Bill Moyers Journal
Bringing back the landmark PBS series that first aired 35 years ago, Bill Moyers Journal, a weekly show with the goal of enriching the conversation of democracy, featured some of the most articulate, original – and independent – thinkers of our time. Each show included produced analysis of vital issues, strong interviews with unique voices on politics, the arts and letters, science, religion, and the media, as well as debates on public issues and documentary specials. (2007-2010)
EXPLORE THE SERIES
May 15, 2009How better educated consumers are the key to building a more sustainable economy.
May 22, 2009 | Bill Moyers JournalSingle-payer, the health care reform option that isn't being discussed in Washington or mainstream media.
May 22, 2009 | Updated March 25, 2015Bill reminds us that it's not just remembering that's important on Memorial Day, it's also important how we remember our conflicts and wars.
May 29, 2009 | Bill Moyers JournalThis edition of the Journal featured excerpts from a powerful and important film, "Torturing Democracy," by one of America's outstanding documentary reporters, Sherry Jones.
June 5, 2009 | Bill Moyers JournalNPR's On the Media host Brooke Gladstone and NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen sort the messages and spin from the week's news.
June 5, 2009The investigative journalist says President Obama has gone from inheriting Bush-era foreign policies to adopting them, with terrible costs.
June 12, 2009On the 200th anniversary of Thomas Paine's death, Bill sits down with two historians to assess Paine's life and impact.
June 12, 2009Robert Reich talks with Bill about the powerful influence of lobbyists on our vulnerable democracy
June 12, 2009Why can we talk about gun violence but not about gun control?
June 19, 2009 | Bill Moyers JournalThis episode follows the history of Liberia, from the arrival of freed US slaves through the civil war, and profiles Leymah Gbowee, a woman who led her fellow countrywomen to fight for and win peace.
June 26, 2009Bill talks with celebrated poet and recent Pulitzer Prize recipient M.S. Merwin.
July 3, 2009Bill talks to Cornel West, Serene Jones, and Gary Dorrien about the crossroads of ethics, capitalism, and democracy.
July 10, 2009Bill ponders a proposed Washington Post meet-and-greet for lobbyists and journalists.
July 10, 2009A health insurance industry insider explains how insurers are putting profits before patients, and killing needed reforms.
July 17, 2009 | Bill Moyers JournalBill Moyers talks with two environmental activists who are disappointed with President Obama's progress on environmental initiatives.
