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Moyers & Company
America’s Political Breakdown
Season 2
Episode 41
Chief economics commentator of the Financial Times, Martin Wolf, joins Bill for a discussion of the current crisis in Washington, D.C. and its potentially lethal impact on the global economy. Bill also speaks with media scholar Sherry Turkle who says that the Internet and social media have changed not only what we do but who we are.
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Reporter Bob Herbert on the brave, hard-working people battered by the economic downturn.

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Here's how Washington and Wall St. are joined in a culture of corruption.

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2 experts on American foreign policy talk about our deepening engagement in Iraq and Syria

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An 18-year-old activist is fighting climate change in the courts using a novel strategy.

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Scientist Katharine Hayhoe on ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith.

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The Massachusetts senator talks about taking on entrenched political and financial interes

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Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz says corporate tax abuse has helped make America unequal and

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The Nobel Prize-winning economist on why America’s future prosperity depends on tax reform

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Maya Angelou on racism, rape and redemption. This week on Moyers & Company.

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In an episode from 1982, Bill joins Angelou on her return to the town where she grew up.

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The actor talks about the challenges and triumphs of playing Shakespeare's King Lear.

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Is free enterprise good for the poor and good for the soul?