The United States of Ferguson

Airdate: Fri, Dec 05, 2014

In an encore broadcast, journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about our legacy of slavery.

The Long, Dark Shadows of Plutocracy

Airdate: Fri, Nov 28, 2014

The dark shadows of plutocracy are spreading across the commons of democracy.

How Public Power Can Defeat Plutocrats

Airdate: Fri, Nov 21, 2014

The corrupting influence of money in politics and what's being done about it.

The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics

Airdate: Fri, Nov 14, 2014

Two college professors enter the world of electoral politics. What did they learn'

Facing Down Corporate Election Greed

Airdate: Fri, Nov 07, 2014

A small California city took on one of America's biggest corporations and won.

Breaking Big Money's Grip on Elections

Airdate: Fri, Oct 31, 2014

Sen. Bernie Sanders shares his plan to put government back in voters' control.

The Fight ' and the Right ' to Vote

Airdate: Fri, Oct 24, 2014

Two experts on American elections on the plot to keep citizens away from the ballot box.

Keeping Faith in Democracy

Airdate: Fri, Oct 17, 2014

Marilynne Robinson on her new book "Lila" and the state of democracy in America.

Restoring an America That Has Lost Its Way

Airdate: Fri, Oct 10, 2014

Reporter Bob Herbert on the brave, hard-working people battered by the economic downturn.

Too Big to Jail'

Airdate: Sat, Oct 04, 2014

Here's how Washington and Wall St. are joined in a culture of corruption.

America's New War in the Middle East

Airdate: Fri, Sep 26, 2014

2 experts on American foreign policy talk about our deepening engagement in Iraq and Syria

Climate Change: The Next Generation

Airdate: Fri, Sep 19, 2014

An 18-year-old activist is fighting climate change in the courts using a novel strategy.

Climate Change: Faith and Fact

Airdate: Fri, Sep 12, 2014

Scientist Katharine Hayhoe on ending the gridlock between politics, science and faith.

Elizabeth Warren on Fighting Back Against Wall St. Giants

Airdate: Fri, Sep 05, 2014

The Massachusetts senator talks about taking on entrenched political and financial interes

How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class

Airdate: Fri, Aug 29, 2014

Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz says corporate tax abuse has helped make America unequal and

Joseph E. Stiglitz: Let's Stop Subsidizing Tax Dodgers

Airdate: Fri, Aug 15, 2014

The Nobel Prize-winning economist on why America's future prosperity depends on tax reform

Facing Evil with Maya Angelou

Airdate: Fri, Aug 15, 2014

Maya Angelou on racism, rape and redemption. This week on Moyers & Company.

Going Home with Maya Angelou

Airdate: Fri, Aug 08, 2014

In an episode from 1982, Bill joins Angelou on her return to the town where she grew up.

John Lithgow on The Role of a Lifetime

Airdate: Sat, Aug 02, 2014

The actor talks about the challenges and triumphs of playing Shakespeare's King Lear.

The Conscience of a Compassionate Conservative

Airdate: Fri, Jul 25, 2014

Is free enterprise good for the poor and good for the soul'

The Crusade Against Reproductive Rights

Airdate: Fri, Jul 18, 2014

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards on the politics of reproductive freedom.

Is the Surpreme Court Out of Order'

Airdate: Fri, Jul 11, 2014

Bill speaks with two journalists about the agenda of the Roberts court.

Grass Roots Grow Against Greed

Airdate: Fri, Jul 04, 2014

Organized people versus organized money: the battle continues.

The Truth vs. DC's Propaganda Machine

Airdate: Fri, Jun 27, 2014

Why facts, logic and reason are often missing in the rush to war.

Chaos in Iraq

Airdate: Fri, Jun 20, 2014

While Washington's armchair warriors cry 'back to Iraq,' a real warrior says no way.

Too Big to Fail and Getting Bigger

Airdate: Fri, Jun 13, 2014

Our banks are larger than before the 2008 crash and they're still living dangerously.

How Tax Reform Can Save the Middle Class

Airdate: Fri, May 30, 2014

Economist Stiglitz says corporate tax abuse has helped make America unequal & undemocratic

Joseph E. Stiglitz: Let's Stop Subsidizing Tax Dodgers

Airdate: Fri, May 30, 2014

The Nobel Prize-winning economist on why America's future prosperity depends on tax reform

Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations

Airdate: Thu, May 22, 2014

Bill speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic, about his cover stor

The War on Climate Scientists

Airdate: Fri, May 16, 2014

David Suzuki says there's still hope for the planet, despite the greed of corporations.

