Full Show: The Toxic Politics of Science

Moyers & Company
Air Date: May 17, 2013

Bill explores why lead and other toxins continue to threaten America. Also, how money still secretly rules Washington.

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  • From Protest to Imprisonment

    Watch the trailer for a new documentary about environmentalist Tim DeChristopher, and see a clip of his conversation with Bill Moyers, airing next week. Continue reading

    Posted: May 17, 2013
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    From Protest to Imprisonment
  • The Baltimore Lead Study

    In the 1990s, a prominent research facility associated with Johns Hopkins University conducted an experiment that knowingly exposed children — mostly African American, some as young as a year old — to dangerous levels of lead, as part of a study comparing different forms of lead paint abatement. Continue reading

    Posted: May 17, 2013
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    The Baltimore Lead Study
  • Moyers Moment (2001): Toxins in Our Blood

    In this 2001 Moyers Moment from Bill’s documentary Trade Secrets, Bill examines the many chemicals that have been introduced into our environment over the last few decades. To find out just how pervasive these chemicals were, Bill volunteered to get … Continue reading

    Posted: May 17, 2013
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    Moyers Moment (2001): Toxins in Our Blood
  • Moyers Moment (2001): David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz on Manipulating Science

    Two public health historians tell how the vinyl chloride industry published misleading research to keep employees from knowing they were being poisoned. Continue reading

    Posted: May 17, 2013
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    Moyers Moment (2001): David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz on Manipulating Science
  • David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz on Toxic Disinformation
    Moyers & Company

    Public health historians discuss thwarted efforts to hold the lead industry accountable for toxic exposure threatening American children. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 17, 2013
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    David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz on Toxic Disinformation
  • Sheila Krumholz and Danielle Brian on How Money Rules Washington
    Moyers & Company

    The heads of two independent watchdog groups discuss their efforts to scrutinize special interest money going into political pockets. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 17, 2013
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    Sheila Krumholz and Danielle Brian on How Money Rules Washington
  • “Snuggly the Security Bear”

    Snuggly the Security Bear is working with the Department of Justice and Eric Holder. See what they’ve been up to lately as they fight press freedom– er, terrorism. Continue reading

    Posted: May 16, 2013
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    “Snuggly the Security Bear”
  • Preview: The Toxic Politics of Science
    Moyers & Company

    This week, Bill explores why lead and other toxins continue to threaten America. Also, how money secretly rules Washington. Continue reading

    Posted: May 15, 2013
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    Preview: The Toxic Politics of Science
  • Full Show: The Toxic Politics of Science
    Moyers & Company

    Bill explores why lead and other toxins continue to threaten America. Also, how money still secretly rules Washington. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 17, 2013
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    Full Show: The Toxic Politics of Science
  • Marshall Ganz on Making Social Movements Matter
    Moyers & Company

    Veteran activist and organizer Marshall Ganz joins Bill to discuss the power of social movements to effect meaningful change. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 10, 2013
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    Marshall Ganz on Making Social Movements Matter
  • Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis on Fighting for Fairness
    Moyers & Company

    Economic equality advocates Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how social action can change both policy and lives. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 10, 2013
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    Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis on Fighting for Fairness
  • Full Show: How People Power Generates Change
    Moyers & Company

    Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 10, 2013
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    Full Show: How People Power Generates Change
  • Preview: How People Power Generates Change
    Moyers & Company

    Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel Laforest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money to deliver social change. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 8, 2013
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    Preview: How People Power Generates Change
  • Marshall Ganz on the Myth of the Free Market

    Veteran activist and organizer Marshall Ganz argues that we need to rethink the typical American response to economic challenges. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 8, 2013
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    Marshall Ganz on the Myth of the Free Market
  • Moyers Moment (1991): Bernice Johnson Reagon on ‘This Little Light of Mine’

    Bernice Johnson Reagon — a singer, song leader, civil rights activist and scholar — was an integral part of the African American struggle for civil rights. In the ’60s she helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Singers, … Continue reading

    Posted: May 3, 2013
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    Moyers Moment (1991): Bernice Johnson Reagon on ‘This Little Light of Mine’
  • Full Show: The Sandy Hook Promise
    Moyers & Company

    Newtown parents and a legendary folk singer lift their voices to end gun violence. Continue reading

    Air Date: May 3, 2013
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    Full Show: The Sandy Hook Promise
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