Friday on Bill Moyers Journal - October 10, 2008

Glendale Moyers Talkers meet tonight, October 9, at 6:00 PM. In Conference Room B, upper level, Glendale Public Library - Central 222 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA. 91205

from the BILL MOYERS JOURNAL NEWSLETTER - Friday, October 10, 2008

“For the time being, you will need more government intervention. All this non-intervention has led to the point where the government has to practically take over the banks. That's too much. A little more government oversight earlier could have saved us that trouble.”- George Soros

This week on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL (KCET-TV)

Bill Moyers talks with one of the world’s most successful investors George Soros about the global capital meltdown, how he saw it coming, and what can be done now.

And, with the campaigns heating up, Bill Moyers checks in with JOURNAL contributor and director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center Kathleen Hall Jamieson on how dirty politics will play out in this final stretch to the election.

On THE MOYERS BLOG

Watch a JOURNAL video essay for the sixth anniversary of the resolution authorizing the war in Iraq.

Market fundamentalism and the madness of crowds. Can America avert future economic crises?

Are dirty politics hindering our ability to understand the issues? Weigh in.

Say Anything. Read an essay from JOURNAL senior writer Michael Winship on the turn to negative campaigning.

Each week, video, transcripts, and further resources and investigations from BILL MOYERS JOURNAL are available online at www.pbs.org/moyers.

On Bill Moyers Journal - Oct, 3

THE GLENDALE MOYERS TALKERS GATHER NEXT WEEK, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at our new location in Conference Room B, upper level. All are welcome.

from the BILL MOYERS JOURNAL NEWSLETTER - Friday, October 3, 2008

This week on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL (KCET-TV)

In a week chock full of breaking news and historic moves – from proposed economic fixes to record-breaking market flux to vice presidential debate - how did the media fare in informing the public? Bill Moyers sits down with veteran JOURNAL contributor and media analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson and NPR's ON THE MEDIA host Brooke Gladstone for an in-depth look at the news of the week to sort out the media-frenzied information available from what the public still needs to know, and explores the key messages from Thursday’s vice presidential debate.

Then, Bill Moyers speaks with Georgetown Law professor and economic justice expert Emma Coleman Jordan to examine what’s at stake and to weigh who wins and who loses in the proposed bailout package in Congress this week.

Also, Bill Moyers looks at the headlines you may have missed.

On THE MOYERS BLOG

Bailout blues? Share your thoughts on the controversial financial 'rescue package.'

Election endgame. As the campaigns enter the furious last month of campaigning, what isn't being talked about?

Monday, October 6 is the voter registration deadline in 27 states. Find out if you're registered and where to vote. [In California it's Monday, October 19]

Each week, video, transcripts, and further resources and investigations from BILL MOYERS JOURNAL are available online at www.pbs.org/moyers.

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From the BILL MOYERS JOURNAL NEWSLETTER - Friday, September 26, 2008

“As the congress has moved to the margins, as the president has moved to the center of our politics,the presidency itself has come to be, I think, less effective. The system is broken."
- Andrew J. Bacevich

This week on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL (KCET-TV)

As financial fallout dominates the news, BILL MOYERS JOURNAL explores how the shifting national priorities may be threatening what America stands for. Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich who identifies three major problems facing our democracy: the crises of economy, government and militarism, and calls for a redefinition of the American way of life. “We're squandering our power. We are squandering our wealth to the extent that we persist in our imperial delusions. We're also going to squander our freedom,” says Bacevich. Respected across the political spectrum, Bacevich has contributed to THE NATION, THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE, and FOREIGN AFFAIRS, among others, and his latest book is THE LIMITS OF POWER: THE END OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM. Bacevich is a professor of history and international relations at Boston University.

On MOYERS ONLINE

Read debate-watching tips from campaign analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Check out what JOURNAL viewers want to ask the candidates.

Find resources for decoding the fine-print in the bailout bill.

Read an excerpt from Andrew Bacevich's THE LIMITS OF POWER.

Watch our Emmy award-winning report BUYING THE WAR online!

On THE MOYERS BLOG

An imperial presidency? Respond to Bacevich's assessment of government today.

JOURNAL senior writer Michael Winship on Andrew Bacevich, America and the World.

Each week, video, transcripts, and further resources and investigations from BILL MOYERS JOURNAL are available online at www.pbs.org/moyers.

This Friday on Bill Moyers Journal

From the BILL MOYERS JOURNAL NEWSLETTER - Friday, September 19, 2008

“Both Presidential candidates are now talking somewhat more regulation and anger at finance. So I think that'll crimp their style a little bit. But I'm afraid that the horse is way out of the barn.”- Kevin Phillips

This week on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL (KCET-TV)

Amidst historic economic failures, Bill Moyers Journal takes an in-depth look at what led to the financial meltdown, what it means for American families, and how it will affect voters between now and November. Bill Moyers sits down with former Nixon White House strategist and political and economic critic Kevin Phillips, whose latest book BAD MONEY: RECKLESS FINANCE, FAILED POLITICS, AND THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM explores the role that the crumbling financial sector played in the now-fragile American economy.

