Web Exclusive: Citizens United and Bush v. Gore
David Boies and Ted Olson talk with Bill Moyers about the Supreme Court's contentious Bush v. Gore decision in 2000 and the court's recent ruling in the Citizens United case.
Feb 26, 2010•13 min
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Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS with Bill Moyers Journal, a weekly program of interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the media, the economy, and issues facing democracy.
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Theodore Olson and David Boies on Same-Sex Marriage
Once adversaries in 2000's Bush v. Gore Supreme Court case, now two of the nation's premier lawyers -- one conservative and one liberal -- have teamed up to make the constitutional case for same-sex marriage.
Feb 26, 2010•13 min
Remembering Lucille Clifton
Bill Moyers celebrates the poet Lucille Clifton and her work.
Feb 26, 2010•13 min
Buying the Bench?
A Bill Moyers essay.
Feb 19, 2010•27 min
Jeffrey Toobin
Bill Moyers sits down with legal analyst and journalist Jeffrey Toobin to talk about the relationship between big money and judicial elections today.
Feb 19, 2010•27 min
Justice for Sale
As two-thirds of American voters oppose the Supreme Courts decision in Citizens United v. FEC, Bill Moyers Journal takes a hard look at how campaign cash in judicial races may sway America's courts. The Journal revisits the 1999 FRONTLINE special "Justice for Sale" which looked at the growing concern - even among Supreme Court justices themselves - that campaign contributions may be corrupting the judicial process.
Feb 19, 2010•27 min
Bill T. Jones, Part 2
At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president.
Feb 12, 2010•27 min
Bill T. Jones, Part 1
At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president.
Feb 12, 2010•27 min
Bill Moyers on Money and Politics
Bill Moyers on money, politics and retreats with lobbyists.
Feb 05, 2010•5 min
Dr. Margaret Flowers On Medicare for All
Pediatrician Margaret Flowers speaks about protesting for change and her recent arrest in an effort to get a Medicare-for-all plan back on the table.
Feb 05, 2010•15 min
What's Next For Campaign Finance?
In the wake of a controversial Supreme Court decision giving corporations and unions more freedom to spend on elections, many federal and state lawmakers are hoping to curb Citizens United V. FEC's effect on elections. Find out how some legislators are fighting to curb Big Money spending even as the Court invalidates laws in 24 states aimed at keeping elections clean.
Feb 05, 2010•12 min
Debating Citizens United v. FEC
Libertarian journalist Nick Gillespie and legal scholar Lawrence Lessig discuss public financing of campaigns and the effects of money on politics.
Feb 05, 2010•27 min
Bill Moyers remembers Howard Zinn
Bill Moyers remembers Howard Zinn.
Jan 29, 2010•30 min
Richard Trumka on the State of the Unions
America's workers need jobs, and AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka is calling on them to stand up and fight. Trumka joins Bill Moyers to offer his perspective on President Obama's first State of the Union address and on whether organized labor can grow and generate jobs in the 21st century. Trumka has previously worked as a coal miner, a lawyer, and president of the United Mine Workers of America.
Jan 29, 2010•30 min
SCOTUS and Campaign Finance
Are America's elections now up for sale? The JOURNAL explores what the Supreme Court's decision means for campaign finance reform and the future of our democracy with progressive legal experts Monica Youn and Zephyr Teachout. Monica Youn directs the campaign finance reform/money in politics project at NYU's Brennan Center for Law and Justice and Zephyr Teachout teaches law and politics at Fordham University's School of Law.
Jan 29, 2010•30 min
Obama's First Year
The JOURNAL assesses Obama's first year as President in the wake of Democrats' defeat in Massachusetts' special election for Senate with Princeton politics and African American studies professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell and journalist Eric Alterman.
Jan 22, 2010•30 min
A poem and Hope for Haiti
Bill Moyers on the crisis in Haiti, with a poem by Danielle Legros Georges.
Jan 22, 2010•30 min
Facing America's Energy Crisis
Faced with the increasing global demand for oil and the threat of climate change, experts say that America needs a new energy policy - but what are our options? Bill Moyers sits down with analysts Jean Johnson and Scott Bittle to discuss how we can power America's future.
Jan 22, 2010•30 min
Essay: Moyers on Priorities
A Bill Moyers Essay.
Jan 15, 2010•4 min
Thomas Frank
WALL STREET JOURNAL correspondent and author of THE WRECKING CREW: HOW CONSERVATIVES RUINED GOVERNMENT, ENRICHED THEMSELVES, AND BEGGARED THE NATION takes a look back at the decade that was.
Jan 15, 2010•30 min
Greg Mortenson of THREE CUPS OF TEA
America has committed more money and more troops to Afghanistan, but Greg Mortenson, the bestselling author of THREE CUPS OF TEA argues that there's a better path to peace: building schools and nurturing local communities.
Jan 15, 2010•30 min
Essay: Moyers on Greed
A Bill Moyers Essay.
Jan 08, 2010•4 min
David Corn and Kevin Drum, Part 2
MOTHER JONES journalists David Corn and Kevin Drum offer a hard look at the obstacles to real reform of the financial industry.
Jan 08, 2010•19 min
David Corn and Kevin Drum, Part 1
MOTHER JONES journalists David Corn and Kevin Drum offer a hard look at the obstacles to real reform of the financial industry.
Jan 08, 2010•30 min
Bill T. Jones, Part 2
At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president.
Dec 25, 2009•27 min
Bill T. Jones, Part 1
At the close of Lincoln's bicentennial year, Bill Moyers Journal takes a unique look at the 16th President. Moyers speaks with critically acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones about his creative process, his insights into Lincoln, and how dance can give us fresh perspective on America's most-studied president.
Dec 25, 2009•27 min
Robert Kuttner and Matt Taibbi
Amidst fading hopes for real reform on issues ranging from high finance to health care, economist Robert Kuttner and journalist Matt Taibbi join Bill Moyers to discuss Wall Street's power over the federal government.
Dec 18, 2009•27 min
A Bill Moyers Essay: Books of 2009
Bill Moyers picks his favorite books from 2009.
Dec 18, 2009•2 min
Steve Meacham and City Life/Vida Urbana
The JOURNAL profiles Steve Meacham, a Massachusetts community organizer fighting to keep working people in their homes.
Dec 18, 2009•27 min
George Goehl and Heather Booth
Organizers George Goehl and Heather Booth on turning anger into action.
Dec 11, 2009•27 min
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