Time to Get Real on Climate Change

Airdate: Fri, May 09, 2014

A scientist warns that we're burning up the planet.

Is Net Neutrality Dead'

Airdate: Fri, May 02, 2014

Democracy loses if the Internet's sold to the highest bidder -- and that may be what's abo

Putting the Freeze on Global Warming

Airdate: Fri, Apr 25, 2014

Leaders in the climate change divestment campaign on breaking ties with fossil fuel indust

What the 1% Don't Want You to Know

Airdate: Thu, Apr 17, 2014

Economist Paul Krugman explains how the US is fast becoming an oligarchy.

Fighting for the Four Freedoms

Airdate: Fri, Apr 11, 2014

Historian Harvey J. Kaye on why FDRs Four Freedoms are now more important than ever.

All Work and No Pay

Airdate: Fri, Apr 04, 2014

Activist Saru Jayaraman talks to Bill about food workers fight for a living wage.

Public Schools for Sale'

Airdate: Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Education historian Diane Ravitch on the private sellout of public schools.

Who's Buying our Midterm Elections'

Airdate: Fri, Mar 21, 2014

Two investigative journalists on the role of dark money in this year's midterm elections.

No Escaping Dragnet Nation

Airdate: Fri, Mar 14, 2014

Julia Angwin on how the US has become a dragnet nation where mass surveillance rules.

Ian Haney L�pez on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race, Part 2

Airdate: Fri, Mar 07, 2014

Bill continues his conversation with author Ian Haney L�pez about "strategic racism."

Ian Haney L�pez on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race

Airdate: Fri, Feb 07, 2014

How dog whistle politics use race to influence your vote.

The Deep State Hiding in Plain Sight

Airdate: Fri, Feb 21, 2014

Former GOP Congressional Analyst Mike Lofgren on America's "Deep State."

Putting Political Corruption on Ice

Airdate: Fri, Feb 14, 2014

Two Americans fighting the good fight against greed and corruption in politics.

Bill McKibben to Obama: Say No to Big Oil

Airdate: Fri, Feb 07, 2014

Environmentalist Bill McKibben says it's time for Obama to stand up to oil companies.

David Simon on America as a Horror Show

Airdate: Fri, Jan 31, 2014

David Simon, creator of 'The Wire,' on the state of the union beyond the Beltway.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Why Science Literacy Matters

Airdate: Fri, Jan 24, 2014

Neil deGrasse Tyson on why science literacy is critical to the future of our democracy.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe

Airdate: Fri, Jan 17, 2014

More from Neil deGrasse Tyson on science, religion and our expanding universe.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the New Cosmos

Airdate: Fri, Jan 10, 2014

This week the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on why science & science literacy matter.

State of Conflict: North Carolina

Airdate: Fri, Jan 03, 2014

This week on Moyers & Company a documentary report on the battle for American politics

The Pope, Poverty and Poetry

Airdate: Fri, Dec 27, 2013

Thomas Cahill about why Pope Francis has conservatives up in arms and former Poet Laureate

Incarceration Nation

Airdate: Fri, Dec 20, 2013

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander on being locked out of the American Dream.

Gunfighter Nation

Airdate: Fri, Dec 13, 2013

Cultural historian Richard Slotkin on the role of firearms in America's national psyche

Politics in the Age of Casino Capitalism

Airdate: Fri, Nov 22, 2013

Scholar Henry Giroux connects the dots between our political system and 'casino capitalism

Encore: America's Gilded Capital

Airdate: Fri, Dec 06, 2013

Writer Mark Leibovich on Washington's bipartisan lust for power, cash and notoriety.

Encore: Wendell Berry: Poet and Prophet

Airdate: Fri, Nov 29, 2013

Wendell Berry discusses a sensible but no compromise plan to save the Earth.

The Path of Positive Resistance

Airdate: Fri, Nov 15, 2013

Bill speaks with doctors Jill Stein & Margaret Flowers about resisting on the front lines.

How Dollarocracy is Destroying America

Airdate: Fri, Nov 08, 2013

Bill talks with John Nichols & Robert McChesney about their new book Dollarocracy.

The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About

Airdate: Fri, Nov 01, 2013

Bill discusses the TPP with Yves Smith & Dean Baker, and a preview of the film Unmanned.

Progressives Pick up the Pieces

Airdate: Fri, Oct 25, 2013

Bill talks with journalist Gretchen Morgenson, later historian and activist Peter Dreier

America's Political Breakdown

Airdate: Fri, Oct 18, 2013

Bill talks with Financial Times commentator Martin Wolf and media scholar Sherry Turkle.

