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If human history is replete with people committing atrocities against one another in the name of God, is our democracy strong enough to remedy these tendencies?

Bill Moyers reflects on a new biography of the late great curmudgeon H. L. Mencken.

As drug costs increase, are advertising agencies influencing the research behind your medication? And at one Mississippi high school, a former civil rights activist is using math to change his students' lives.

NOW with Bill Moyers reports on accusations that managers at some Wal-Mart stores often pressured employees to work overtime without pay, saving the company millions in wages.

This episode considers whether our schools should be helping companies sell products to our kids, and tries to understand the horror and violence that is an undeniable part of the human experience.

Bill talks to poet Naomi Shihab Nye about the comfort that can be found in poetry.

NOW's cameras travel with writer and insomniac Sherman Alexie as he navigates the streets of Seattle at night looking for inspiration.

Three years before Hurricane Katrina, this episode of NOW considers what would happen if New Orleans were struck by a massive hurricane. Bill Moyers also interviews author and activist Arundhati Roy.

Just how far do we go in striking a balance between liberty and security?

The enormous potential disaster of a hurricane on New Orleans's weak protective barrier.