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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. Topic(s): Afghanistan, bailout, civil liberties, courts, democracy, foreign affairs, intelligence, Iraq, law, politics, secrecy, White House
International CourtsExplore the history of international courts of justice.
Is McCain-Feingold Censorship? Floyd Abrams and Trevor Potter on Campaign Finance ReformThe 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.
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. Torturing DemocracyBILL MOYERS JOURNAL presents TORTURING DEMOCRACY, a film from award-winning producer Sherry Jones which examines America's detention and interrogation practices in the "war on terror."
PLEASE NOTE: Due to rights restrictions we will not be able to stream TORTURING DEMOCRACY online.
You can watch the entire film at the TORTURING DEMOCRACY Web site.
{http://www.torturingdemocracy.org} Topic(s): 9/11, Afghanistan, civil liberties, courts, defense, documentary, foreign affairs, human rights, intelligence, Iraq, Justice Department, law, milltary, secrecy, terrorism, war
Bruce Fein and Mark Danner on the Torture MemosA new debate followed the release of the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel memos approving extreme measures of interrogation under the Bush administration. 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. Topic(s): 9/11, civil liberties, courts, defense, foreign affairs, human rights, intelligence, law, milltary, terrorism, White House
David Simon, Creator of THE WIREFrom 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. Prison NationThe U.S. has five percent of the world's population and 25 percent of the world's prisoners -- how did we get here?
The Rule of Law: The Bush Legal LegacyReview a collection of JOURNAL reports on the Bush Administration and the Rule of Law Topic(s): civil liberties, civil rights, Congress, courts, defense, democracy, foreign affairs, impeachment, intelligence, Iraq, Justice Department, law, milltary, secrecy, terrorism, war, White House
Expose on the Journal: Broken JusticeEXPOS? 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.
Jane Mayer on TortureBill Moyers gets 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.
Jeffrey ToobinJeffrey Toobin, one of the most recognized legal journalists in the country, discusses what the Supreme Court might look after the 2008 election. Plus, online tools to help you become a court-watcher.
THE AL QAHTANI DEBACLE by Philippe SandsA special essay by Philippe Sands about Detainee 063 at Guantanamo.
Moyers on Taxi to the Dark SideBill Moyers on a new documentary that explores America's debate over torture.
Buying the Bench?Judicial Selection: Find Out Who's Picking Your Judges John GrishamBill 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. Topic(s): arts, capital punishment, civil liberties, civil rights, courts, democracy, inequality, law, literature, politics, religion
Capital Punishment in PerspectiveGet facts and figures on the death penalty around the globe. Conversation with Archbishop Tutufrom the moyers filesBill Moyers sat down with Archbishop Tutu in 1999 discussing his chairmanship of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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