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. Wed, 25 April 2007 18:00:00 EST Fri, 21 March 2008 18:00:00 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) Bill Moyers Journal moyersonpbs@thirteen.org 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 Bill Moyers Journal A 90-minute documentary that explores the role of the press in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq Four years ago on May 1, President Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln and delivered a speech in front of a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner. Despite profound questions and the increasing violence in Baghdad, many in the press confirmed the White House's claim that the war was won. How did they get it so wrong? How did the evidence disputing the existence of weapons of mass destruction and the link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11 continue to go largely unreported? Four years ago on May 1, President Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln and delivered a speech in front of a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner. Despite profound questions and the increasing violence in Baghdad, many in the press confirmed the White House's claim that the war was won. How did they get it so wrong? How did the evidence disputing the existence of weapons of mass destruction and the link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11 continue to go largely unreported? http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1101.mp3 Wed, 25 April 2007 17:00:00 EST 1:24:09 Iraq, media, White House, journalism, television, news, weapons, United Nations no Politics Media moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Jon Stewart. Bill Moyers interviews Jon Stewart, the anchor of the award-winning The Daily Show for eight years, about why so many get their news and analysis from his fake news show Veteran journalist Bill Moyers begins his new weekly series Bill Moyers Journal with an interview with Jon Stewart, the anchor of the award-winning The Daily Show for eight years, about why so many get their news and analysis from his fake news show. Also on the program: Josh Marshall, blogger and publisher of the influential talkingpointsmemo.com, gives his perspective on role of politics in the recent firings of federal prosecutors. And Bill Moyers remembers David Halberstam. Veteran journalist Bill Moyers begins his new weekly series Bill Moyers Journal with an interview with Jon Stewart, the anchor of the award-winning The Daily Show for eight years, about why so many get their news and analysis from his fake news show. Also on the program: Josh Marshall, blogger and publisher of the influential talkingpointsmemo.com, gives his perspective on role of politics in the recent firings of federal prosecutors. And Bill Moyers remembers David Halberstam. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1102.mp3 Fri, 27 April 2007 17:00:00 EST 56:40 Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, comedy, politics, journalism, news, Halberstam, blogging, justice, courts, Josh Marshall, talkingpointsmemo, Bill Moyers no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Forged intelligence documents. Italy's foremost investigative reporter Carlo Bonini, takes viewers on the trail of forged intelligence documents that the Administration used to help make a case for war. As Congress investigates why the Administration made false pre-war claims, Italy's foremost investigative reporter Carlo Bonini, takes viewers on the trail of the forged intelligence documents purporting that Iraq sought to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger. Also on the program: Bill Moyers interviews Jerry Miller, the 200th person exonerated by postconviction DNA testing about clearing his name; and British renaissance man—physician, author, and director of theater and opera—Jonathan Miller about the hidden story of atheism. As Congress investigates why the Administration made false pre-war claims, Italy's foremost investigative reporter Carlo Bonini, takes viewers on the trail of the forged intelligence documents purporting that Iraq sought to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger. Also on the program: Bill Moyers interviews Jerry Miller, the 200th person exonerated by postconviction DNA testing about clearing his name; and British renaissance man—physician, author, and director of theater and opera—Jonathan Miller about the hidden story of atheism.. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1103.mp3 Fri, 4 May 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Iraq, espionage, law, courts, justice, white house, atheism, faith, religion, theater, politics, journalism, Bill Moyers no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Pat Robertson's university. Bill Moyers Journal takes a look at Regent University, Pat Robertson's Christian leadership institution, which is working to ensure that Biblical principles are reflected in the law of the land. The recent controversy over the firing of federal prosecutors found Regent University graduate Monica Goodling—special counsel to Alberto Gonzalez and one of some 150 Regent students who have worked in the Bush administration since 2001—at the center of a political firestorm over her involvement. Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers to commencement at Pat Robertson's university for a closer look at its mission to ensure Biblical principles are reflected in the law of the land. Also on the program: Nick Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief of the libertarian monthly Reason magazine, discusses the war, the media, and the impact of the religious right in Washington today; and historian Marilyn B. Young, co-editor of Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam: Or, How Not to Learn from the Past, talks about history's lessons for the war in Iraq. The recent controversy over the firing of federal prosecutors found Regent University graduate Monica Goodling—special counsel to Alberto Gonzalez and one of some 150 Regent students who have worked in the Bush administration since 2001—at the center of a political firestorm over her involvement. Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers to commencement at Pat Robertson's university for a closer look at its mission to ensure Biblical principles are reflected in the law of the land. Also on the program: Nick Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief of the libertarian monthly Reason magazine, discusses the war, the media, and the impact of the religious right in Washington today; and historian Marilyn B. Young, co-editor of Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam: Or, How Not to Learn from the Past, talks about history's lessons for the war in Iraq. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1104.mp3 Fri, 11 May 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Iraq, espionage, law, courts, justice, white house, atheism, faith, religion, theater, politics, journalism, Bill Moyers, libertarians, veterans no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal How do you make tangible the true costs of the Iraq war? It's a question that can be addressed in many ways. The National Priorities Project keeps a constantly running count of war costs — and compares the totals with what the dollars would buy in other government services. Fiscal conservatives keep an eye on the Department of Treasury's national debt to the penny. Of course there are costs that cannot be quantified in dollars. It's a question that can be addressed in many ways. The National Priorities Project keeps a constantly running count of war costs — and compares the totals with what the dollars would buy in other government services. Fiscal conservatives keep an eye on the Department of Treasury's national debt to the penny. Of course there are costs that cannot be quantified in dollars. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/costofwar.m4v Fri, 11 May 2007 10:00:00 EST 6:35 Iraq, espionage, law, courts, justice, white house, atheism, faith, religion, theater, politics, journalism, Bill Moyers, libertarians, veterans no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Raw trade deal? Bill Moyers Journal looks at the trade deal in the works between the Democrats in Congress and the Bush Administration. Has fair trade become a raw deal for America's workers? Bill Moyers Journal looks at the trade deal in the works between the new leadership in Congress and the Bush Administration, which has the Democrats under fire from America's workers. Bill Moyers gets perspective on the deal from Harper's magazine publisher John R. MacArthur, author of The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy. Also on the program, Princeton's Melissa Harris Lacewell on race, politics, and spirituality; and author Bruce Bawer, who left America for Europe to escape fundamentalist bigotry, on what his journey says about America, Europe, and Islamic fundamentalism? Bill Moyers Journal looks at the trade deal in the works between the new leadership in Congress and the Bush Administration, which has the Democrats under fire from America's workers. Bill Moyers gets perspective on the deal from Harper's magazine publisher John R. MacArthur, author of The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy. Also on the program, Princeton's Melissa Harris Lacewell on race, politics, and spirituality; and author Bruce Bawer, who left America for Europe to escape fundamentalist bigotry, on what his journey says about America, Europe, and Islamic fundamentalism? http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1105.mp3 Fri, 18 May 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Race, civil rights, hip-hop, education, trade, economy, fundamentalism, religion, Europe, politics, journalism, Bill Moyers, libertarians, veterans no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Acclaimed writer and peacemaker Maxine Hong Kingston talks to Bill Moyers about her writing, her activism, and her work helping soldiers returning from war find peace within themselves through writing. On Memorial Day weekend, Bill Moyers Journal presents an illuminating interview with Maxine Hong Kingston, acclaimed author of many books including the award-winning The Woman Warrior and her latest book Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace. For the past 15 years, Kingston has been working with veterans – more than 500 soldiers from World War II, from Vietnam, and now, from Iraq - as well as other survivors of war to convert the horrors they experienced into the words and stories that Kingston believes will help them cope and survive. On Memorial Day weekend, Bill Moyers Journal presents an illuminating interview with Maxine Hong Kingston, acclaimed author of many books including the award-winning The Woman Warrior and her latest book Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace. For the past 15 years, Kingston has been working with veterans – more than 500 soldiers from World War II, from Vietnam, and now, from Iraq - as well as other survivors of war to convert the horrors they experienced into the words and stories that Kingston believes will help them cope and survive. