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Moyers on Democracy
Bill Moyers and others from our team in conversation with writers, academics, activists and other big thinkers about the issues of vital concern to our democracy.
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42 bölümDr. Bandy Lee Saw It Coming – The Violence Foretold in Donald Trump’s Election.
Dr. Bandy Lee saw it coming – the violence foretold in Donald Trump’s election. While millions of Americans were still trying to figure out if Trump...
Sir John Houghton & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Preeminent climatologist Sir John Houghton on the compatibility of faith and science.
Richard Rodriguez & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Acclaimed journalist and essayist, Richard Rodriguez discusses life, death and choosing the church.
Bill Moyers talks with Dr. Bandy Lee About THE DANGEROUS CASE OF DONALD TRUMP
Bill Moyers talks with Dr. Bandy Lee, editor of THE DANGEROUS CASE OF DONALD TRUMP. Four years ago, Dr. Lee felt a duty to warn the country about dang...
Bill Moyers and Heather Cox Richardson: The Confederate Flag on the United States Capitol
Bill Moyers and Heather Cox Richardson examine how a day meant for celebrating democracy turned into a riot that sought to overturn a free and fair e...
Free Speech. Really? Bill Moyers talks with Ellis Cose
Bill Moyers talks with journalist and writer Ellis Cose whose most recent book is THE SHORT LIFE & CURIOUS DEATH OF FREE SPEECH IN AMERICA. Steeped in...
Democracy on the Edge: Bill Moyers talks with Heather Cox Richardson and Steven Harper
Bill Moyers talks with noted lawyer Steven Harper and distinguished historian Heather Cox Richardson about threats to democracy. “When you have a soci...
Heather McGhee: How American Racism has a Cost for Everyone
Heather McGhee is descended from slaves in the American South. Her great- grandparents and grandparents came north to work in the steel mills. She gr...
Bill Moyers talks with David Berg and Daryl Bristow about Trump's Lawsuits
President Trump still will not admit he lost. Trump has flooded the courts with lawsuits. Here to assess what’s going on are two of the country’s mos...
Bill Moyers talks with John Bonifaz and Ben Clements
This week, Bill Moyers talks with John Bonifaz and Ben Clements of Free Speech for People about the voting rights cases they've filed this election se...
Bill Moyers talks with Anne Nelson about "The Shadow Network"
Bill Moyers talks with author Anne Nelson about the little-known Council for National Policy. Behind the scenes, the CNP wields immense power and will...
Lisa Graves Gives Us an Update on the Post Office Battle
We know more now than we knew then, including how the directives of Louis DeJoy have harmed the ability of the Postal Service, including with what the...
The fix is in — and it’s Amy Coney Barrett
On this week's MOYERS ON DEMOCRACY, Bill Moyers speaks to Lisa Graves about what's at stake in rushing Amy Coney Barrett's nomination through the Sena...
Bill Moyers talks with Sarah Chayes about her book ON CORRUPTION IN AMERICA
Bill Moyers talks with Sarah Chayes about her new book ON CORRUPTION IN AMERICA: AND WHAT IS AT STAKE. "What I did was go to a variety of different co...
Bill Moyers Talks with Eric Alterman on Lying in State
Want to know why presidents lie – and which one is the worst? Bill Moyers talks with Eric Alterman about his new book LYING IN STATE. That’s L-Y-I-N-G...
Taking Trump to Court to Protect Our Votes
One of America’s leading trial lawyers has taken Donald Trump to court, to stop what he describes as a conspiracy by the president, the postmaster gen...
Bill Moyers talks with Lisa Graves about the Ongoing Threat to the Post Office
What's behind the Trump administration's drive to kill off the post service? Expert Lisa Graves says the move began in earnest in the early 1970s. Tha...
Bill talks with Heather Cox Richardson about HOW THE SOUTH WON THE CIVIL WAR
Yes, the Civil War brought an end to the slave order of the South and the rule of the plantation oligarchs who embodied white supremacy. But the North...