And, Moyers speaks with NEW YORK TIMES business and financial columnists Gretchen Morgenson and Floyd Norris to discuss who wins and who loses in the financial turmoil.

On MOYERS ONLINE

A BILL MOYERS JOURNAL photo essay: See how the Wall Street meltdown is going global.

Find out what Kevin Phillips means by "Pollyanna Creep."

On THE MOYERS BLOG

What question would you ask the candidates in next week's Presidential debate? Let us know.

The fall of the financial sector and government's ability to pick up the pieces. Tell us what you think.

In the midst of the financial fallout, what questions would you ask of leaders in the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury?

Each week, video, transcripts, and further resources and investigations from BILL MOYERS JOURNAL are available online at www.pbs.org/moyers.

On Bill Moyers Journal 9/12/2008

From the Bill Moyers Journal Newsletter for Friday, September 12, 2008:

"A lot of people are hurling insults from the safety of television studios, the safety of radio studios, the safety of cyberspace. So that's a void in our community - the chance to be in the same room and to have these exchanges and remember the humanity of the person on the other side." - Rev. Chris Buice, pastor, Tennesee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church

This week on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL (KCET-TV)

What happens when America's airwaves fill with hate? BILL MOYERS JOURNAL takes a tough look at the hostile industry of "Shock Jock" media with a hard-hitting examination of its effects on our nation's political discourse. The JOURNAL traveled to Knoxville, where a recent shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church has left the pastor asking what role hateful speech from popular right-wing media personalities may have played in the tragedy.

Also on the program, Bill Moyers sits down with Brook Gladstone, host of NPR's ON THE MEDIA and Pulitzer prize winning journalist Les Payne to discuss the struggle of journalists to report the truth in such partisan and polarized times.

On MOYERS ONLINE

Get online media analysis tools and get beyond the rhetoric of Campaign '08.

Visit the Moyers on 2008 Election map and add your voice on education, the environment, the economy or whatever else is cruicial to you in this election year.

Watch a web exclusive interview with Chinese blogger Michael Anti, who reflects on what has and hasn't changed since Microsoft shut down his blog under government pressure in 2005.

Find out where to get and give support to National Guard members and their families in your state from our resource map.

On THE MOYERS BLOG

Restoring respect to political discourse. Weigh in.

Media and politics. Are you getting the information you need from journalists?

A Bill Moyers speech: AFTER 9/11.

Each week, video, transcripts, and further resources and investigations from BILL MOYERS JOURNAL are available online at www.pbs.org/moyers.

On Bill Moyers Journal September 5, 2008

Next week - Glendale Moyers Talkers meet in the Learning Center of Glendale Public Library, Central Library, 222 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA at 6:00 PM Thursday, September 11.

from the BILL MOYERS JOURNAL NEWSLETTER - Friday, September 5, 2008

“It's a hard life being in the military. Once you're in, you realize it, and you get so attached to it and everything, it just becomes second nature, and then you don't want to quit. But you’re never realizing how much you hurt your family and other people when things like this come up.”- Roy Parks, NJ National Guard

This week on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL (KCET-TV)

BILL MOYERS JOURNAL gives viewers an intimate look at how deployments of National Guard troops to Iraq affect state governors' ability to swiftly respond to domestic disaster at home and impact the families left behind. Traveling to New Jersey, the JOURNAL follows families preparing for the deployment of nearly half of New Jersey’s National Guard to Iraq.

Also on the program, JOURNAL contributor Kathleen Hall Jamieson returns with a recap of the key moments and messages of this week’s Republican National Convention.

On THE MOYERS BLOG

Did the Republican convention tackle your big election issues? Weigh in.

Know someone serving in the wars abroad? Tell us how their deployment has affected life at home.

Each week, video, transcripts, and further resources and investigations from BILL MOYERS JOURNAL are available online at www.pbs.org/moyers.

On Bill Moyers Journal August 29, 2008

from the Bill Moyers Journal NEWSLETTER - Friday, August 29, 2008

This week on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL (KCET-TV)

What did the Democrats accomplish this week and can they deliver real change while still playing old fashioned Beltway politics?

In the historic moment of the first African-American nominee for President, Bill Moyers sits down with NATION editor Katrina vanden Heuvel and University of Pennsylvania professor of political science Adolph Reed, Jr. to discuss the promises from the DNC and expectations of Barack Obama.

Also on the program, Bill Moyers speaks with political analysts Merle and Earl Black, who’ve tracked the American electorate for years. They will discuss how American demographics - particularly votes from the Southern and the swing states, such as Ohio and Pennsylvania - will influence the campaign and the election.

On THE MOYERS BLOG

Did the Democratic convention tackle your big election issues? Weigh in.

Are demographics destiny? Tell us what you think.

Each week, video, transcripts, and further resources and investigations from BILL MOYERS JOURNAL are available online at www.pbs.org/moyers.