How Big Money and Big Media undermine democracy

8 Nov 2013 | BillMoyers.com

“Democracy means rule of the people: one person, one vote. Dollarocracy means the rule of the dollars: one dollar, one vote. Those with lots of dollars have lots of power. Those with no dollars have no power,”  Robert McChesney tells Bill.

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Paul Krugman explains the keys to our recovery | BillMoyers.com

January 11, 2013
Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman argues that saving money is not the path to economic recovery. Instead, he tells Bill, we should put aside our excessive focus on the deficit, try to overcome political recalcitrance, and spend money to put America back to work. Krugman offers specific solutions to not only end what he calls a “vast, unnecessary catastrophe,” but to do it more quickly than some imagine possible. His latest book, End This Depression Now!, is both a warning of the fiscal perils ahead and a prescription to safely avoid them.

Paul Krugman on why jobs come first

January 11, 2013 | BillMoyers.com
The New York Times columnist explains why our top priority should be getting America back to work – if only Washington would stop throwing distractions in the way.

Former TARP special inspector Neil Barofsky on the need to tackle Banking Reform | Bill Moyers

Former TARP special inspector Neil Barofsky joins Bill to discuss the critical yet unmet need to rein in big banks.

Moyers & Company: Thinking outside the box

The conventions are over -- Now it’s time for some thinking outside the box. This week on Moyers & Company, Bill talks with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who’s been an independent on Congress longer than anyone in American history; and Green Party candidates Jill Stein and Cherie Honkala about their role in -- and what they’ve learned about -- American politics.

Moyers & Company Show 135: Challenging Power, Changing Politics from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.

Bill Moyers: Living under the gun

How do conservatives and liberals see the world?

BillMoyers.com | 3 Feb 2012

Bill and moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt talk about the psychological underpinnings of our contentious culture, why we can’t trust our own opinions, and the demonizing of our adversaries. Also, a Bill Moyers essay on why Newt Gingrich might be afraid of Saul Alinsky.

How do Conservatives and Liberals See the World? from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.