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Listening to America with Bill Moyers
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From the eVideo
Family Values: What Are They? (3:35)
Parents Face Challenges in America (5:32)
Child Rearing: Community Effort (3:24)
Family Case Study (4:15)
Role of the Church in Supporting Families (4:46)
Community Strength, Family Values, and Public Policy (5:23)
Case Study: Single Mother (7:00)
Fatherlessness, Divorce, and Single-Parent Families (5:15)
A Woman Dedicated to Create Connecting Places (6:41)
Building Family-Friendly Communities (5:02)
Family Crisis: America's Crisis (2:55)
From the eVideo
Unequal Educational Opportunities (3:46)
Inner City Children at Risk (1:56)
Teacher Training
Disparity in Inner City Schools (4:53)
Classroom Disruptions (2:15)
Parental Involvement in Schools (2:11)
Schools and Communities (4:48)
Educational Voucher System (4:48)
Privatization of Education (3:55)
Educational Inequalities and Vouchers (2:43)
Educational Funding Changes (1:55)
Presidential Candidates on Education (4:14)
From the eVideo
A Gathering of Environmental Scholars (5:19)
Environmental Protection and a Healthy Economy (4:58)
Sustainable Energy (3:42)
The Sustainable Income of the Planet (2:05)
Gross National Product and the Value of Natural Resources (2:30)
Sustainable Growth and Population Explosion (1:39)
Individual Responsibility for Sustainability (2:05)
Economy, Sustainability, and Leadership from Policy Makers (1:45)
Economy, Sustainability, and Public Transportation (1:44)
Environmental Awareness (1:35)
Global Warming (2:08)
Taxes to Benefit the Environment (2:13)
Sustainability Models: Promoting Behavior Change (6:04)
Sustainability Models: Tools for Exploration (4:41)
Sustainability Models: Policy Aspects (2:52)
Political Realities Complicate Sustainability (7:49)
From the eVideo
Politically Correct Media Images (2:32)
Appealing Ads (2:42)
Fooling the Public (2:02)
Argument against Environmental Legislation (4:05)
"Cancer Alley" (2:33)
Citizen Activists and Chemical Association (3:38)
Citizens Activists Against Chemical Industry (3:06)
Standing Up to Big Industry (5:09)
Demanding Accountability (4:31)
Tax Breaks and Pollution (3:35)
Jobs vs. Environment (2:54)
Public Right to Information (2:13)
Clean Up Instead of Prevention (2:49)
Clean Technology (2:42)
Citizens Involvement (3:00)
Retribution for Speaking Out (1:47)
Need for Cooperation (1:39)
Credits: Politics, People, and Pollution (1:17)
From the eVideo
Working for Equality in Atlanta (1:28)
The Good Society: Atlanta: Sponsor Message (0:27)
Grassroots Democracy Efforts (1:01)
American Individualism (2:21)
"The Good Society" (2:06)
Institutional Renewal (1:40)
Finding a Good Society (1:22)
Hosting the 1996 Olympics (2:01)
Atlanta Project (1:48)
Improving Race Relations (1:12)
Building Community in Atlanta (3:15)
Meeting Atlanta Family Needs (1:30)
Glencastle Community Housing (3:09)
Community Building Lessons (1:15)
Grassroots Atlanta Community Empowerment (3:55)
Rejuvenating Atlanta Public Housing (2:30)
Equal Business Opportunity Legislation (3:57)
Atlanta Olympic Economic Opportunities (3:11)
Redeveloping Underground Atlanta (3:00)
Public-Private Collaboration Challenges (3:17)
Implementing the Atlanta Project (2:40)
Poverty Reduction Measures: Theory vs. Practice (4:40)
Bridging Two Atlantas (2:58)
Credits: The Good Society: Atlanta (1:27)
From the eVideo
Rebuilding Los Angeles (0:55)
The Good Society: Los Angeles: Sponsor Message (1:01)
Moving America Forward (0:56)
Recovering from Civic Breakdown (1:16)
Addressing Cultural Isolation (1:51)
Elusive Good Society (2:46)
Fueling Conflict in South Central (3:11)
Korean Perspective (1:45)
Defending Common Cultural Ground (3:27)
African-American Perspective (3:58)
Appealing for Equal Opportunity (2:11)
Youth Intervention in South Central (3:01)
Rebuilding Community Support System (3:06)
Building Community in Gang Areas (4:34)
Transitioning from Gang Life (3:22)
East L.A. Community Cornerstone (5:10)
Community Leadership (1:02)
Defending Elites and Institutions (1:01)
Domestic Disarmament (1:33)
Politics of Society Building (1:46)
Institutional Reform for Community (2:53)
Giving Back to Society (1:57)
Building Society under Moral Law (2:55)
