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In this program with Bill Moyers, Shirer discusses his experiences as a journalist in Europe, his firsthand impressions of Hitler, and expresses his concerns about the reunified Germany.

Bharati Mukherjee, an award-winning novelist and writer, calls America "a stage for transformation" — not only for herself, but also for her fellow immigrants.

The political philosopher discusses the individual's stake in ideas about the common good, distributive justice, democracy and the civic challenge of our times.

Bill Moyers' talk with Ruth Macklin about the health-related philosophical problems we can face.

The business ethics expert talks about the meaning of work, morality in the stock market and the quest for work-life balance.

Bill Moyers tours the Renaissance legacy of Florence, seeking sources of our common artistic, architectural and cultural heritage.

The scientist and writer considered why the language of science reflected patriarchal, masculine metaphors and values — and what it meant for the discipline.

Are defense workers' jobs the price for peace?

Bill Moyers talked with Mike Rose, a decades-long advocate for those on the margins of LA. After attending a poor neighborhood school where no one expected him to succeed, Rose because the associate director of the UCLA writing program.

On World of Ideas, the professor, writer and John D. Rockefeller descendent talks faith and democracy.