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1106.mp3 Fri, 25 May 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 veterans, arts, poetry, writing, Vietnam, Iraq, war, culture, literature, society no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal D-Day Vets. This special edition of Bill Moyers Journal features D-Day veterans in the poignant "D-Day Revisited," which explores the sometimes painful memories of their wartime experiences. As America honors heroes who have fought and fallen for their nation, Bill Moyers Journal presents "D-Day Revisited," a special one-hour broadcast which follows a group of World War II veterans back to Europe to speak about their wartime experiences—some of them unlocking memories they had been keeping inside for nearly 50 years. Featuring excerpts from the Bill Moyers' 1990 documentary From D-Day to the Rhine, "D-Day Revisited" includes the latest information about the veterans featured in the film who talked with Bill Moyers about their memories, their values, and their commitment to America. As America honors heroes who have fought and fallen for their nation, Bill Moyers Journal presents "D-Day Revisited," a special one-hour broadcast which follows a group of World War II veterans back to Europe to speak about their wartime experiences—some of them unlocking memories they had been keeping inside for nearly 50 years. Featuring excerpts from the Bill Moyers' 1990 documentary From D-Day to the Rhine, "D-Day Revisited" includes the latest information about the veterans featured in the film who talked with Bill Moyers about their memories, their values, and their commitment to America. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1107.mp3 Mon, 28 May 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 veterans, World War II, memorial day, society no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey is making his case for a refocused mission in Iraq. Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey is making his case for a refocused mission in Iraq. The 9/11 Commission member and Vietnam war veteran tells Bill Moyers why having US military forces in Iraq is necessary in fighting terrorism, but calls for a bipartisan plan to end US policing and occupation in the war torn nation. One of Washington's most influential public advocates, Joan Claybrook of Public Citizen, talks about what is at stake in the ethical reforms under consideration in Congress. Bill Moyers shares his perspective on the Vietnam war in an essay featuring archival audio of conversation between President Lyndon Johnson and US National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy. Former Democratic senator Bob Kerrey is making his case for a refocused mission in Iraq. The 9/11 Commission member and Vietnam war veteran tells Bill Moyers why having US military forces in Iraq is necessary in fighting terrorism, but calls for a bipartisan plan to end US policing and occupation in the war torn nation. One of Washington's most influential public advocates, Joan Claybrook of Public Citizen, talks about what is at stake in the ethical reforms under consideration in Congress. Bill Moyers shares his perspective on the Vietnam war in an essay featuring archival audio of conversation between President Lyndon Johnson and US National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1108.mp3 Fri, 1 June 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Congressional ethics, campaign finance, lobbying, Bob Kerrey, Iraq, Vietnam, war no Politics Media TV News moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal While high-flying executives from the nation's top airlines get big compensation, workers and retirees are seeing cuts. Beginning to trade on the NYSE last week, Northwest airlines dodged the bankruptcy bullet. But while a $1.4 billion a year cut in labor expenses have ensured lower costs, why are airline executives still executives still flying high on salaries, stock options and benefits while workers and retirees see cuts in pay and compensation? Then, with heated debate looming large over progress reports and withdrawal deadlines for Iraq, what's next for Afghanistan? Journalist Christian Parenti, just back from his fourth visit to the forgotten frontline, speaks to Moyers about the growing influence of warlords in government, the resurgence of the Taliban as well as the drug trade, and life on the ground in Afghanistan. And, Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori - spiritual leader to 7,500 congregations and more than 2 million members - talks about science, the environment, and gay rights, issues that threaten her church with division and disunity. Beginning to trade on the NYSE last week, Northwest airlines dodged the bankruptcy bullet. But while a $1.4 billion a year cut in labor expenses have ensured lower costs, why are airline executives still executives still flying high on salaries, stock options and benefits while workers and retirees see cuts in pay and compensation? Then, with heated debate looming large over progress reports and withdrawal deadlines for Iraq, what's next for Afghanistan? Journalist Christian Parenti, just back from his fourth visit to the forgotten frontline, speaks to Moyers about the growing influence of warlords in government, the resurgence of the Taliban as well as the drug trade, and life on the ground in Afghanistan. And, Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori - spiritual leader to 7,500 congregations and more than 2 million members - talks about science, the environment, and gay rights, issues that threaten her church with division and disunity. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1109.mp3 Fri, 8 June 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 business, shareholders, airlines, ceo pay, Afghanistan, Taliban, Episcopal, religion no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal The maverick labor leader Andy Stern weighs in on inequality, Wall Street, and working people. On Wall Street, private equity firms are buying up corporations and turning them around for huge profits. What does it mean for America's workers and for the economic gap between average families and the wealthiest Americans? Andrew Stern, the president of Service Employees International Union—the fastest growing union in the nation—weighs in. Also on the program, Bill Moyers interviews writer, activist, and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs, who has taken part in some of the seminal civil rights struggles in U.S. history, about her belief that real change for democracy will come from the grassroots. "We're not looking sufficiently at what is happening at the grassroots in the country," she says. "We have not emphasized sufficiently the cultural revolution that we have to make…in order to force the government to do differently." On Wall Street, private equity firms are buying up corporations and turning them around for huge profits. What does it mean for America's workers and for the economic gap between average families and the wealthiest Americans? Andrew Stern, the president of Service Employees International Union—the fastest growing union in the nation—weighs in. Also on the program, Bill Moyers interviews writer, activist, and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs, who has taken part in some of the seminal civil rights struggles in U.S. history, about her belief that real change for democracy will come from the grassroots. "We're not looking sufficiently at what is happening at the grassroots in the country," she says. "We have not emphasized sufficiently the cultural revolution that we have to make…in order to force the government to do differently." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1110.mp3 Fri, 15 June 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 business, shareholders, unions, labor, economy, wages, employment, ceo pay, activism, civil rights, Scooter Libby, Iraq, media no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal The inside story of what journalist Ken Silverstein found when he went undercover to recruit Washington lobbyists to help improve the image of a corrupt foreign government. When Harper's Magazine editor Ken Silverstein went undercover to recruit Washington lobbyists to help improve the image of Turkmenistan, a corrupt foreign government with appalling human rights abuses, K-Street firms laid out plans to get the job done. What does it say about the state of influence-peddling in Washington? Bill Moyers gets the inside story from Silverstein. Also on the program, Imam Zaid Shakir has been called a voice of conscience for American Muslims, but his views on Islam in America put him at the center of a heated debate about faith and culture. When Harper's Magazine editor Ken Silverstein went undercover to recruit Washington lobbyists to help improve the image of Turkmenistan, a corrupt foreign government with appalling human rights abuses, K-Street firms laid out plans to get the job done. What does it say about the state of influence-peddling in Washington? Bill Moyers gets the inside story from Silverstein. Also on the program, Imam Zaid Shakir has been called a voice of conscience for American Muslims, but his views on Islam in America put him at the center of a heated debate about faith and culture. