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Excerpted from a November 10, 2011 keynote speech Bill Moyers delivered at American Public Television's annual conference.

In this 2011 speech, Bill Moyers traces the history of the 40-year crusade by the rich against the institutions, ideas, and laws that helped create America’s iconic middle class

Remarks by Bill Moyers at the 40th Anniversary of Common Cause in Washington, D.C.

Anne Provoost has authored numerous essays, novels, and children’s books. She is currently working on a new novel about the arrival of the first Huguenots in 17th century South Africa. Her novel, THE CHILDREN OF THE YSER, based on her grandmother’s experience as a child refugee from Belgium during World War I, was published in 2017. Continue reading

Jeanette Winterson is a poet and novelist who has authored over 20 books. She was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006 for services to literature, and, in 2011, her memoir WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL? became a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. Her latest novel, FRANKISSSTEIN, was published in 2019. She currently holds an academic position in the Centre for New Writing at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Continue reading

Sir John Houghton was widely recognized as one of the world’s preeminent climatologists. An author of several non-fiction books, including GLOBAL WARMING: THE COMPLETE BRIEFING. Houghton was well-known for his theories on the compatibility of science and religious faith. He was awarded numerous prizes over the course of his career. Most recently, he received the Albert Einstein World Award of Science in 2009. Houghton passed away in April 2020 from coronavirus at the age of 88. Continue reading

Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays and graphic novels. Her latest, THE TESTAMENTS, is the co-winner of the 2019 Booker prize and the much-anticipated sequel to THE HANDMAID’S TALE which is now a critically acclaimed television series. Ms. Atwood is also a current vice-president of PEN International. Continue reading

Meet an Iowa organization fighting to help farmers and other ordinary citizens fight for change.

Bill discusses the human condition with his very last Journal guest, author Barry Lopez.

Bill and author Jim Hightower discuss how ordinary people can reclaim political power.