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Time to Get Real on Climate Change | Moyers & Company

2014-05-12T22:28:17.524Z

David Suzuki, a geneticist who has made science exciting to millions of TV viewers, warns that we’re burning up the planet, but there’s still a chance we can make it.

Full Show: Is Net Neutrality Dead? | Moyers & Company

2014-05-12T05:13:17.342Z

Democracy loses if the Internet’s sold to the highest bidder -- and that may be what's about to happen.

Inequality for All - Bill Moyers talks with Robert Reich

2014-02-01T21:38:50.639Z

Bill Moyers talks with Economic analyst Robert Reich about the new film Inequality for All. Opening in theaters across the country next week, the film aims to be a game-changer in our national discussion of income inequality.

Taming Capitalism Run Wild | Moyers & Company | FULL SHOW

2013-03-03T01:46:38.108Z

Economist Richard Wolff joins Bill to shine light on the disaster left behind in capitalism's wake, and discusses how to battle for economic justice.

Also on the broadcast, activist and author Saru Jayaraman marches on Washington with restaurant workers struggling to make ends meet, and talks about how we can best support their right to a fair…

United States of Alec: Bill Moyers on the Corporate-Legislative Body Writing Our Laws

2012-09-28T23:49:04.975Z

Moyers & Company presents "United States of ALEC," a report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of -- ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC presents itself as a "nonpartisan public-private partnership". But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge.

Using interviews, documents, and field reporting, the episode explores ALEC's self-serving machine at work, acting in a way one Wisconsin politician describes as "a corporate dating service for lonely legislators and corporate special interests."

In state houses around the country, hundreds of pieces of boilerplate ALEC legislation are proposed or enacted that would, among other things, dilute collective bargaining rights, make it harder for some Americans to vote, and limit corporate liability for harm caused to consumers -- each accomplished without the public ever knowing who's behind it.

"All of us here are very familiar with ALEC and the influence that ALEC has with many of the [legislative] members," says Arizona State Senator Steve Farley. "Corporations have the right to present their arguments, but they don't have the right to do it secretly."

"United States of ALEC" is a collaboration between Okapi Productions LLC and the Schumann Media Center, headed by Bill Moyers, which supports independent journalism and public watchdogs including the Center for Media and Democracy, whose investigators are featured in the report.

Published on Sep 27, 2012 by MoyersandCompany