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Distracted from Democracy

Distracted from Democracy

Season 2 Episode 27
54:36
Fighting for Farmworkers

Fighting for Farmworkers

Season 2 Episode 28
54:36
John Lewis Marches On

John Lewis Marches On

Season 2 Episode 29
54:36
Encore: The Faces of America’s Hungry

Encore: The Faces of America’s Hungry

Season 2 Episode 30
50:36
Encore: Taming Capitalism Run Wild

Encore: Taming Capitalism Run Wild

Season 2 Episode 31
50:37
America's Gilded Capital

America's Gilded Capital

Season 2 Episode 33
54:36
Encore: John Lewis Marches On

Encore: John Lewis Marches On

Season 2 Episode 34
54:36
What Are We Doing in Syria?

What Are We Doing in Syria?

Season 2 Episode 35
54:36
The Collision of Sports and Politics

The Collision of Sports and Politics

Season 2 Episode 36
54:35
Inequality for All

Inequality for All

Season 2 Episode 37
54:36
Saving the Earth from Ourselves 

Saving the Earth from Ourselves 

Season 2 Episode 38
54:36
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Moyers & Company

Surviving the New American Economy

Season 2 Episode 26

Bill Moyers has followed the stories of two Milwaukee families since 1991. Like thousands of others, they were caught in the powerful undertow of a merciless economy and a changing city, constantly faced with devastating challenges and difficult choices. Bill revisits his reports on these families, and also explores the human price of inequality with journalists Barbara Miner and Barbara Garson.

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Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards on the politics of reproductive freedom.
Is the Surpreme Court Out of Order?
24:43
Bill speaks with two journalists about the agenda of the Roberts court.
Grass Roots Grow Against Greed
24:43
Organized people versus organized money: the battle continues.
The Truth vs. DC's Propaganda Machine
24:43
Why facts, logic and reason are often missing in the rush to war.
Chaos in Iraq
24:43
While Washington’s armchair warriors cry “back to Iraq,” a real warrior says no way.
Too Big to Fail and Getting Bigger
24:43
Our banks are larger than before the 2008 crash and they're still living dangerously.
How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class
22:27
Economist Stiglitz says corporate tax abuse has helped make America unequal & undemocratic
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Let’s Stop Subsidizing Tax Dodgers
22:27
The Nobel Prize-winning economist on why America’s future prosperity depends on tax reform
Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations
24:43
Bill speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic, about his cover stor
The War on Climate Scientists
24:43
David Suzuki says there's still hope for the planet, despite the greed of corporations.
Time to Get Real on Climate Change
24:42
A scientist warns that we’re burning up the planet.
Is Net Neutrality Dead?
24:50
Democracy loses if the Internet’s sold to the highest bidder -- and that may be what's abo
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