Bill Moyers talks with Shelby Steele, who has written widely on race in American society and is author of the recent book A BOUND MAN: WHY WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT OBAMA AND WHY HE CAN'T WIN. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01112008/profile2.html Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 31:28 election, White House, politics, race, Obama no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal The Democratic candidate on the race and the media. The Democratic candidate on the race and the media. The Democratic candidate on the race and the media. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01042008/profile2.html Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 14:28 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Campaign analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson on life after Iowa. Campaign analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson on life after Iowa. Campaign analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson on life after Iowa. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01042008/profile3.html Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST 16:42 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Thomas Cahill Bill Moyers interviews best-selling historian Thomas Cahill in a far ranging interview that takes viewers from the Coliseum in Rome to death row in Texas and examines what our attitudes toward cruelty can tell us about who we are as Americans. Bill Moyers interviews best-selling historian Thomas Cahill in a far ranging interview that takes viewers from the Coliseum in Rome to death row in Texas and examines what our attitudes toward cruelty can tell us about who we are as Americans. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12282007/profile.html Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 41:47 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Archbishop Tutu Bill Moyers sat down with Archbishop Tutu in 1999 discussing his chairmanship of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Bill Moyers sat down with Archbishop Tutu in 1999 discussing his chairmanship of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12282007/profile3.html Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 08:44 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Benjamin R. Barber Bill Moyers sits down with author and professor Benjamin Barber to discuss how he believes capitalism threatens American democracy. Bill Moyers sits down with author and professor Benjamin Barber to discuss how he believes capitalism threatens American democracy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12212007/profile3.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 22:13 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Sanford Levinson Is it time to rewrite the Constitution? Perspective from the University of Texas Law School's Sanford Levinson, author of OUR UNDEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION. Is it time to rewrite the Constitution? Perspective from the University of Texas Law School's Sanford Levinson, author of OUR UNDEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTION. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12212007/profile.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 26:33 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal A Society on Steroids A Bill Moyers essay on baseball, the media and American excess. A Bill Moyers essay on baseball, the media and American excess. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12212007/profile4.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 04:05 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Keith Olbermann Bill Moyers talks with host of MSNBC's COUNTDOWN with Keith Olbermann about the relationships between politics and journalism. Bill Moyers talks with host of MSNBC's COUNTDOWN with Keith Olbermann about the relationships between politics and journalism. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12142007/profile.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 21:43 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Massing of the Media A report on the debate around relaxing ownership rules and a look at the real-world implications of increasing cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same markets. A report on the debate around relaxing ownership rules and a look at the real-world implications of increasing cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same markets. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12142007/profile2.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 11:43 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Dr. Ronald Walters The director of the African American Leadership Center at the University of Maryland on how race is playing out in the campaign. The director of the African American Leadership Center at the University of Maryland on how race is playing out in the campaign. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12142007/profile3.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 19:10 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Viewer Mail You've been talking and we've been listening. THE JOURNAL highlights your comments and suggestions from some of our recent broadcasts. You've been talking and we've been listening. THE JOURNAL highlights your comments and suggestions from some of our recent broadcasts. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12072007/profile4.html Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 04:15 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Religion and Politics With pastor and denominational leader Mike Huckabee, surging in the polls and Mitt Romney giving a widely anticipated speech on his Mormon faith, Moyers and Jamieson are joined by scholar Melissa Rogers for a discussion of religion in politics. With pastor and denominational leader Mike Huckabee, surging in the polls and Mitt Romney giving a widely anticipated speech on his Mormon faith, Moyers and Jamieson are joined by scholar Melissa Rogers for a discussion of religion in politics. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12072007/profile3.html Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 18:54 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal) Bill Moyers Journal Politics and the Internet Bill Moyers talks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson about how the Internet has transformed the political campaign in the United States. Bill Moyers talks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson about how the Internet has transformed the political campaign in the United States. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/12072007/profile.html Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST 25:40 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org (Bill Moyers Journal)