Citizens United: The Sequel

Airdate: Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Bill talks with constitutional law professor Heather Gerken and historian Joyce Appleby.

Wendell Berry: Poet and Prophet

Airdate: Fri, Oct 04, 2013

Environmental writer Wendell Berry discusses a sensible plan to save the Earth.

Saving the Earth from Ourselves�

Airdate: Fri, Sep 27, 2013

Greenpeace Director Kumi Naidoo discusses the urgency of environmental activism.

Inequality for All

Airdate: Fri, Sep 20, 2013

Economic analyst Robert Reich joins Bill to discuss the documentary Inequality for All.

The Collision of Sports and Politics

Airdate: Fri, Sep 13, 2013

Bill Moyers talks with sports editor Dave Zirin about the collision of sports & politics

What Are We Doing in Syria'

Airdate: Fri, Sep 06, 2013

Guest host Phil Donahue examines the consequences of an American intervention in Syria.

Encore: John Lewis Marches On

Airdate: Wed, Aug 28, 2013

John Lewis describes his personal experience at the March on Washington 50 years ago.

America's Gilded Capital

Airdate: Fri, Aug 23, 2013

Writer Mark Leibovich on Washington's bipartisan lust for power, cash and notoriety.

Encore: How People Power Generates Change

Airdate: Fri, Aug 16, 2013

Three activists share how organized people can successfully fight organized money.

Encore: Taming Capitalism Run Wild

Airdate: Fri, Aug 09, 2013

Economist Richard Wolff discusses rampant capitalism and the fight for economic justice.

Encore: The Faces of America's Hungry

Airdate: Fri, Aug 02, 2013

The tragic truth about hunger, food insecurity and poverty in America.

John Lewis Marches On

Airdate: Fri, Jul 26, 2013

John Lewis describes his personal experience at the March on Washington 50 years ago.

Fighting for Farmworkers

Airdate: Fri, Jul 19, 2013

Baldemar Vel�squez on fighting for the rights of America's farmworkers.

Distracted from Democracy

Airdate: Fri, Jul 12, 2013

What keeps American outcry over economic inequality muted' Weapons of mass distraction.

Surviving the New American Economy

Airdate: Wed, Jul 03, 2013

Two American families struggle to find their place in a challenging economy.

The Faces of America's Hungry

Airdate: Fri, Jun 28, 2013

The tragic truth about poverty, hunger and food insecurity in America.

United States of ALEC: A Follow-Up

Airdate: Fri, Jun 21, 2013

Revisiting the hidden world of ALEC -- the scheme to remake America, one state house at a

Big Brother's Prying Eyes

Airdate: Fri, Jun 14, 2013

How do we protect our privacy when Big Government and Big Business morph into Big Brother'

Taming Capitalism Run Wild

Airdate: Fri, Jun 07, 2013

Economist Richard Wolff discusses rampant capitalism and the fight for economic justice.

Living Outside Tribal Lines, May 31, 2013

Airdate: Fri, May 31, 2013

Writer Sherman Alexie describes living outside tribal lines.

Going to Jail for Justice

Airdate: Fri, May 24, 2013

An activist tells why he went to prison in the name of environmental justice.

The Toxic Politics of Science

Airdate: Fri, May 17, 2013

When money, politics and science intersect, America's children are threatened.

How People Power Generates Change

Airdate: Fri, May 10, 2013

Three activists share how organized people can successfully fight organized money.

The Sandy Hook Promise

Airdate: Fri, May 03, 2013

Newtown parents and a legendary folk singer lift their voices to end gun violence.

A Mother Fights Toxic Trespassers

Airdate: Fri, Apr 19, 2013

How to protect our children from the environment's toxic trespassers.

MLK's Dream of Economic Justice

Airdate: Fri, Apr 05, 2013

Taylor Branch & James Cone join Bill to discuss Dr. King's other dream: economic justice.

And Justice for Some

Airdate: Fri, Mar 29, 2013

Why the poor still can't afford justice.

What Has Capitalism Done for Us Lately'

Airdate: Fri, Mar 22, 2013

A close look at avarice, banks, and capitalism -- the ABCs of economic inequality.

Ending the Silence on Climate Change

Airdate: Fri, Mar 15, 2013

Why climate change gets the silent treatment, and what we should do about it.

Fighting Creeping Creationism

Airdate: Fri, Mar 01, 2013

The onslaught of creationism, and the challenges of free thinking in America.

Taming Capitalism Run Wild

Airdate: Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Economist Richard Wolff and Author Saru Jayaraman