A look at the state of the environment in 2001 — and whether humans were putting themselves on a path to self-destruction.

Real people with terminal illnesses share their stories of living with dying. Also their caretakers share the challenges of delivering a "good death."

Bill Moyers takes us on a journey through our nation's public schools, revealing the savage inequalities in American education.

Bill Moyers talks to a leading psychiatrist that focuses on children impacted by violence about how to break the cycle.

Is early intervention a solution to crime and violence? A preeminent expert on crime shares his ideas with Bill Moyers

Angela Blackwell, vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation, explains how "one caring adult" can save a child from a life of crime and talks about community programs that are making a difference.

The great abolitionist Frederick Douglass comes to life in a dramatic performance of his famous speech on slavery and human rights.

Bill Moyers looks at the ongoing debate about how we manage the rapidly disappearing old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest.

The second part of The Good Society focuses on Los Angeles and the stories of people who have long recognized the need for cooperative action to benefit the community.

Focusing on Chicago, Bill Moyers explores firsthand how citizens are taking action to improve their communities.