Bill talks to Heather Cox Richardson about Letters From An American
Bill Moyers talks with historian Heather Cox Richardson about her decision last fall to start writing small essays on the history behind today’s polit...
Trump, Barr, Stone and Cohn: Apocalypse on the Potomac: Bill Moyers talks with Steven Harper
Steven was a litigator at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago and cited as one of the Best Lawyers in America. He created “The Trump-Russia Timeline” and now...
Bill T. Jones Talks With Bill Moyers about Race & Revolution, George Floyd and A Cabin Boy Named Pip
Bill Moyers talks with dancer and artist Bill T. Jones. The two have come together during times of disruption before — during the Aids crisis, after 9...
Bill Moyers talks with Rebecca Gordon about the Fourth of July
Bill Moyers talks with philosophy professor Rebecca Gordon about Black Lives Matter, America as a "failed state," and how the #BLM movement contains a...
Trump’s Grotesque Tulsa Speech and the Cult of Trump | Bill Moyers Talks with Jeff Sharlet
Bill Moyers talks with journalist Jeff Sharlet, whose reporting for Vanity Fair describes how Trump the orator has turned his reelection campaign into...
Bill Moyers talks with Rev. Dr. James Forbes About Juneteenth & America After George Floyd
Join us as Bill Moyers talks with Rev. James Forbes, a passionate advocate of celebrating Friday, June 19 as Juneteenth – the day in 1865 when the las...
Bill Moyers talks with Peter Nelson about his film The Pollinators
You only need to see this film if you eat food. The Pollinators is a cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and the...
David Grossman & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Bill Moyers speaks with David Grossman about the Bible and his new book on the Biblical giant, Samson.
Pema Chodron & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Bill Moyers talk with author Pema Chodron about her spiritual journey.
Will Power & Bill Moyers talk about Faith and Reason
Will Power & Bill Moyers talk about Faith and Reason by Moyers on Democracy
Margaret Atwood & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, critical essays and graphic novels. Her latest, THE TESTAMENTS, is the co-winn...
Mary Gordon & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Bill chats with writer Mary Gordon about faith and Christianity.
Salman Rushdie & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Bill talks to writer Salman Rushdie about the politicization of religion and its implications for artists.
Jeanette Winterson & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Jeanette Winterson talks translating ancient myths into modern-day parables in Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason.
Anne Provoost & Bill Moyers talk about Faith & Reason
Author Anne Provoost discusses her latest book, the story of Noah and the ark during the Great Flood of Genesis.
Bill Moyers and David Daley on Stealing the Vote
"I think that there is a big connection between down and dirty politics, and where we go from here. We have to be careful that in this moment, a publi...
Neil Barofsky and Bill Moyers on Bailouts
Neil Barofsky was TARP’s chief inspector general, its top cop, with a mandate to flush out waste, fraud and abuse, now he talks with Bill Moyers about...
Bill Moyers and Dahlia Lithwick on the Rule of Law
As the coronavirus stalks America, Dahlia Lithwick talks with Bill Moyers about the rule of law and politics. Lithwick is a Supreme Court watcher, sen...
Bill Moyers and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Conversation
Bill Moyers and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Conversation by Moyers on Democracy
Losing Reality: Can We Get the Truth Back?
This being the Trump era, we find ourselves once again engulfed in two realities. There’s the reality of a spiraling global challenge from coronavirus...
Bill Moyers and Andrew Bacevich: What Does it Mean to be an American After the Cold War?
Bill Moyers goes behind the headlines to talk with Andrew Bacevich about democracy and how to navigate a post Cold War world.
Bill Moyers: Campaign Finance Reform — It's Not Just Liberals Anymore
When I first met Richard Painter some months ago, I thought he must be the loneliest man in the Republican Party. He’s a conservative, and of course,...