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EDITORS' PICKS

  • Pure Pete Seeger
    In these clips from interviews with Bill Moyers, Seeger discusses dissent, environmentalism and his hope for a better world.
  • Maya Angelou on Facing Evil
    In this second of two programs celebrating the life and work of the late writer, Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 conference on evil.
  • Keeping Faith in Democracy
    Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson talks to Bill about what the title character of her new book Lila, says about the state of democracy in America.
  • Arts & Culture
    World of Ideas: Summing Up
    November 18, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    After a series of earnest conversations with great American thinkers, Bill Moyers looks back on what he's learned.
  • Society
    Martha Nussbaum: Applying the Lessons of Ancient Greece
    November 16, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    A professor of philosophy and classics at Brown, Nussbaum discusses what it takes to lead a moral life (sometimes mostly luck), and what we can learn from the ancient Greeks on virtue and tragedy.
  • Society
    Vartan Gregorian: Living in the Information Age
    November 15, 1988 | Updated April 1, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    Brown University President Vartan Gregorian discusses the rate at which knowledge increases in the information age, and how education must connect this information and life.
  • The Real Columbus
    November 14, 1988
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    In this classic interview, Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris -- each half-Native American -- talk about their collaboration to tell the true story of Christopher Columbus.
  • Society
    Arturo Madrid: Challenging Hispanic Stereotypes
    November 9, 1988 | Updated April 1, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The teacher and expert on policy affecting Latino communities discusses the controversy surrounding bilingual education.
  • Health & Science
    Maxine Singer: Ethics and Scientific Progress
    November 2, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The geneticist discusses her concerns with the ethics of science and genetic engineering, the dilemmas of choice, and the consequences that so often accompany scientific progress.
  • Poets & Writers
    Derek Walcott
    November 1, 1988 | Updated March 24, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The Caribbean-born writer speaks of poets' obsession with language and truth telling and the "divine discontent" at the heart of all art.
  • Society
    Chen Ning Yang: Scientific Study, East vs. West
    October 31, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physics Nobelist discusses how the East and West approach scientific study and the understanding of scientific phenomena.
  • Society
    Northrop Frye: Understanding the Differences Between Canada and the United States
    October 28, 1988 | Updated March 31, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The literary critic on our common and uncommon mythologies, cultural differences, and Canada’s struggle to establish a separate identity beyond being America’s neighbor.
  • Society
    Tom Wolfe: New York City and 'Bonfire of the Vanities'
    October 27, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Novelist and cultural critic Tom Wolfe shares his thoughts on Wall Street greed, "media ricochet," and the power of neighborhood politics.


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