A broadcast journalist for more than four decades, Bill Moyers has been recognized as one of the unique voices of our times, one that resonates with multiple generations. In January 2012, at the age of 77, Moyers began his latest media venture with the launch of Moyers & Company on air and online at BillMoyers.com and as a special collection (series) here on EarthSayers.tv.
The series provides “conversations on democracy” and explorations of contemporary culture, making sense of what matters to us all. This special collection presents a selection of his commentaries.
Curated by mokiethecat
Distracted from Democracy with Marty Kaplan |
In a country as rich as America, why is there so little outcry about the ever-increasing economic divide between the very wealthy and everyone else? Media scholar Marty Kaplan points to our well-fed appetite for media distraction. Later on the show, acclaimed historian Gary May puts the recent Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act into historical perspective. Published on Jul 12, 2013
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The Long Assault on Our Voting Rights by Gary May
The Hypocrisy of 'Justice for All' by Bill Moyers
How People Power Generates Change by Marshall Ganz
What the 1% Don't Want You to Know with Paul Krugman
Whale Call Project by Joey Perez
Two American Families: 1991-2024 by Frontline
The United States of Inequality by Bill Moyers
Surviving the New American Economy with Garson and Miner