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Taibbi, Kuttner Debate Health Care Bill On "Bill Moyers Journal" (VIDEO)

Posted 12.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Matt Taibbi, White House, Congress, 2012 Elections, Public Option, 2010 Elections, Robert Kutner, Senate, Bill Moyers Journal, Health Care Reform, Gop, Health Care, Bill Moyers, Republicans, Politics News

Robert Kuttner of the American Prospect and Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone agree that the health care bill taking shape in the Senate is a bad one. But ...

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Obama and the Ghost of Vietnam-Era Politics

David Sirota | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: David Obey, Bill Moyers, Politics News
David Sirota

Those who insist President Obama must reflexively rubber stamp the demands for escalation might do well to remember a bit of this history, as Dave Obey suggests.

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The Cowardice of Machismo

Philip Slater | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lbj, Machismo, Vietnam War, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Philip Slater

Men are mentally crippled by the overwhelming irrelevancy of traditional male gender training, which robs them of the mental flexibility necessary to deal with the complex world we actually inhabit.

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A Jane Goodall Thanksgiving

Michael Winship | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Religion, Gombe National Park, Jane Goodall, Creationism, Louis Leakey, Thanksgiving, Environment, Conservation, Evolution, Habitat, Tanzania, Chimpanzees, Sarah Palin, "Roots for Shoots, Bill Moyers, Tarzan, "Jane Goodall Institute, Thanksgiving Commentary, Entertainment News
Michael Winship

My Thanksgiving list this year includes Jane Goodall, who was interviewed by my colleague Bill Moyers for this week's edition of Bill Moyers Journal on PBS.

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Lyndon Johnson, His National Security Advisor and His Secretary of Defense Say All

Norman Lear | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Johnson Tapes, Vietnam Tapes, Lyndon Johnson, Bill Moyers Journal, Johnson Vietnam, Bill Moyers, World News
Norman Lear

Was the Vietnam War an act of prescience, or simply a prelude to today? You decide. The first 1000 people who respond to this blog will receive a free DVD copy of last Friday's PBS show, Bill Moyers Journal.

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Bill Moyers Plays LBJ Tapes, Draws Similarities With Obama And Afghanistan War

Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pbs, Lbj, Bill Moyers Journal, Vietnam War, Lyndon Johnson, President Johnson, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Bill Moyers, Politics News

On Friday night, Bill Moyers played clips from the Lyndon B. Johnson tapes on his PBS television show. Moyers drew correlations between the factors f...

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Bill Moyers Retiring From Weekly Television

Posted 11.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Moyers Journal, Pbs, Bill Moyers, Media News

Bill Moyers is leaving weekly television. The New York Times' Elizabeth Jensen reports that the PBS newscaster is retiring from his Friday night prog...

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Bill Moyers Journal: Special Preview Of Film "The Good Soldier" (VIDEO)

Posted 11.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Pbs, Afghanistan War, Bill Moyers Pbs, Military, Iraq War, Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Preview, Veteran's Day, Media News

In honor of Veterans Day (this coming Wednesday, 11/11), tomorrow night PBS' Bill Moyers Journal will air a documentary titled "The Good Soldier." Th...

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Stephen Rubin: New President Of Henry Holt

Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Henry Holt, Stephen Rubin, Book Publishing, Publishing, Books, John Sargent, Doubleday, Dan Farley, Macmillan, Pat Conroy, Tina Brown, Da Vinci Code, John Grisham, Bill O'Reilly, Dan Brown, Bill Moyers, Books News

Finally, some news from the publishing world's revolving door: Macmillan announced this Tuesday that Stephen Rubin, former publisher at Doubleday, wil...

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Will Obama Save America From Capitalism?

David A. Love | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Capitalism: A Love Story, Wall Street Crisis, Capitalism, Michael Moore, Economic Stimulus Package, Economic Crisis, Business News, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Tarp, Elizabeth Warren, Joseph Stiglitz, Citibank, Paul Krugman, Simon Johnson, Plutonomy, Bill Moyers, Citigroup, Income Inequality, Larry Summers, Wealth, Consumer Protection, Banking Crisis, Banks, Bank Bailout, Foreclosure, Health Care, Mortgage Crisis, Politics News
David A. Love

American-style capitalism is the system that gives you pilots buying groceries with food stamps and sheriffs throwing families out of their homes. President Obama, it's time for a "new" New Deal.

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A Moment of Truth with Bill Moyers, Marcy Kaptur, and Simon Johnson

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Pbs, Wall Street, Marcy Kaptur, Economy, Economic Reform, Banks, Simon Johnson, Bill Moyers, Business News
Arianna Huffington

Bill Moyers Journal is always illuminating, but tonight's episode, featuring a conversation with Rep. Marcy Kaptur (so amazing in Michael Moore's new film) and economist Simon Johnson is one that no one should miss.

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Bill Moyers: Tea Party Organizer Is Epitome Of Privilege (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington d.c. Tea Party, Government Run Health Care, Government Option, Dick Armey, Bill Moyers Journal, Health Care Debate, Obamacare, Freedomworks, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Tea Parties d.c., Tea Parties, Health Care, Bill Moyers, Politics News

This exclusive clip is from the latest episode of "Bill Moyers Journal," which airs tonight. In the episode, Moyers goes after FreedomWorks Chairman ...

