Newtown parent Francine Wheeler and folk singer Peter Yarrow discuss the power of music to create change. Continue reading
Culture
The ways in which a society behaves — how we acquire knowledge and beliefs and disseminate them through tradition, ritual, education and study — has always been a focus of Bill Moyers and his team. Their thoughtful approach to exploring American culture has been illustrated in a number of series and specials through the years, and continues to be on Moyers & Company.
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May 1, 2013
On this week’s show, Newtown parents Francine and David Wheeler lift their voices with legendary folk singer Peter Yarrow to end gun violence. Continue reading
April 26, 2013 | Moyers & Company
Glenn Greenwald talks about the Boston bombings and government secrecy, and two political scholars explain who’s to blame for Congressional dysfunction. Continue reading
April 25, 2013 | Q&A
Professor Gabriella Coleman answers our questions about Anonymous, hackers, civil disobedience and the future of protest in cyberspace.
April 15, 2013 | Perspectives
While it’s a great testament to our nation’s progress to have stories about Will Smith’s talented kids and Obama’s smart girls, we need to make “ordinary” black kids a commonplace as well. Continue reading
April 12, 2013
Writer Sherman Alexie describes living in two different cultures at the same time. Continue reading
April 12, 2013 | Book Club
In “Blankets,” an excerpt from Sherman Alexie’s new collection entitled Blasphemy, he recounts his attempts to comfort his ailing father as he recovered from surgery. Continue reading
April 12, 2013
See and learn about Sherman Alexie's favorite Native American poets.
April 11, 2013 | Shows
Bill sits down with Native American Oren Lyons, the Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, who devoted his life to documenting and sharing his peoples’ experiences. Continue reading
April 9, 2013
Writer Sherman Alexie talks about the destructiveness of feeling “lost and insignificant inside the larger culture.” Continue reading
