Moyers & Company (Video)

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Moyers & Company is a weekly series of smart talk and new ideas aimed at helping viewers make sense of our tumultuous times through the insight of America’s strongest thinkers.

  • 52 minutes 33 seconds
    John Lewis Marches On
    On August 6, 1965, Rep. John Lewis looked on as President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. In this video, he reflects on how the March on Washington led to key civil rights laws.
    21 August 2020, 3:15 pm
  • Recommended Reading: Author James Zirin on Roy Cohn, Robert Reich on Senator Richard Burr, George Monbiot on Climate
    From the tale of Trump's love of lawsuits learned from Roy Cohn to a reminder that our planet has many more problems than Covid-19 —this week's recommended reading.
    3 April 2020, 10:53 pm
  • 22 minutes 24 seconds
    All Work and No Pay
    Did you know the federal minimum wage for millions of restaurant workers is $2.13 an hour? Advocate Saru Jayaraman says that's not only unfair but unsafe.
    4 April 2014, 4:05 pm
  • 22 minutes 42 seconds
    Public Schools for Sale?
    Preeminent education historian and public school advocate Diane Ravitch talks to Bill this week about the private sellout of public schools.
    28 March 2014, 2:45 pm
  • 22 minutes 28 seconds
    Who’s Buying our Midterm Elections?
    Two investigative journalists talk to Bill about the role of dark money -- and the wealthy donors behind it -- in this year's midterm elections.
    21 March 2014, 3:08 pm
  • 23 minutes 13 seconds
    No Escaping Dragnet Nation
    A year ago, Edward Snowden leaked classified documents on America's mass surveillance program. Investigative reporter Julia Angwin tells Bill what surprised her most about the revelations.
    14 March 2014, 3:18 pm
  • 22 minutes 39 seconds
    The Dog Whistle Politics of Race (Part II)
    Bill continues his conversation with author and legal scholar Ian Haney López about how politicians use strategic racism to win votes. Watch part one.
    7 March 2014, 4:23 pm
  • 22 minutes 40 seconds
    Ian Haney López on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race (Part I)
    Author and legal scholar Ian Haney López tells Bill that dog whistle politics is “the dark magic” by which middle-class voters have been seduced to vote against their own economic interests. Don't miss: Part II of their conversation
    28 February 2014, 3:38 pm
  • 22 minutes 37 seconds
    Putting Political Corruption on Ice
    This week we feature two Americans fighting against corruption: David Simon, creator of The Wire and activist Lawrence Lessig, who has taken an unconventional approach to highlight the need to get money out of politics.
    14 February 2014, 4:54 pm
  • 22 minutes 39 seconds
    Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil
    As the showdown nears for the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalist Bill McKibben says it’s time for President Obama to stand up to oil companies and just say no.
    7 February 2014, 2:40 pm
  • 22 minutes 38 seconds
    Full Show: America Is a Horror Show
    Journalist and creator of the TV series The Wire talks about the crisis of capitalism in America and how it's dividing our country.
    31 January 2014, 3:02 pm
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