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Economy & Work
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    Catherine Bateson: Gender and the Mixed Workplace
    October 18, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The anthropologist discusses gender roles in modern society and what happens when men and women socialized for different spheres have to adapt to sharing a workplace.
  • Democracy & Government
    James MacGregor Burns: Strengths and Weaknesses of the American Political System
    October 14, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The political scientist and historian on politics, parties, and leadership.
  • Democracy & Government
    Peter Berger: What the Eastern World Can Teach the West About Itself
    October 13, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The economist and sociologist on the “economic miracle” of East Asia, and what it reveals about the state of our democracy and the relationship of character to capitalism.
  • Society
    Anne Wortham: Race Relations and "Authenticity of the Self" (Part Two)
    September 22, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Harvard professor, author, sociologist and civil rights commentator Anne Wortham on “social determinism” and her fears about Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision.
  • Economy & Work
    Willard Gaylin: Ethics, Biology and Economics
    September 20, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Just 12 years away from the 21st century, Bill asks a medical ethicists what he thinks is the most pressing ethical issue we have to face as our population ages and great advances in science are underway.
  • History
    Henry Steele Commager: Patriarch of Historians
    September 15, 1988 | Updated March 25, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    In his 63rd year as a teacher, the professor and historian offers historical context for understanding American society.
  • Society
    Michael Josephson: Our Changing American Values
    September 14, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Ethicist Michael Josephson discusses society's emphasis on success — and how it may influence people to sacrifice their values.
  • Justice
    1987 vs. the Constitution
    June 18, 1987 | In Search of the Constitution
    In interviews with experts and ordinary citizens, Bill Moyers explores the constitutional implications of workplace drug-testing, computer privacy, and executive power.
  • Economy & Work
    Bill Moyers Essay: The Accumulating National Debt
    August 7, 1986 | Bill Moyers Commentaries
    Bill Moyers holds the president, Congress and all of us to blame for the escalating national debt.
  • America on the Road
    June 13, 1984
    Bill Moyers shows how high-speed transport and travel created a new vision of America.


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