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1111.mp3 Fri, 22 June 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 lobbying, Washington, government, foreign affairs, human rights, Islam, Muslims, faith, women no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Foreclosing on America. With U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure at a record pace, what does it mean for ordinary Americans? Gretchen Morgenson, assistant business and financial editor at The New York Times weighs in. With U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure at a record pace, the crisis has far reaching implications, from the financial markets to the financial health of ordinary Americans. For the latest, Bill Moyers interviews assistant business and financial editor at The New York Times Gretchen Morgenson, who has been covering the story. Also on the program: Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, on the secret trade deal negotiated by leaders of the Democratic Party and its implications for labor unions, consumer groups and the environment; life-long GOP insider Victor Gold on the current state of the Republican Party; and Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. With U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure at a record pace, the crisis has far reaching implications, from the financial markets to the financial health of ordinary Americans. For the latest, Bill Moyers interviews assistant business and financial editor at The New York Times Gretchen Morgenson, who has been covering the story. Also on the program: Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, on the secret trade deal negotiated by leaders of the Democratic Party and its implications for labor unions, consumer groups and the environment; life-long GOP insider Victor Gold on the current state of the Republican Party; and Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1112.mp3 Fri, 29 June 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 trade, Washington, Congress, politics, Wall Street, finance, economy, real estate, mortgages, SEC, conservatism, Barry Goldwater, Republicans, GOP, Rupert Murdoch, media, journalism no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Foreclosing on America. With U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure at a record pace, what does it mean for ordinary Americans? Gretchen Morgenson, assistant business and financial editor at The New York Times weighs in. With U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure at a record pace, the crisis has far reaching implications, from the financial markets to the financial health of ordinary Americans. For the latest, Bill Moyers interviews assistant business and financial editor at The New York Times Gretchen Morgenson, who has been covering the story. Also on the program: Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, on the secret trade deal negotiated by leaders of the Democratic Party and its implications for labor unions, consumer groups and the environment; life-long GOP insider Victor Gold on the current state of the Republican Party; and Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. With U.S. mortgages entering foreclosure at a record pace, the crisis has far reaching implications, from the financial markets to the financial health of ordinary Americans. For the latest, Bill Moyers interviews assistant business and financial editor at The New York Times Gretchen Morgenson, who has been covering the story. Also on the program: Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, on the secret trade deal negotiated by leaders of the Democratic Party and its implications for labor unions, consumer groups and the environment; life-long GOP insider Victor Gold on the current state of the Republican Party; and Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1112.mp3 Fri, 29 June 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 trade, Washington, Congress, politics, Wall Street, finance, economy, real estate, mortgages, SEC, conservatism, Barry Goldwater, Republicans, GOP, Rupert Murdoch, media, journalism no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Biologist E.O. Wilson. With a lifetime dedicated to the study of life on Earth, E.O. Wilson tells Bill Moyers what humankind needs to understand in order to save the planet. Dedicating his life to the exploration of life on Earth, E.O. Wilson is one of the world's foremost authorities on biology. Bill Moyers Journal profiles the author of 25 Books and recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes, who speaks about what humankind needs to understand about the Earth to heal it and about his latest project The Encyclopedia of Life - a digital, online catalog of every single living species on the planet. And, Bill Moyers Journal updates a report on the non-profit group, the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), composed of young adults from the banks of the Anacostia River - an area of environmental disaster and a home for violence. There in the shadow of the Capitol, the ECC works to reclaim a dying neighborhood by providing leadership tools to disadvantaged youth while cleaning up the environment. Dedicating his life to the exploration of life on Earth, E.O. Wilson is one of the world's foremost authorities on biology. Bill Moyers Journal profiles the author of 25 Books and recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes, who speaks about what humankind needs to understand about the Earth to heal it and about his latest project The Encyclopedia of Life - a digital, online catalog of every single living species on the planet. And, Bill Moyers Journal updates a report on the non-profit group, the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), composed of young adults from the banks of the Anacostia River - an area of environmental disaster and a home for violence. There in the shadow of the Capitol, the ECC works to reclaim a dying neighborhood by providing leadership tools to disadvantaged youth while cleaning up the environment. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1113.mp3 Fri, 6 July 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 science, biology, environment, Earth, species, Darwin, diversity, community, pollution, youth, media no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal explores the talk of impeachment gaining steam as a new opinion poll says nearly half of Americans favor the impeachment of the President and more than half want to impeach the Vice President. In the wake of President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby's prison sentence, talk of impeachment is gaining steam as a new opinion poll says that nearly half of Americans favor the impeachment of the President and more than half believe Vice President Cheney should be impeached. Bill Moyers gets perspective from Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, who wrote the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, and The Nation's John Nichols, author of The Genius of Impeachment. In the wake of President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis 'Scooter' Libby's prison sentence, talk of impeachment is gaining steam as a new opinion poll says that nearly half of Americans favor the impeachment of the President and more than half believe Vice President Cheney should be impeached. Bill Moyers gets perspective from Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein, who wrote the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, and The Nation's John Nichols, author of The Genius of Impeachment http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1114.mp3 Fri, 13 July 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, Congress, White House, impeachment, Cheney, Bush, Clinton, Iraq, Constitutional law no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers gets in on the joke with two pranksters who use satire to make serious points about media consolidation, journalism, business ethics, and separating fact from fiction in a world of spin. In the wake of The Yes Men - aka Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum - who discovered that pranks could get press attention to important issues that would otherwise be ignored. Also on the program, renowned poet Martin Espada speaks about his love of language and the human need for poetry as he reflects on how heritage and immigration, and violence and war, have influenced his work. The Yes Men - aka Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum - who discovered that pranks could get press attention to important issues that would otherwise be ignored. Also on the program, renowned poet Martin Espada speaks about his love of language and the human need for poetry as he reflects on how heritage and immigration, and violence and war, have influenced his work. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1115.mp3 Fri, 20 July 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, satire, poetry, art, comedy no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Al Qaeda in Iraq? Experts analyze the enemy in Iraq and ask: is it a civil war or the front line of a global war? In the wake of As the Bush administration promotes the idea that al Qaeda is the enemy in Iraq, Bill Moyers Journal analyzes the facts on the ground to explore who the U.S. is really fighting. Also on the program, a report on the hidden spending provisions used by Congress known as earmarks-a "pipeline of cash" added to legislation without any debate, public hearing or oversight, which is often used as payback for political contributions. The broadcast profiles a group dedicated to shining light on the practice. Al Qaeda and Iraq, Earmarks, and a Bill Moyers Essay on sacrifice. