He`s played heroes, villains, saints, sinners, a ballet-dancing elephant, and a space alien, now actor and children`s author John Lithgow – best known as Dick Solomon from NBC`s hit show 3rd Rock from the Sun - reveals a new side of himself… poetry...
Journalist Sarah Chayes and NY Gov. David Paterson
As a new administration is set to take over in the White House, Bill Moyers checks in with author Sarah Chayes on the state of affairs in America`s other war in Afghanistan. An author and former journalist, Chayes has lived the last 7 years in...
Glenn Greenwald on Returning the Rule of Law
Bill Moyers sits down with political commentator and Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald who asks: Are we a nation ruled by men or by laws? A former constitutional and civil rights lawyer, Greenwald looks at the legacy of the Bush Administration, the...
Senator Russ Feingold
As one of the most progressive voices in the Senate who also campaigned for President-elect Obama, what does Russ Feingold (D-WI) expect of the next four years? Bill Moyers sits down with the Wisconsin Senator to find out his perspectives on...
Michael Pollan`s National Food Fight
As Americans gather to give thanks this week, food – quality, quantity, cost – remains a national issue. Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how America`s food policies – trade rules, farm subsidies, and regulation – affect larger issues...
The TIMES Joe Nocera on the bailout; Danger Underground in Texas
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL and EXPOSE: AMERICA`S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS present an investigative story into tragic accidents resulting from natural gas explosions. The report is part of BLUEPRINT AMERICA, a PBS-wide series on the nation`s infrastructure. And,...
New President, Same World and Expose; on the JOURNAL: Broken Justice
What will President-elect Obama`s promises of change mean for the Middle East? JOURNAL guest host Deborah Amos sits down with Elizabeth Rubin, the Edward R. Murrow press fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Slate magazine columnist Fred...
Change and a New Administration
A Bill Moyers essay on change and the new administration. And, Bill Moyers sits down with Columbia University professor Eric Foner, who specializes in political and African-American history, and Patricia J. Williams, a professor of law at Columbia...
Voting, Politics, and Reforming Washington
The Annenberg School`s Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Brown University`s Glenn Loury on the final days of a historic election cycle. And, can the stranglehold of money on politics be broken? Bill Moyers sits down with Joan Claybrook, president of Public...
James K. Galbraith on our Economic Future
Bill Moyers sits down to talk about the economic future with with James K. Galbraith, Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Galbraith is the author of six...
Voter Fraud, Economy and Campaign Analysis
Bill Moyers sits down with Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Media Ecology in the Department of Culture and Communication at NYU, who has been following voter fraud allegations in his blog News from the Underground. An expert on propaganda and media,...
George Soros on the financial crisis
Bill Moyers talks with one of the world`s most successful investors George Soros about the global capital meltdown, how he saw it coming, and what can be done now. And, Bill Moyers checks in with JOURNAL contributor and director of the Annenberg Public...
Politics, the Economy and the Media.
The JOURNAL takes an in-depth look at the news of the week to sort out the media-frenzied hype from the facts the public needs to know. Factcheck.org`s Kathleen Hall Jamieson and ON THE MEDIA`s Brooke Gladstone dissect the campaign coverage. And,...
Andrew J. Bacevich
Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of...
Facing the Fallout
Amidst historic economic failures, Bill Moyers Journal takes an in-depth look at what led to the financial meltdown, what it means for American families, and how it will affect voters between now and November. Bill Moyers sits down with former Nixon...
Rage on the Radio
What happens when America`s airwaves fill with hate? Bill Moyers Journal takes a tough look at the hostile industry of "Shock Jock" media with a hard-hitting examination of its effects on our nation`s political discourse. The Journal traveled to...
Weekend Warriors No More
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL gives viewers an intimate look at how deployments of National Guard troops to Iraq affect the state Governors` ability to swiftly respond to domestic disaster at home and impact the families left behind. Traveling to New Jersey, the...
Democratic Convention Analysis
What did the Democrats accomplish this week and can they deliver real change while still playing old fashioned Beltway politics? In the historic moment of the first African-American nominee for President, Bill Moyers sits down with Nation editor Katrina...
Middle Class Squeeze
With celebrations set to kick off in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, the JOURNAL travels to Colorado where tough economic times are hitting suburban communities. And, BILL MOYERS JOURNAL talks to bloggers and activists in China. Will they...
Andrew J. Bacevich
Is an imperial presidency destroying what America stands for? Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of...
The Business of Poverty
As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the “poverty business” is booming. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL and EXPOSÉ: AMERICA`S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS follow a team of BUSINESSWEEK reporters as they track new corporate practices...
MOYERS DIGITAL ARCHIVE: Bill Moyers talks with Thomas Frank, 2004
In this selection from the MOYERS DITIGAL ARCHIVE, Bill Moyers talks with Thomas Frank, 2004. Check online at http://www.pbs.org/moyers for a 2008 special web-only conversation between Frank and Moyers.
Mortgage meltdown
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL travels to ground zero of the mortgage meltdown—Cleveland, Ohio. Correspondent Rick Karr takes viewers to Slavic Village, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the nation when it comes to the spate of foreclosures caused by the...
Conservative movement woes
Conservatives Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat discuss why they believe their movement has gone off track during the last eight years and what it means for the Republican Party. Douthat is senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly and co-author of Grand New...
Climate Change and Worker Safety
Injury rates reported at America`s poultry plants have dropped dramatically in recent years, and so have workplace safety inspections. Are regulators rewarding companies for inaccurate reporting of injuries? Bill Moyers Journal and Expose: America`s...
Racial Inequality.
This week, as many Americans celebrate "Juneteenth," a special day of recognition commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Bill Moyers Journal examines racial inequality in America through the prisms of the legacy of slavery and the current...
Inequality in America.
While many Americans are working harder for less money and paying more for everyday items like gas and food, the rich are getting richer. Bill Moyers Journal analyzes the growing inequality gap on the ground in Los Angeles where recently union workers...
Media, McClellan and the War.
Bill Moyers on the Democratic Party and its new nominee. Plus, there`s nothing new in Scott McClellan`s book about the propaganda campaign or the role of the press in selling the war, so why is it such big news? Journalists Jonathan Landay and John...
Casualty of War
Bill Moyers interviews former talk show host Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro on the true cost of war and their documentary, Body of War, depicting the moving story of one veteran dealing with the aftermath of war. With extensive excerpts from the film, the...
EXPOSÉ on the Journal: Chemicals in Food and Jeffrey Toobin
A Bill Moyers essay on the recent spate of resignations of executive appointees in Washington. Then, there may be a potentially dangerous chemical leaching into our food from the containers that we use every day. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL and EXPOSÉ: AMERICA`S...