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Marine's Photo Reminds Us of War that Will Not End

Michael Winship | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Al-Qa'eda, National Security, US Marines, Associated Press, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Afghan Taliban, Bill Moyers, Robert Capa, World News
Michael Winship

There can be no denying the story the photo tells. It forces us to confront through a young man's violent death the ugly, bloody reality of a war.

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McClatchy Pentagon Correspondent Nancy Youssef Discusses Iraq War With Bill Moyers (VIDEO)

Bill Moyers Journal | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Moyers, Nancy Youssef, Video, Media News

This exclusive clip is from the latest episode of "Bill Moyers Journal," which airs tonight. Moyers interviews McClatchy Pentagon correspondent Nanc...

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Their Money, Our Health: Andrew Weil Leads The Health Revolution

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, American Revolution, Health Care, Health, Andrew Weil, Bill Moyers, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

Dr. Andrew Weil's new book, "Why Our Health Matters" is a must read for anyone wondering why health care reform is in gridlock or what to do about it.

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Calling Mr. Smith, Not Mr. Rogers

Dan Siegel | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Change We Can Believe In, Rahm Emanuel, Joint Session of Congress, Abraham Lincoln, Health Care Reform, Fdr, Lbj, Bipartisanship, Bipartisan, Health Care, Teddy Roosevelt, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Barack Obama, Healthcare, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Dan Siegel

We are starved for a leader who can express righteous indignation against the corrupt forces who have emptied the public purse while bidding for the powers that be.

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Bill Moyers: "We Should Be Treating Health As A Condition, Not A Commodity"

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Health Care Debate, Bill Moyers Journal, President Obama, Bill Moyers, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Politics News

On Friday's episode of Bill Moyers Journal, Moyers succinctly described the current state of the health care debate: "here we are, wallowing in our dy...

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After Twilight, Gothic Sex Takes a Bigger Bite

Susie Bright | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: True Blood, Susie-Bright, Twilight, Erotica, Writing, Books, Sex, Screenwriting, Anna Paquin, Isaac Asimov's Foundation, Hbo, Sookie-Stackhouse, Science Fiction, Bill Moyers, Entertainment News
Susie Bright

eBtween the pandemonium over Twilight and True Blood, there's been renewed interest in why horror and sex have made a comeback in each other's arms.

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What's Wrong With Real Time with Bill Maher?

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

Read More: David Kessler, Real Time With Bill Maher, Elizabeth Warren, Politically Incorrect, Janet Napolitano, Jay-Z, Bill Moyers, Media News
Marshall Fine

Here's what drives me crazy about Bill Maher and his Real Time show: The guy couldn't do an interesting interview if his life depended on it.

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Healthcare Despair

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: God's Dictionary, Real Time With Bill Maher, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, President Obama, Team Obama, Universal Healthcare, Los Angeles Times, Big Pharma, Anne Lamott, Campaign Promises, Healthcare, Bill Moyers, Bill Maher, Politics News
Dr. Susan Corso

Until everyone has health care none of us really do.

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Bill Moyers On Health Care Reform: "We're All In The Same Boat"

Huffingtion Post | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Real Time With Bill Maher, Bill Maher, Health Care, Bill Moyers, Politics News

Bill Moyers appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday night for a long conversation, much of which focused on health care. When asked by Maher wh...

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How The Profit-Hungry "Medical-Industrial Complex" Hurts Health Care (VIDEO)

Huffingtion Post | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Video, Money-Driven Medicine, Medicine, Health Care, Maggie Mahar, Health Care Overhaul, Bill Moyers, Business News

"Bill Moyers Journal" aired a new documentary on its show Friday about how the "medical-industrial complex" affects America's health care. Based on th...

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Comedy Central Saves America with Intelligent Satire

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.15.2009 | Media

Read More: The Colbert Report, First Amendment, Rush Limbaugh, Comedy Central, Drew Altman, Morning Joe, The Daily Show, Kaiser Family Foundation, Astroturfing, Stephen Colbert, Msnbc, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Jon Stewart, Satire, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Fox News, Political Satire, Glenn Beck, Bill Moyers, Media News
Michael B. Laskoff

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert pass themselves off as comedians, but they are really the most influential satirists of the day: they inform and illuminate through ridicule.

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The Fix

Wendy Block | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fair Elections Now Act, Money in Politics, Lobbyists, Health Care Reform, Arianna Huffington, California Clean Money Campaign, Arizona, Bill Moyers, Eyes and Ears, Politics News
Wendy Block

Who isn't tempted by the siren song of big donors? Their cash paves the way for electoral triumph and its accompanying power and success.

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The Tyranny of Wall St.-Run Health Care: No CEO Left Behind

Michele Swenson | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corporate Bureaucrats, CEO Ron Williams, Wall St.-Run Health Care, Underinsured, Survival-of-the-Fittest Capitalism, Stock Options, Cigna, Corporate and Washington Entitlement, Congresspersons-Turned-Industry Lobbyists, CEO Karen Ignani, Medical Loss Ratios, Uninsured, Insurance Acquisitions and Mergers, Wellpoint, Shrinking Health Coverage Competition, Health Care Reform, Wendell Potter, Government-Run Health Care, Socialism, Aetna, Ahip, Privileged vs. Undeserving Underclass, William McGuire, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Michele Swenson

The insurance industry has shifted to selling so-called "consumer-driven" plans with very high deductibles that shift a great deal of health care cost from employers and insurers to individuals.

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