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1116.mp3 Fri, 27 July 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, satire, poetry, art, comedy no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Economic inequality. As Wall Street continues to fuel wealth in America, Bill Moyers Journal examines what growing economic inequality means for the middle-class and working families. Big deals on Wall Street mean big gains for the wealthy in America, but is it at the expense of the middle class and working familes? Bill Moyers talks to bestselling author Barabara Ehrenreich, who has gone undercover as a low-wage worker and as a struggling middle-class job seeker, about the real-world impact of the growing inequality gap. Also on the program, Bill Moyers interviews culture critic Clive James, whose latest book Cultural Amnesia comes after more than 40 years observing and commenting on arts, literature, culture, and politics. Bill Moyers talks with author Barbara Ehrenreich about inequality in America and discusses who's worth remembering in the 20th Century with culture critic, Clive James. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1117.mp3 Fri, 03 August 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, democracy, wages, culture, art no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Lessons of Katrina. Two years after Katrina, Bill Moyers Journal examines the lessons of the disaster and what they say about American culture and values. As the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, Bill Moyers gets two views on what the disaster and its aftermath says about American culture and values with Princeton's Melissa Harris-Lacewell and author and environmental journalist Mike Tidwell. Also on the program, one of the country's leading historians, Martin E. Marty, who has spent a lifetime unraveling the mysteries of the world's religions, discusses his latest book on the mystery of childhood and what adults can learn from it. And, Bill Moyers bids farewell to Karl Rove. As the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, Bill Moyers gets two views on what the disaster and its aftermath says about American culture and values with Princeton's Melissa Harris-Lacewell and author and environmental journalist Mike Tidwell. Also on the program, one of the country's leading historians, Martin E. Marty, who has spent a lifetime unraveling the mysteries of the world's religions, discusses his latest book on the mystery of childhood and what adults can learn from it. And, Bill Moyers bids farewell to Karl Rove. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1119.mp3 Fri, 17 August 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, democracy, white house, religion, children, Katrina, environment no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal The FCC is considering new rules that will govern how much control the media titans will have over what we read, see, and hear. Bill Moyers Journal examines what's at stake for democracy. Local news is the heartbeat of democracy, so why is it disappearing from many communities around the nation? Media consolidation isn't widely covered by the mainstream press, but potential changes being considered to the rules governing the nation's big media companies could have far reaching effects on democracy. Bill Moyers Journal devotes an hour to this important issue with a report on the disappearance of local news and community radio and in-depth interviews with journalist Rick Karr, media activist Hannah Sassaman, and FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. Local news is the heartbeat of democracy, so why is it disappearing from many communities around the nation? Media consolidation isn't widely covered by the mainstream press, but potential changes being considered to the rules governing the nation's big media companies could have far reaching effects on democracy. Bill Moyers Journal devotes an hour to this important issue with a report on the disappearance of local news and community radio and in-depth interviews with journalist Rick Karr, media activist Hannah Sassaman, and FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1120.mp3 Fri, 24 August 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, democracy, media, internet, net neutrality, radio, community no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews American poet Robert Bly and 92-year-old activist Grace Lee Boggs, who have spent their lives seeking change—Bly through poetry that speaks truth to power and Boggs through grassroots activism. The poetry of Robert Bly has touched on spiritual insights and deep truths about American culture. With more than 30 books, including the National Book Award-winning The Light Around the Body, Bly also became known for co-founding American Writers Against the Vietnam War in 1966. His 1990 work Iron John: A Book About Men is an international bestseller which has been translated into many languages. Also on the program activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs, who has taken part in some of the seminal civil rights struggles in U.S. history, discusses her belief that real change for democracy will come from the grassroots. The poetry of Robert Bly has touched on spiritual insights and deep truths about American culture. With more than 30 books, including the National Book Award-winning THE LIGHT AROUND THE BODY, Bly also became known for co-founding American Writers Against the Vietnam War in 1966. His 1990 work IRON JOHN: A BOOK ABOUT MEN is an international bestseller which has been translated into many languages. Also on the program activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs, who has taken part in some of the seminal civil rights struggles in U.S. history, discusses her belief that real change for democracy will come from the grassroots. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1121.mp3 Fri, 31 August 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 poetry, politics, culture, labor, immigration, Iraq, literature no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks with American Civil Liberties Union Anthony D. Romero and former Republican Congressman Mickey Edwards about wiretapping and domestic surveillance and Justice Dept. insider Jack Goldsmith on THE TERROR PRESIDENCY. Plus, a mountaintop mining update. Bill Moyers interviews executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union Anthony D. Romero and former Republican Congressman Mickey Edwards about wiretapping and domestic surveillance. And, Jack Goldsmith, former head the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department, gives an insider's view of advising the President on the limits of executive power during the war on terror. Also on the program, as proposed new rules may allow coal companies to expand mountain top removal mining, Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers to the mountains of West Virginia, which are being stripped for their coal with often disastrous environmental consequences for surrounding communities, to report on local evangelical Christians who are turning to their faith to help save the earth. Bill Moyers interviews executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union Anthony D. Romero and former Republican Congressman Mickey Edwards about wiretapping and domestic surveillance. And, Jack Goldsmith, former head the Office of Legal Counsel at the Justice Department, gives an insider's view of advising the President on the limits of executive power during the war on terror. Also on the program, as proposed new rules may allow coal companies to expand mountain top removal mining, Bill Moyers Journal takes viewers to the mountains of West Virginia, which are being stripped for their coal with often disastrous environmental consequences for surrounding communities, to report on local evangelical Christians who are turning to their faith to help save the earth. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1122.mp3 Fri, 7 September 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, spying, national security, law, Iraq, September 11, intelligence, environment, mining, religion no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal looks at the life and legacy of Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring, which launched the modern environmental movement. Forty-five years after the publication of Rachel Carson's landmark book Silent Spring, which launched the modern environmental movement, her disturbing story of how toxic chemicals were poisoning the earth still resonates. But who was Rachel Carson? And what can the ferocious debate she started and the vicious attacks she endured tell us about environmentalism in the 21st century? Bill Moyers Journal looks at the life and legacy of Rachel Carson through an extraordinary portrayal of her in a one-woman play performed by veteran stage actress Kaiulani Lee, whose play A Sense of Wonder has been the centerpiece of regional and national conferences on conservation, education, journalism, and the environment for more than ten years. The broadcast combines excerpts from the play, an interview with Lee and documentary reporting on Carson's life and work in a powerful look at this scientist, writer, and seeker of the truth. Forty-five years after the publication of Rachel Carson's landmark book Silent Spring, which launched the modern environmental movement, her disturbing story of how toxic chemicals were poisoning the earth still resonates. But who was Rachel Carson? And what can the ferocious debate she started and the vicious attacks she endured tell us about environmentalism in the 21st century? Bill Moyers Journal looks at the life and legacy of Rachel Carson through an extraordinary portrayal of her in a one-woman play performed by veteran stage actress Kaiulani Lee, whose play A Sense of Wonder has been the centerpiece of regional and national conferences on conservation, education, journalism, and the environment for more than ten years. The broadcast combines excerpts from the play, an interview with Lee and documentary reporting on Carson's life and work in a powerful look at this scientist, writer, and seeker of the truth. