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Health Care Reform on the TablePublic option, single payer, free market ? what are the options now under discussion? Money, Politics and HealthTrace campaign contributions, ad spending and the revolving door between industry and government Wendell Potter -- Profits or PatientsWith 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.
Faith & Social Justice: Gary Dorrien, Serene Jones and Cornel WestCornel 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. Food Bank UpdateThe JOURNAL checks up on the struggle of food banks and soup kitchens around the nation. Find out what you can do to help.
Moyers on PoetryExplore poets and poetry from the Moyers Digital Archive. W.S. Merwin, PoetOn 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.
Liberia's HistoryFrom the arrival of freed U.S. slaves through civil war and beyond. Photo Essay: Women, War and PeaceView a photo essay of women's peace movements around the globe. Pray the Devil Back to HellThe JOURNAL profiles Leymah Gbowee, a woman who led her fellow countrywomen to fight for and win peace in war-torn Liberia, and Abigail Disney, who produced the documentary of their struggle and triumph in the award-winning film PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL.
Women and World PowerWhere do women stand in terms of political power? And, find out more about Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Topic(s): civil rights, Congress, culture, democracy, employment, foreign affairs, government, human rights, inequality, Liberia, women
Celebrating Thomas PaineOn 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? Robert ReichFormer 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.
Brooke Gladstone & Jay Rosen: Media AnalysisFrom 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. Jeremy Scahill on Today's WarsFrom 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.
The JOURNAL on WarFrom the press "Buying the War" to the costs that can't be measured in money ? THE JOURNAL on the U.S. at war. Topic(s): 9/11, Afghanistan, defense, foreign affairs, government, intelligence, Iraq, milltary, National Guard, politics, terrorism, veterans, Vietnam, war
Resources About Torture BILL MOYERS JOURNAL resources and interviews about torture and the rule of law. Topic(s): civil liberties, civil rights, courts, defense, foreign affairs, human rights, intelligence, Iraq, Justice Department, law, milltary, secrecy, terrorism, war The Geneva ConventionsExplore the history of the Geneva Conventions.
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