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‘Troublemaker of the Year’ tells Moyers science studies needed to ‘ensure the survival of the human race’

The 19-year-old activist who was named “Troublemaker of the Year” by … told Bill Moyers on Friday that teaching children humanity’s origins will help the species survive. Rep. Paul Broun’s (R-GA) infamous speech calling evolution and other scientific theories “lies from the pits of hell,” education advocate Zack Kopplin told…

Taibbi tells Moyers: You can’t let Wall Street off the hook and jail someone for ‘a joint in his pocket’

President Barack Obama’s administration, journalist Matt Taibbi said in an interview with Bill Moyers, has likely accepted the explanation made by advisors who used to work at the same Wall Street firms that instigated the U.S. economy’s instability in recent years. “People like Bob Rubin and Larry Summers, who are…

Moyers: More than 400 dead in gun violence since Newtown massacre

In a video essay published Friday, broadcaster Bill Moyers took on the power of the firearms lobby and warned that their vision of an America where everybody is armed is both comical and terrifying at the same time. Comparing the modern day views of the National Rifle Association to television’s…

Bill Moyers: America ‘turned violence into a profit center’ and has ‘fetish with guns’

Moyers began his video essay on the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre by reading the names of the children and adults murdered during the shooting that left almost 30 dead. “They will never forget,” he said of the family members of the deceased. “We mourn, move on, and too soon…

Bill Moyers and Angela Glover Blackwell discuss ‘Occupy,’ race and the American Dream

The latest episode of Moyers & Company featured an interesting discussion between Moyers and activist Angela Glover Blackwell. Blackwell is a “national leader for social justice and equity” and is the author of Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America’s Future. During the exchange, the two discussed the “Occupy” movement, social…

Bill Moyers and Andrew Bacevich discuss ‘neo-con armchair warriors’ and the futility of ‘endless’ war

To mark the nine-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, this week’s episode of Moyers & Company featured a fascinating discussion with West Point graduate, Vietnam vet and scholar Andrew Bacevich. Bacevich is the noted author of the best-seller The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. Host…

Former Senator: ‘Too big to fail cannot be tolerated’

Former North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan (D) appeared on Moyers & Company this past weekend to express how government needs tougher rules to punish big banks. Moyers discussed with Dorgan his 1998 speech on the Senate floor rallying against the now infamous repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, which allowed banks…