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1124.mp3 Fri, 21 September 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 environment, science, health, business, art, theater, photography, consumer no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal In 2005, 10 weeks after Hurricane Katrina, photographer Chris Jordan documented the devastation in a series entitled, "In Katrina's Wake: Portraits of Loss From an Unnatural Disaster," published by Princeton Architectural Press, NY. In 2005, 10 weeks after Hurricane Katrina, photographer Chris Jordan documented the devastation in a series entitled, "In Katrina's Wake: Portraits of Loss From an Unnatural Disaster," published by Princeton Architectural Press, NY. In 2005, 10 weeks after Hurricane Katrina, photographer Chris Jordan documented the devastation in a series entitled, "In Katrina's Wake: Portraits of Loss From an Unnatural Disaster," published by Princeton Architectural Press, NY. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/katrina.m4v Fri, 21 September 2007 10:00:00 EST 5:04 katrina, hurricane, health, business, art, theater, photography, consumer no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews investment industry giant John Bogle on the crisis in American capitalism. Is there a crisis in American capitalism? Investment industry giant John Bogle says that as more and more money managers take control over corporations on Wall Street, Main Street is paying the price. Named by Fortune magazine as one of the four "Giants of the 20th Century," Bogle tells Moyers: "The evidence is quite compelling that today corporations are run in a very important way to maximize the returns of its managers at the expense of its stockholders." Also on the program, NPR's Deborah Amos—just back from Damascus—and The New Yorker's George Packer on the Iraq war and what you haven't heard from Washington. Is there a crisis in American capitalism? Investment industry giant John Bogle says that as more and more money managers take control over corporations on Wall Street, Main Street is paying the price. Named by Fortune magazine as one of the four "Giants of the 20th Century," Bogle tells Moyers: "The evidence is quite compelling that today corporations are run in a very important way to maximize the returns of its managers at the expense of its stockholders." Also on the program, NPR's Deborah Amos—just back from Damascus—and The New Yorker's George Packer on the Iraq war and what you haven't heard from Washington. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1125.mp3 Fri, 28 September 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 environment, science, health, business, art, theater, photography, consumer no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers on the fate of the authors of "The War as We Saw It." Bill Moyers on the fate of the authors of "The War as We Saw It." Bill Moyers on the fate of the authors of "The War as We Saw It." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/eulogy.m4v Fri, 28 September 2007 10:00:00 EST 5:04 katrina, hurricane, health, business, art, theater, photography, consumer no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal reports on the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel, whose leader, Pastor John Hagee, advocates for a preemptive strike against Iran. As leader of the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Pastor John Hagee wants to bring millions of Christians together to support Israel. But some say his message is dangerous: "It is time for America to…consider a military preemptive strike against Iran to prevent a nuclear holocaust in Israel and a nuclear attack in America." Bill Moyers Journal reports on CUFI and then gets theological and political context from Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of TIKKUN, a Jewish journal of politics, culture, and spirituality, and Dr. Timothy P. Weber, an evangelical Christian, historian, and the author of ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON: HOW EVANGELICALS BECAME ISRAEL'S BEST FRIEND. Also on the program, a year after the tragic shooting, Bill Moyers looks at what the Amish can teach us about healing. As leader of the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Pastor John Hagee wants to bring millions of Christians together to support Israel. But some say his message is dangerous: "It is time for America to…consider a military preemptive strike against Iran to prevent a nuclear holocaust in Israel and a nuclear attack in America." Bill Moyers Journal reports on CUFI and then gets theological and political context from Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of TIKKUN, a Jewish journal of politics, culture, and spirituality, and Dr. Timothy P. Weber, an evangelical Christian, historian, and the author of ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON: HOW EVANGELICALS BECAME ISRAEL'S BEST FRIEND. Also on the program, a year after the tragic shooting, Bill Moyers looks at what the Amish can teach us about healing. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1126.mp3 Fri, 5 October 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 environment, science, health, business, art, theater, photography, consumer no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal A year after the tragic shooting, Bill Moyers looks at what the Amish can teach us about healing. A year after the tragic shooting, Bill Moyers looks at what the Amish can teach us about healing. A year after the tragic shooting, Bill Moyers looks at what the Amish can teach us about healing. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/amish.m4v Fri, 5 October 2007 10:00:00 EST 5:04 amish, forgiveness, health, business, art, theater, photography, consumer no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers asks veteran market watcher Robert Kuttner and Wall Street insider William H. Donaldson: Could we see a repeat of the big stock market crash of '29? Could we see a repeat of the big stock market crash of '29? This week on Bill Moyers Journal, veteran market watcher Robert Kuttner and Wall Street insider William H. Donaldson give their read of the current economic landscape and discuss the risks of the deregulation of the financial industry. Donaldson was the 27th chairman of the SEC and is the former chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, and Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect magazine and was a longtime columnist for Business Week. Also, novelist and essayist Anouar Majid, who talks about the necessity for dissent in his most recent book, A CALL FOR HERESY: WHY DISSENT IS VITAL TO ISLAM AND AMERICA and honoring Doris Lessing. Could we see a repeat of the big stock market crash of '29? This week on Bill Moyers Journal, veteran market watcher Robert Kuttner and Wall Street insider William H. Donaldson give their read of the current economic landscape and discuss the risks of the deregulation of the financial industry. Donaldson was the 27th chairman of the SEC and is the former chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, and Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect magazine and was a longtime columnist for Business Week. Also, novelist and essayist Anouar Majid, who talks about the necessity for dissent in his most recent book, A CALL FOR HERESY: WHY DISSENT IS VITAL TO ISLAM AND AMERICA and honoring Doris Lessing. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1127.mp3 Fri, October 12, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Wall Street, finance, economy, Islam, American history, church and state, faith, culture, Doris Lessing no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Blackwater's top gun Erik Prince has been spinning their story this week in a PR offensive. Bill Moyers asks why the press is buying it and interviews journalist and author Jeremy Scahill, who helps separate the spin from the reality. Blackwater CEO Erik Prince has been on the PR offensive this week, appearing on television to answer questions about his security firm Blackwater and its involvement in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians. Why is the press buying it? Bill Moyers interviews journalist Jeremy Scahill to help separate the spin from the reality. Scahill is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of the bestselling book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army. Blackwater CEO Erik Prince has been on the PR offensive this week, appearing on television to answer questions about his security firm Blackwater and its involvement in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians. Why is the press buying it? Bill Moyers interviews journalist Jeremy Scahill to help separate the spin from the reality. Scahill is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of the bestselling book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1128.mp3 Fri, October 19, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Iraq, Blackwater, defense, military, trade, CAFTA, politics, White House, Congress no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal How far can a President go to defend the nation? Bill Moyers Journal examines the unprecedented Presidential power that some say is being amassed by our current Administration and kept secret in the name of national security. How far can a President go to defend the nation? Bill Moyers Journal examines the unprecedented Presidential power some say is being amassed by our current Administration and kept secret in the name of national security. Moyers gets perspective from Charles Fried, who teaches Constitutional law at Harvard Law School and served as solicitor general in the Reagan Administration, and Fritz Schwarz, who served as counsel to the U.S. Senate select committee led by Frank Church of Idaho that uncovered decades of abuse by the CIA and other intelligence agencies. How far can a President go to defend the nation? Bill Moyers Journal examines the unprecedented Presidential power some say is being amassed by our current Administration and kept secret in the name of national security. Moyers gets perspective from Charles Fried, who teaches Constitutional law at Harvard Law School and served as solicitor general in the Reagan Administration, and Fritz Schwarz, who served as counsel to the U.S. Senate select committee led by Frank Church of Idaho that uncovered decades of abuse by the CIA and other intelligence agencies. