- Full Show: Going to Jail for JusticeMoyers & Company
Tim DeChristopher tells why he spent nearly two years in prison in the name of environmental justice, and Gretchen Morgenson discusses how banks are still too big to fail and too big to trust. Continue reading
Full Show: Going to Jail for Justice - Full Show: The Toxic Politics of ScienceMoyers & Company
Bill explores why lead and other toxins continue to threaten America. Also, how money still secretly rules Washington. Continue reading
Full Show: The Toxic Politics of Science - Full Show: How People Power Generates ChangeMoyers & Company
Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money. Continue reading
Full Show: How People Power Generates Change - Full Show: The Sandy Hook PromiseMoyers & Company
Newtown parents and a legendary folk singer lift their voices to end gun violence. Continue reading
Full Show: The Sandy Hook Promise
- Full Show: Fighting for Filibuster ReformMoyers & Company
Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America, joins Bill to make the case for common-sense reform that would bring the Senate back to serving democracy. Continue reading
Full Show: Fighting for Filibuster Reform - Martín Espada Examines Life Through Verse
Poet Martín Espada joins Bill to read from his work and talk about how poets “reach out and put our hands on the intangible.” Continue reading
Martín Espada Examines Life Through Verse - Larry Cohen on Eliminating the Silent Filibuster
The labor leader says we should bring back the requirement that Senators show up to filibuster in person, so we know who’s holding democracy hostage. Continue reading
Larry Cohen on Eliminating the Silent Filibuster - Bill Moyers Essay: Take Action on Filibuster Reform
Bill explains why meaningful filibuster reform remains vital to democracy, no matter which party is in power. Continue reading
Bill Moyers Essay: Take Action on Filibuster Reform - Martín Espada’s Poem for Howard Zinn
Espada reads the poem he wrote to honor his good friend, historian and activist Howard Zinn. Continue reading
Martín Espada’s Poem for Howard Zinn - Larry Cohen Explains Why We Need Filibuster Reform
The president of Communications Workers of America makes the case for common-sense reform that would bring the Senate back to serving democracy. Continue reading
Larry Cohen Explains Why We Need Filibuster Reform - Preview: Fighting for Filibuster Reform
In this week’s show, union leader Larry Cohen makes the case for common-sense filibuster reform, and Martín Espada talks about the power of poetry. Continue reading
Preview: Fighting for Filibuster Reform - Moyers Moment (2010): What Martin Luther King Might Think of Today’s Economic Justice
In this 2010 Moyers Moment, two civil rights experts imagine what Martin Luther King, Jr. would think of the current state of American poverty and justice. Continue reading
Moyers Moment (2010): What Martin Luther King Might Think of Today’s Economic Justice - Krugman on the Economy, Jack Lew and You
The New York Times columnist says Lew, who faced a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, might be the “hard-nosed negotiator” Obama needs to run the Treasury. Continue reading
Krugman on the Economy, Jack Lew and You - Full Show: Paul Krugman on Why Jobs Come FirstMoyers & Company
The New York Times columnist explains why our top priority should be getting America back to work – if only Washington would stop throwing distractions in the way. Continue reading
Full Show: Paul Krugman on Why Jobs Come First - Paul Krugman Explains the Keys to Our Recovery
The New York Times columnist details the catastrophic impact of the economic downturn as well as avenues to recovery — should Washington be wise enough to take them. Continue reading
Paul Krugman Explains the Keys to Our Recovery - Lew Draws Fire From Right and Left
In a 2010 Senate hearing that has become a focal point for progressive critics, Jacob Lew, the president’s pick for Treasury Secretary, told Senator Bernie Sanders that he didn’t believe deregulation was a “proximate cause” of the financial crisis. In … Continue reading
Lew Draws Fire From Right and Left - Bill Moyers Essay: The ‘Crony Capitalist Blowout’
Bill explains how last week’s fiscal cliff deal gave tens of billions in tax breaks to Wall Street and corporations. Continue reading
Bill Moyers Essay: The ‘Crony Capitalist Blowout’ - Preview: Paul Krugman on Economic Stigmas and Solutions
The New York Times columnist tells Bill prospects for economic recovery are bleak, particularly for younger Americans, but says solutions are still possible. Continue reading
Preview: Paul Krugman on Economic Stigmas and Solutions - Paul Krugman on Jack Lew, Obama’s Treasury Choice
In a preview of this weekend’s Moyers & Company, The New York Times columnist discusses President Obama’s Treasury pick, and why he’s okay with not being chosen. Continue reading
Paul Krugman on Jack Lew, Obama’s Treasury Choice - Full Show: Ending the Silence on Climate ChangeMoyers & Company
Climate change communication expert Anthony Leiserowitz explains why climate change gets the silent treatment, and what we should do about it. Continue reading
Full Show: Ending the Silence on Climate Change
