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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Clinic owner Diane Derzis stands outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization Inc., Mississippi’s only commercial abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Derzis said the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision was "a celebration of 40 years of safe medical services." Activists pro-and anti-abortion marked 40 years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling established a nationwide right to abortion, with protests at the Capitol and at the clinic. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
January 22, 2013 | What Matters Today

Here’s a roundup of the articles and editorials that we’re passing around the office today. Continue reading

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January 18, 2013

We check in with Haydil Henriquez, a young poet featured on Bill Moyers Journal in 2007 who was inspired by Martín Espada. Continue reading

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January 15, 2013 | Cartoons
Submit your clever ideas in the latest caption-the-cartoon contest and you may end up in our winners gallery!
Aaron Swartz at a Stop SOPA rally on Jan. 18, 2012. Photo by Daniel J. Sieradski, Creative Commons
January 14, 2013 | BillBoard
In our staff meeting this morning, Bill gave a heartfelt tribute to Aaron Swartz, the activist and Internet prodigy who took his own life on Friday.
Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III poses for a portrait  on the roof of his apartment building in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001.  Wainwright, 54, knows that he has written a good collection of songs for his new album "Last Man on Earth," he doesn't believe the disc is a downer. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin)
January 10, 2013 | News & Notes
The economist and New York Times columnist joins Bill in the studio today to talk about why our top priority should be getting America back to work.
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January 4, 2013 | Moyers & Company

Climate change communication expert Anthony Leiserowitz explains why climate change gets the silent treatment, and what we should do about it. Continue reading

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January 4, 2013

Bill reports on how the NRA and gun merchants keep any and all discussion of sensible gun control off the table. Continue reading

Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun, rear, while Joanna Baginska, 4th grade teacher from Odyssey Charted School, in American Fork, using a 40 cal. Sig Sauer  during concealed-weapons training for the teachers Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in West Valley City, Utah. The Utah Shooting Sports Council offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
January 3, 2013 | Smart Charts
Last month saw the highest number of requests ever for the FBI background checks required before purchasing guns.
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December 28, 2012 | Moyers & Company

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz straddles two cultures while telling the story of America’s past and future. Continue reading

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December 20, 2012

As the Senate debates a new assault weapons ban, it might be wise to watch Bill’s essay, urging us to remember the victims, to reject doubling down on guns, and to work toward moral solutions. Continue reading

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