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1129.mp3 Fri, October 26, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 politics, White House, Congress, presidency, secrecy, Constitution, torture, civil liberties no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal As Big Media is pushing the FCC to relax ownership rules, Bill Moyers Journal reports on the real-world consequences of media policy through the lens of how it affects minority media ownership in America. Big Media is pushing the FCC to relax ownership rules again to give conglomerates more control over what Americans read, see, and hear. What most Americans don't know is that the FCC plans to fast track the rule changes and cut off public comment in December. Who wins and who loses? Bill Moyers Journal reports on the real-world consequences of media policy through the lens of how it affects minority media ownership in America. Also on the program, Moyers interviews Katherine S. Newman, author of The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America, about the millions in America, who despite decent wages can't access public assistance and are one step away from poverty. Big Media is pushing the FCC to relax ownership rules again to give conglomerates more control over what Americans read, see, and hear. What most Americans don't know is that the FCC plans to fast track the rule changes and cut off public comment in December. Who wins and who loses? Bill Moyers Journal reports on the real-world consequences of media policy through the lens of how it affects minority media ownership in America. Also on the program, Moyers interviews Katherine S. Newman, author of The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America, about the millions in America, who despite decent wages can't access public assistance and are one step away from poverty. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1130.mp3 Fri, November 2, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 media, journalism, news, African-American, hispanic, television, radio, FCC, business, economy, health care, education, SCHIP no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal 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. "However difficult it may be the only way you are going to gain closure is to let go of your hatred," says Cahill, who is best known for his The Hinges of History series of books, which includes the widely read How the Irish Saved Civilization. Cahill says his books ask how we became the people we are: "It's human cruelty that is evil. We're not willing to acknowledge that this is inside of us. It's there," he says. "I'm really interested inwhat's good about us." 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. "However difficult it may be the only way you are going to gain closure is to let go of your hatred" says Cahill, who is best known for his The Hinges of History series of books, which includes the widely read How the Irish Saved Civilization. Cahill says his books ask how we became the people we are: "It's human cruelty that is evil. We're not willing to acknowledge that this is inside of us. It's there," he says. "I'm really interested inwhat's good about us." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1131.mp3 Fri, November 9, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 history, faith, crime, law, courts, legal system, death penalty, capital punishment, Archbishop Tutu no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal looks at Mississippi families who are still in need of housing, two-years after Katrina, and examines what's happened to the money Congress sent to rebuild. Two years after Katrina, casinos, hotels and condos are coming back strong in the hardest hit areas of Mississippi, but tens of thousands of people are still displaced—in limbo with no solution in sight. Bill Moyers Journal profiles a group known as The Steps Coalition, which is fighting on behalf of families who are still in need of housing, and examines what's happened to the money Congress sent to rebuild. The Steps Coalition argues that Governor Haley Barbour's recovery plan has made it difficult for the states' poorest families to rebuild. Also on the program, a different take on immigration from author Manuel A. Vasquez. "This whole concept of illegality...is really problematic. Because it really doesn't go to the complexities of the situation," he says. Two years after Katrina, casinos, hotels and condos are coming back strong in the hardest hit areas of Mississippi, but tens of thousands of people are still displaced—in limbo with no solution in sight. Bill Moyers Journal profiles a group known as The Steps Coalition, which is fighting on behalf of families who are still in need of housing, and examines what's happened to the money Congress sent to rebuild. The Steps Coalition argues that Governor Haley Barbour's recovery plan has made it difficult for the states' poorest families to rebuild. Also on the program, a different take on immigration from author Manuel A. Vasquez. "This whole concept of illegality...is really problematic. Because it really doesn't go to the complexities of the situation," he says. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1132.mp3 Fri, November 16, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 media, FCC, television, radio, journalism, immigration, Hispanic, Latino, faith, Katrina, Mississippi, FEMA, housing, environment no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews theologian James Cone about the cross and the lynching tree as symbols of tragedy and triumph. With the noose and the lynching tree entering the national discussion in the wake of recent news events, Bill Moyers interviews theologian James Cone about how these powerful images relate to the symbol of the cross and how they signify both tragedy and triumph. "It was the poor, black victims being lynched. In Rome time, it was poor Jews being lynched. The analogy is almost perfect there," he says. "So, how are we today going to understand what was happening to Jesus unless we see what was happening to black people in those trees?" Dr. Cone is the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. With the noose and the lynching tree entering the national discussion in the wake of recent news events, Bill Moyers interviews theologian James Cone about how these powerful images relate to the symbol of the cross and how they signify both tragedy and triumph. "It was the poor, black victims being lynched. In Rome time, it was poor Jews being lynched. The analogy is almost perfect there," he says. "So, how are we today going to understand what was happening to Jesus unless we see what was happening to black people in those trees?" Dr. Cone is the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1133.mp3 Fri, November 23, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 race, religion, faith, blues, spirituals, African-America, history no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal In the wake of this week's peace summit in Annapolis, Bill Moyers Journal profiles the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), whose leader Pastor John Hagee wants to bring millions of Christians together to support Israel. In the wake of this week's peace summit in Annapolis, Bill Moyers Journal profiles the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), whose leader Pastor John Hagee wants to bring millions of Christians together to support Israel. But some say his message is dangerous: "It is time for America to…consider a military preemptive strike against Iran to prevent a nuclear holocaust in Israel and a nuclear attack in America." Bill Moyers Journal reports on CUFI and then gets theological and political context on Christian Zionism from Ronald J. Sider, Professor of Theology, Holistic Ministry and Public Policy and Director of the Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy at Palmer Theological Seminary and President of Evangelicals for Social Action, and from M.J. Rosenberg, Director of Policy Analysis for Israel Policy Forum. In the wake of this week's peace summit in Annapolis, Bill Moyers Journal profiles the politically powerful group Christians United for Israel (CUFI), whose leader Pastor John Hagee wants to bring millions of Christians together to support Israel. But some say his message is dangerous: "It is time for America to…consider a military preemptive strike against Iran to prevent a nuclear holocaust in Israel and a nuclear attack in America." Bill Moyers Journal reports on CUFI and then gets theological and political context on Christian Zionism from Ronald J. Sider, Professor of Theology, Holistic Ministry and Public Policy and Director of the Sider Center on Ministry and Public Policy at Palmer Theological Seminary and President of Evangelicals for Social Action, and from M.J. Rosenberg, Director of Policy Analysis for Israel Policy Forum. