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Democracy & Government
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    The Democrat and The Dictator
    June 11, 1989 | A Second Look
    Bill Moyers traces the childhoods and early careers of FDR and Hitler and illustrates the paths by which they rose to respective pinnacles of power.
  • Former Presidential Advisor and Power Broker: Clark Clifford
    May 28, 1989 | A Second Look
    Bill Moyers speaks with Clark Clifford about his decades as a trusted adviser to the most powerful leaders in Washington.
  • 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.
  • Mary Ann Glendon: Law of Abortion and Divorce
    November 11, 1988 | Updated April 1, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    The Harvard Law professor and author compares abortion and divorce policy in the United States and Europe.
  • Democracy & Government
    The Last Word Essay: Rootless Fantasy, Empty Spectacle
    November 7, 1988 | Election ’88
    In this filmed essay, Bill Moyers takes aim at the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the eve of the 1988 election.
  • Noam Chomsky on 'Manufacturing Consent' (Part Two)
    November 4, 1988
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Noam Chomsky explains how — unlike a totalitarian regime — a democracy doesn't stoop to violence to control its citizens; it uses propaganda, instead.
  • Noam Chomsky on 'Manufacturing Consent' (Part One)
    November 3, 1988
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Noam Chomsky on elections, big media and broken democracy. Part one of a two-part interview.
  • Democracy & Government
    Promises! Promises!
    October 31, 1988 | Election ’88
    Bill Moyers takes a look at how the effort to police drug violence plays a major role in presidential politics.
  • 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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