Bill Moyers

JPMorgan Chase: Break Up the Big Banks Now. Here's How.

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.21.2012

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The JPMorgan Chase scandal -- and yes, it is a scandal -- shows us why we need to break up the big banks as quickly as possible.

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My Time With Maurice Sendak (VIDEO)

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.08.2012

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Enjoy this look back at the man behind some of the most magical literature ever conceived.

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The Relationship Between Christianity and Capitalism

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.20.2012

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To PBS, With (Tough) Love

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.23.2012

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The team at PBS consists of dedicated people; constantly looking for ways to increase their audience. But there is always a danger, in any organization, of only seeing the world from the top down, and then counting heads to measure whether something is good or not.

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Karmic Relief For The Misuse Of 'Karma'

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.15.2012

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If we're going to invoke the principle in public discourse, let's get it right, before some yahoo claims it's Iran's karma to get bombed.

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Contagion And The Conflict Between Religious Beliefs And Immunization

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.27.2012

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Now seven states are considering legislation to make it even easier for mothers and fathers to spare their children from vaccinations, especially on religious grounds.

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Bishops Step Over the Line

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 04.25.2012

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As with contraception, a free society must find the middle ground. Catholic Bishops must be free to exercise their religion, yet we cannot allow them to deny that same freedom to the rest of us.

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WATCH: Moyers Talks With Poet Chris Wiman About Living With Cancer And Finding Faith

Posted 02.24.2012

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In a special preview of this weekend’s "Moyers & Company," poet Christian Wiman reads an excerpt from an essay he wrote for the Winter/Spring issue ...

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Reagan White House Officials: Where the Right Went Wrong (VIDEO)

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.16.2012

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In separate interviews, David Stockman and Bruce Bartlett, senior architects of Ronald Reagan's economic policy, have harsh words for the staunch anti-tax position of modern conservatives.

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Bill Moyers Visits HuffPost, Talks Inner Life And Purpose

Posted 01.14.2012

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When veteran journalist Bill Moyers visited The Huffington Post Friday, he didn't just talk politics and current affairs; the public television giant ...

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Arianna Talks With Bill Moyers About Joseph Campbell, Religion In Politics

Posted 01.13.2012

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Bill Moyers is known as a veteran journalist as well as a central figure within both the Kennedy and Johnson White House. However, Moyers was also or...

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WATCH: Bill Moyers Talks About The Media With Arianna

Posted 01.13.2012

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TV and journalism legend Bill Moyers sat down with Arianna Huffington on Friday for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, spirituality and the m...

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WATCH: Arianna Talks With Bill Moyers

Posted 01.18.2012

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Public television icon Bill Moyers sits down with Arianna at The Huffington Post's New York City office to discuss two big themes: politics and spirit...

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Why Bill Moyers Is Back

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 03.13.2012

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wearing what is meant to be a sheepish smile, Bill Moyers greets a reporter by acknowledging that, yes, twice before just in the pas...

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WATCH: Bill Moyers Faces Down Stephen Colbert

Posted 03.12.2012

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Public television icon Bill Moyers sat down with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, and was called a racist more times than he probably has been in a while. ...

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Occupy Buddha: Reflections on Occupy Wall Street

Lewis Richmond | Posted 01.28.2012

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This is about the 100% -- in other words, all of us. Who knows what Gautama was like in the years before he walked out of the palace. He may have been a self-satisfied aristocratic twit -- until he woke up.

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Occupy Thanksgiving

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 01.22.2012

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If this was a regular year, I would stand up here and talk about gratitude and how we are so lucky to have what we have. But this is not a regular year.

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Bill Moyers Speaks at LBJ Library

Elana Estrin | Posted 01.18.2012

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Two days after Gabrielle Giffords was severely injured in a Tucson shooting, renowned journalist Bill Moyers found himself sitting in a radiology lab awaiting an MRI for a torn muscle.

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The Pivotal Role of Public Television -- A Keynote Address

Bill Moyers | Posted 01.16.2012

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There are still millions and millions of people who need public broadcasting. And millions more who will find us if we but give them the real news, the cultural experiences, and the opportunity to learn that are otherwise missing in their lives.

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Where Does the #Occupy Movement Go From Here?

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 01.04.2012

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It's time to ask whether the organizational forms and tactics which birthed the #Occupy mass protests are adequate to building a long-term movement which can change the country and the world.

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People "Are Occupying Wall Street Because Wall Street Has Occupied the Country"

Bill Moyers | Posted 01.02.2012

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Our politicians are little more than money launderers in the trafficking of power and policy -- fewer than six degrees of separation from the spirit and tactics of Tony Soprano.

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Bill Moyers Returns To Public Television

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.24.2011

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NEW YORK — Journalist Bill Moyers retired from weekly TV a year ago but now says he plans to return. He said Monday he'll be back in January with...

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Myths and Misperceptions About Primary Care

John Geyman | Posted 10.22.2011

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We are indebted to the late Dr. Barbara Starfield of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health for this basic definition of the four pillars of primary care.

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What Effect Will More Corporate Ads and Interrupted Programming Really Have on PBS?

Pearl Korn | Posted 08.07.2011

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At PBS's recent annual gathering it was announced that the number and frequency of promotions for corporate sponsors would increase during a few noted programs as an experiment.

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WATCH Bill Moyers On "Daily Show": 'A Lot Of News Organizations No Longer Do Much Reporting'

Zoe Triska | Posted 08.02.2011

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Jon Stewart interviewed best-selling author and prize-winning journalist Bill Moyers last night on "The Daily Show" about the integrity of journalism ...

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