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1134.mp3 Fri, November 30, 2007 10:00:00 EST 51:07 Evangelical, Christians, Israel, Middle East, peace, foreign affairs no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal looks at how new media -- the Web, YouTube, social networking—has changed the face, pace, and language of the election. New media is changing the face, pace, and language of the election—what does it mean? Bill Moyers get perspective on the impact of the Web—blogs, YouTube, and social networking—on the election with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. And 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. Rogers is visiting professor of Religion and Public Policy at Wake Forest University Divinity School. New media is changing the face, pace, and language of the election—what does it mean? Bill Moyers get perspective on the impact of the Web—blogs, YouTube, and social networking—on the election with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. And 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. Rogers is visiting professor of Religion and Public Policy at Wake Forest University Divinity School. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1135.mp3 Fri, December 7, 2007 10:00:00 EST 51:07 election, campaign, Internet, web, women, religion, faith, Romney, Kennedy, Clinton no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks about media and the events of the week with MSNBC's popular and provocative Keith Olbermann. What's on Keith Olbermann's mind about the media? This week, as Rupert Murdoch takes over the Wall Street Journal and as the FCC is about to allow more newspapers to expand into the broadcast business, Bill Moyers Journal continues its reporting on media consolidation and gets insight from MSNBC's popular and provocative Keith Olbermann. The broadcast includes a report on the debate around relaxing ownership rules and looks at the real-world implications of increasing cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same markets. Also on the program, Dr. Ron Walters, director of the African American Leadership Center at the University of Maryland, on how race is playing out in the campaign. What's on Keith Olbermann's mind about the media? This week, as Rupert Murdoch takes over the Wall Street Journal and as the FCC is about to allow more newspapers to expand into the broadcast business, Bill Moyers Journal continues its reporting on media consolidation and gets insight from MSNBC's popular and provocative Keith Olbermann. The broadcast includes a report on the debate around relaxing ownership rules and looks at the real-world implications of increasing cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same markets. Also on the program, Dr. Ron Walters, 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/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1136.mp3 Fri, December 14, 2007 10:00:00 EST 51:07 Keith Olbermann, Countdown, cable, news, politics, president, media, FCC, race, Obama, Clinton, Oprah, journalism no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers interviews author Benjamin Barber about how capitalism isn't living up to its potential to serve society. In the midst of the holiday spending and consumption frenzy, Bill Moyers interviews author Benjamin Barber about how capitalism isn't living up to its potential to serve society. "Capitalism is no longer manufacturing goods to meet real needs and human wants," says Barber. "It's manufacturing needs to sell us all the goods it's got to produce." Barber is the author of 17 books including international best-seller Jihad vs. McWorld and Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole. Also on the program: is it time to rewrite the Constitution? Moyers gets perspective from the University of Texas Law School's Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It). And an update on changes to media regulations voted on this week by the FCC. In the midst of the holiday spending and consumption frenzy, Bill Moyers interviews author Benjamin Barber about how capitalism isn't living up to its potential to serve society. "Capitalism is no longer manufacturing goods to meet real needs and human wants," says Barber. "It's manufacturing needs to sell us all the goods it's got to produce." Barber is the author of 17 books including international best-seller Jihad vs. McWorld and Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole. Also on the program: is it time to rewrite the Constitution? Moyers gets perspective from the University of Texas Law School's Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It). And an update on changes to media regulations voted on this week by the FCC. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1137.mp3 Fri, December 21, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:07 Benjamin Barber, economy, consumer, capitalism, Constitution, law, president, Congress, supreme court, baseball, steroids, American culture no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal 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. "However difficult it may be the only way you are going to gain closure is to let go of your hatred," says Cahill, who is best known for his The Hinges of History series of books, which includes the widely read How the Irish Saved Civilization. Cahill says his books ask how we became the people we are: "It's human cruelty that is evil. We're not willing to acknowledge that this is inside of us. It's there," he says. "I'm really interested in what's good about us." 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. "However difficult it may be the only way you are going to gain closure is to let go of your hatred" says Cahill, who is best known for his The Hinges of History series of books, which includes the widely read How the Irish Saved Civilization. Cahill says his books ask how we became the people we are: "It's human cruelty that is evil. We're not willing to acknowledge that this is inside of us. It's there," he says. "I'm really interested in what's good about us." http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1138.mp3 Fri, December 28, 2007 10:00:00 EST 56:40 history, faith, crime, law, courts, legal system, death penalty, capital punishment, Archbishop Tutu no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal What do the results in Iowa say about the press and politics? Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich this week on Bill Moyers Journal. Thousands of media outlets descended on Iowa, erecting a powerful wall of TV cameras and reporters between the voters and candidates. This week on Bill Moyers Journal in two interviews, Bill Moyers talks with Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich, candidates with an inside view of the process who know well the power of the press to set expectations and transform the agenda. Also on the program, leading expert on media and elections Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, examines the campaigns and coverage in Iowa and looks at the media's power to benefit some candidates and disadvantage others. Thousands of media outlets descended on Iowa, erecting a powerful wall of TV cameras and reporters between the voters and candidates. This week on Bill Moyers Journal in two interviews, Bill Moyers talks with Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich, candidates with an inside view of the process who know well the power of the press to set expectations and transform the agenda. Also on the program, leading expert on media and elections Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, examines the campaigns and coverage in Iowa and looks at the media's power to benefit some candidates and disadvantage others. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1139.mp3 Fri, January 4, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Iowa, election, politics, media, campaign, Kucinich, Ron Paul, Democratic, Republican, Libertarian no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Talk of change -- campaign analysis He won in Iowa and lost in New Hampshire, but what does Obama's candidacy tell us about the politics of race in America? 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. And leading expert on media and politics Kathleen Hall Jamieson sorts spin from reality after the primary. He won in Iowa and lost in New Hampshire, but what does Obama's candidacy tell us about the politics of race in America? 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. And leading expert on media and politics Kathleen Hall Jamieson sorts spin from reality after the primary. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1140.mp3 Fri, January 11, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 election, politics, media, campaign, race, Clinton, Obama, campaign finance no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal The economy, oil, and reflections on American history With all the talk of change coming out of the presidential campaigns, can we expect big money to lose its grip on Washington? 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. Also on the program, Bill Moyers talks with Harvey J. Kaye whose book Thomas Paine and the Promise of America channels the "the greatest radical of a radical age." Bill Moyers sits down with journalist Craig Unger, contributing editor of VANITY FAIR and author of the bestselling 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.A Bill Moyers essay on Martin Luther King, Jr., LBJ, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. With all the talk of change coming out of the presidential campaigns, can we expect big money to lose its grip on Washington? 