This week on Moyers & Company, scholar Henry Giroux connects the dots between our politics and "casino capitalism," Bill previews a new documentary and a tribute to writer Doris Lessing.

Bill reflects on his 2003 interview with Nobel-prize winning novelist Doris Lessing, who passed away earlier this week in London.

Two Green Shadow Cabinet members talk about their fight against dysfunctional government policies. Plus, a preview of Following the Ninth, a new film about Beethoven's masterpiece and viewer mail.

Bill previews the film Following the Ninth, a new documentary exploring the worldwide cultural and political influence of Beethoven’s masterpiece.

Watch spectacular performances from around the world inspired by Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."

In 1989, protesters blared “Ode to Joy” in Tiananmen Square countering the droning music and speeches of the Chinese Communist Party.

From Amnesty to Occupy, the Velvet Underground singer was on the frontlines when it mattered.

Paul Krugman, Wendell Berry and Sister Simone Campbell were among those awarded with a Four Freedoms Medal.

Read an excerpt from historian Joyce Appleby's latest book: Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination.

The historian explains how a fascination with America led curiosity-driven Europeans to move beyond church dogma in the pursuit of knowledge that reshaped their understanding of the world.