Bill Moyers Journal . Archive

Topic(s): Afghanistan, democracy, foreign affairs, healthcare, inequality, milltary, veterans, Vietnam, war

Web Exclusive: Glenn Greenwald
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.

Topic(s): Afghanistan, bailout, civil liberties, courts, democracy, foreign affairs, intelligence, Iraq, law, politics, secrecy, White House

October 9, 2009

Moyers on the Health Industry Lobby
A Bill Moyers essay on the health industry lobby.

Topic(s): Congress, corporate ethics, democracy, healthcare, lobbying, money and politics, politics

September 25, 2009

Lynn Sherr on the Century of Women
Lynn Sherr on the century of women.

Topic(s): civil rights, community organizing, democracy, education, history, law, politics, women

Wide World of Women
Just where does the majority stand in terms of health, education, safety, money and power?

Topic(s): civil rights, democracy, economy, education, employment, foreign affairs, government, human rights, inequality, politics, women

July 31, 2009

Viewer Mail
You've been talking and we've been listening. THE JOURNAL highlights your comments and suggestions from some of our recent broadcasts

Topic(s): aging, corporate ethics, democracy, economy, government, journalism, television, Wall Street

July 10, 2009

Moyers on Media, Politics and Health Care
A Bill Moyers essay.

Topic(s): Congress, corporate ethics, democracy, healthcare, lobbying, media, money and politics

June 19, 2009

Liberia's History
From the arrival of freed U.S. slaves through civil war and beyond.

Topic(s): democracy, history, human rights, Liberia, race, war

Pray the Devil Back to Hell
The 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.

Topic(s): community organizing, democracy, foreign affairs, guns, violence, human rights, Liberia, politics, war, women

Women and World Power
Where 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

June 12, 2009

Celebrating Thomas Paine
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?

Topic(s): civil liberties, civil rights, democracy, history, human rights, politics

May 1, 2009

Web Exclusive: Bruce Fein and Mark Danner on American Empire
The conversation between Bruce Fein, Mark Danner and Bill Moyers continues.

Topic(s): civil rights, defense, democracy, foreign affairs, politics, White House

March 20, 2009

American Dissenters
Dissident voices from Tom Paine to Ralph Nader

Topic(s): civil liberties, civil rights, community organizing, culture, democracy, education, government, history, inequality, labor, politics, populism, race

January 23, 2009

Melissa Harris-Lacewell and Patricia Williams
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.

Topic(s): civil liberties, civil rights, democracy, economy, education, law, politics, religion, social services, women

Moyers on the Forgotten
A Bill Moyers essay.

Topic(s): civil liberties, civil rights, courts, democracy, economy, education, law, social services, White House

January 16, 2009

National Service Day - Born Again American
Find out more about the Born Again American film and project and get back to basics by reviewing America's founding documents and the idea of a national day of service.

Topic(s): community organizing, democracy, human rights, humanitarian aid, social services

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.

Topic(s): church and state, civil liberties, civil rights, democracy, government, history, immigration, labor, law, politics, religion

December 26, 2008

Desmond Tutu and Others
from the moyers files
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is one of the world leaders interviewed in BEYOND OUR DIFFERENCES. Watch Bill Moyers' 1999 discussion with Tutu about chairmanship of the South African Truth and Reconciliation.In addition, view additional selections on faith and spirtuality from the Moyers Digital Archive.

Topic(s): civil liberties, civil rights, community organizing, democracy, history, human rights, religion

December 19, 2008

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 seven years in Afghanistan helping to rebuild the country.

Topic(s): Afghanistan, democracy, politics, terrorism, war, women

December 12, 2008

Glenn Greenwald
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 President-elect Obama's cabinet choices, as well as the possibilities for government accountability.