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. Also on the program, Bill Moyers talks with Harvey J. Kaye whose book Thomas Paine and the Promise of America channels the "the greatest radical of a radical age." Bill Moyers sits down with journalist Craig Unger, contributing editor of VANITY FAIR and author of the bestselling 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.A Bill Moyers essay on Martin Luther King, Jr., LBJ, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1141.mp3 Fri, January 18, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Saudi Arabia, Thomas Paine, economy, equality election, politics, media, campaign, race, Clinton, Obama, campaign finance no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers talks with John Grisham, best-selling author of The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and The Rainmaker in a far-ranging interview that gives viewers unexpected insight into the beliefs and background that influenced Grisham's life and work. 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. "I get angry when you look at our democratic system, and I wonder how democratic it really is," says Grisham, a former criminal defense attorney and former member of the Mississippi state legislature. "The elections are manipulated by religion, by money, by corporations. And then once the people are elected and they go to Washington, they fall under the influence of really serious money." Also on the show: a look at campaign ad spending, Katherine Newman on the downturn on the homefront and a Bill Moyers essay on rhetoric and reality. 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. "I get angry when you look at our democratic system, and I wonder how democratic it really is," says Grisham, a former criminal defense attorney and former member of the Mississippi state legislature. "The elections are manipulated by religion, by money, by corporations. And then once the people are elected and they go to Washington, they fall under the influence of really serious money." Also on the show: a look at campaign ad spending, Katherine Newman on the downturn on the homefront and a Bill Moyers essay on rhetoric and reality. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1142.mp3 Fri, January 25, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 John Grisham, law, justice, courts, literature, novel, mystery, faith, religion, economy, Wall Street, Iraq, White House, Davos, campaign, media no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal examines waste and abuse of power in Washington with a look at the investigations being conducted by Congress's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In the week of the State of the Union address, Bill Moyers Journal goes beyond the rhetoric and 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. "If no one thinks they're being watched and being held accountable, they think they can get away with anything," says Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), the Committee's chairman. Also on the program, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, one of the nation's leading experts and media and campaigns, on the events of the week. In the week of the State of the Union address, Bill Moyers Journal goes beyond the rhetoric and 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. "If no one thinks they're being watched and being held accountable, they think they can get away with anything," says Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), the Committee's chairman. Also on the program, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, one of the nation's leading experts and media and campaigns, on the events of the week. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1143.mp3 Fri, February 1, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Congress, ethics, politics, secrecy, government waste, oversight, Iraq, White House, campaign, media no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Faith and race in the campaign. 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. And, 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. Also on the program, one of the nation's leading experts on media and politics Kathleen Hall Jamieson separates the fact from the spin in the Super Tuesday results. 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. And, 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. Also on the program, one of the nation's leading experts on media and politics Kathleen Hall Jamieson separates the fact from the spin in the Super Tuesday results. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1144.mp3 Fri, February 8, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Congress, ethics, politics, secrecy, government waste, oversight, Iraq, White House, campaign, media no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Does America's $9 trillion federal debt mean we are mortgaging our future and jeopardizing individual savings, healthcare, and retirement for generations to come? 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. 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. And photographer Lori Grinker takes viewers to Amman, Jordan for a devastating look at the fate of Iraqi refugees displaced by the conflict. 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. 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. And photographer Lori Grinker takes viewers to Amman, Jordan for a devastating look at the fate of Iraqi refugees displaced by the conflict. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1145.mp3 Fri, February 15, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 economy, government, debt, deficit, social security, culture, education, religion, Iraq, refugees, photography no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Bill Moyers Journal and the PBS series Exposé: America's Investigative Reports offer a hard and fresh look at how earmarks really work. Watch a preview. Bill Moyers Journal and the PBS series Exposé: 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. Also on the program, 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. Bill Moyers Journal and the PBS series Exposé: 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. Also on the program, 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/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1146.mp3 Fri, February 22, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Congress, ethics, earmarks, money in politics, Afghanistan, Pakistan no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal 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. 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. 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. 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/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1147.mp3 Fri, February 29, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 campaign, advertising, politics no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal John McCain has won the GOP nomination. Can he win the hearts and minds of the Christian right? 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. Then, 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. 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. Then, 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/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1148.mp3 Fri, March 7, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 conservatism, John McCain, libertarian, Republican, Israel, Christian no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal House Committee on Government Oversight, Viewer Mail, Government Secrecy Bill Moyers Journal goes beyond the rhetoric and 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. "If no one thinks they're being watched and being held accountable, they think they can get away with anything," says Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), the Committee's chairman. Plus, viewer mail and an essay from Rick Karr on government secrecy. Bill Moyers Journal goes beyond the rhetoric and 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. "If no one thinks they're being watched and being held accountable, they think they can get away with anything," says Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), the Committee's chairman. Plus, viewer mail and an essay from Rick Karr on government secrecy. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1149.mp3 Fri, March 14, 2008 10:00:00 EST 51:40 earmarks, Congress, government, oversight, viewer mail, FISA, secrecy, journalism no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org 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/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1150.mp3 Fri, March 21, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Iraq, war, veterans, Tomas Young, Phil Donahue, Eddie Vetter no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org Bill Moyers Journal Reflections on the 1968 Kerner Commission and Newark Mayor Cory Booker Forty years after race riots in Detroit, Newark, and dozens of other cities stunned the nation, has anything changed? Bill Moyers interviews Newark Mayor Cory Booker for a frontline report on race and politics today. 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? Bill Moyers interviews Newark Mayor Cory Booker for a frontline report on race and politics today. 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/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1151.mp3 Fri, March 28, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Race, class, urban issues, Newark, Detroit, Cory Booker, Kerner Commission, media no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org 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/rss/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/moyers/rss/media/BMJ-1152.mp3 Fri, April 4, 2008 10:00:00 EST 56:40 Congo, Africa, hunger, war, famine, Doctors without Borders, humanitarian aid no Politics Media TV News Religion moyersonpbs@thirteen.org 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 Exposé: America's Investigative Reports to follow the