June 17, 2014
After the start of the Iraq war in 2003, US Marines crossed the fertile river as they advanced toward Baghdad. Bill contemplates the historical significance.
Essays by Bill Moyers
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June 16, 2014Why haven't any big bankers been prosecuted for their role in the housing crisis that led to the Great Recession? Bill has some ideas.
May 2, 2014 | Moyers & CompanyCandidate Obama said the Internet would remain open and free. Bill follows the money to find out why that promise may be broken.
May 2, 2014 | Updated July 16, 2014Speak up. You have a chance to tell both President Obama and the FCC what you think, so that the will of the people, not the power of money and predatory interests, is heard.
April 21, 2014An increasing body of research shows the government serves only the wealthy. When money talks and you have none, how can you believe in democracy?
April 11, 2014Bill, an 11-year-old at the time of FDR's death, reflects on his father's reaction to the news that the president had passed away.
February 27, 2014 | Moyers & CompanyBill recommends investigative journalist Julia Angwin's new book, Dragnet Nation, and reflects on the striking similarities between some classic dystopian novels and America today.
January 30, 2014Bill Moyers, Michael Winship and TV producer David Simon share their thoughts on billionaire Tom Perkins and his $300,000 wristwatch.
January 30, 2014 | Moyers & CompanyIn a new essay, Bill Moyers takes on radical-right Republicans for denying the science behind evolution and climate change.
December 16, 2013This grim Newtown anniversary reminded us of the moment when Charlton Heston made his boast that gun control advocates would have to pry his rifle from his “cold, dead hands.”