Credits: The Good Society: Los Angeles (1:25)
From the eVideo
Complicity of Forest Service (1:39)
G.H.W. Bush on Forests (2:17)
Jobs vs. Environment (2:20)
Whistleblower Is Fired (2:17)
Congress Approves Environmental Degradation (1:59)
Timber Industry Campaign Contributions at Work (2:58)
Value of Old Growth Forests (1:59)
Forest Devastation (4:11)
Journalists Punished for Telling Truth (3:35)
Timber Jobs (2:02)
In Defense of Forest Practices (2:17)
Logging by Hand (1:32)
Jobs Dependent on Logging (3:42)
Loggers and Corporate Owners (2:10)
Environmentalist vs. Logger (2:47)
Complex Issues of Forest Management (2:23)
Logging: Machines, Humans, and Capital (1:53)
Politicians and Forest Policy (2:46)
Clinton, Bush, and Quayle on Timber (2:19)
Timber in Northern Rockies (1:54)
Solutions to Forestry's Problems (2:42)
Scientists Sound Alarm (2:04)
Who Owns the Forests? (1:22)
From the eVideo
Worried About America (2:27)
Molly James (1:30)
Middle Class Income (1:58)
Laid Off with Small Severance (2:22)
Searching for Employment After 50 (1:49)
Middle Class (2:51)
Transfer of Wealth (3:12)
Business Restructuring and Unemployment (1:56)
Growing Income Disparity (2:45)
Instant Profits (3:24)
Uneducated and Laid Off (3:53)
New Economic Rules (3:39)
Canceled Social Contract (4:21)
Corporate Restructuring (2:12)
Florsheim Shoe Company Closing (3:09)
Life Change After Lay Off (2:54)
Alliance for Capital Access (5:09)
What Went Wrong? (1:51)
Political System in Crisis (3:19)
Credits: America: What Went Wrong? (Part One) (1:25)
From the eVideo
Foreign Investment in the U.S. (1:03)
Sponsor Message (0:56)
Global Economy and the U.S. (1:35)
Ravenswood Aluminum Company (7:33)
Legislation Favoring Tax Criminals (2:48)
Tax Breaks for Foreign Investors (2:47)
Income Tax Inequalities (4:47)
Tax Reform Failure (2:24)
Whitehall Laboratories (9:18)
Washington Tax Shelters Incentives (1:59)
U.S. Economy Debate (3:49)
U.S. Transfer of Wealth (4:07)
Wall Street's Impact (2:02)
Trickle Down Debate (3:47)
Subsidizing Economic Restructuring (3:15)
Corporate Tax Debate (1:49)
American Plutocracy (2:36)
Credits: America: What Went Wrong? (Part Two) (1:14)
From the eVideo
Excerpts from "America, What Went Wrong?" (4:48)
MagneTek, Inc. Moves to Mexico (3:05)
Competition Forces a Move to Mexico (3:32)
American Jobs Go Abroad (2:57)
Loyalty and Competition in Business (2:51)
The Economy and Small Business (7:46)
Slow Economic Growth and Recession (1:28)
Keeping Small Business Strong (2:20)
Diminished Wealth and Economic Decline (1:34)
The American Deficit (1:59)
American Jobs in a Global Economy (4:20)
International Trade Policies (6:01)
Strategies for Putting Americans to Work (4:43)
Leadership and Economic Reform (3:03)
Presidential Politics and the Economy (2:00)
From the eVideo
Addressing the War on Drugs (1:05)
Sponsors (0:56)
Introduction to the War on Drugs (2:02)
Campaign against Drugs (1:27)
Noriega's Case as a PR Stunt (5:43)
Latin American Drug Economies (2:00)
Rural Drug Boom (1:14)
Drug War Debate (2:51)
Challenging Drug War Strategy (2:32)
U.S. Interests in Latin America (2:26)
Cocaine Market Shifts (0:58)
Domestic Drug Victims (4:24)
Racial Profiling in the Drug War (3:54)
Drivers of the Drug Trade (2:49)
Drug Use Demographics (2:02)
Drugs and Social Justice (1:19)
Separating Drug Use from Sales (4:34)
Drug User Debate (2:12)
Addressing Underfunded Drug Treatment (4:51)
Treatment vs. Imprisonment (4:31)
Drug War Conclusion (0:41)
Credits: What Price the Drug War? (1:15)
From the eVideo
Budget Cuts In an Overburdened Justice System (5:28)
Underrepresented Defendants (4:20)
Politicians Underfund Public Defenders (2:10)
District Attorneys vs. Public Defenders (4:08)
Inequities in the Justice System (3:36)
Justice and Social Problems (5:10)
Politics of Justice (4:27)
Reinventing Justice: Justice Reform (5:38)
Crisis in the Courts (4:06)
Federal Budget Cuts for Legal Services (3:23)
Judges and Access to Justice System (5:53)
Politics and the Justice System (4:17)
From the eVideo
Americans Express Disgust for Politics (3:56)
Dissatisfaction Among Voters (3:05)
Senator Rudman Sounds Off (5:59)
Senator Rudman Steps Down (2:36)
Truth, Politics, and the Economy (5:17)
Lack of Faith in the Government (2:33)
U.S. Representatives Address Voter Discontent (2:35)
Voter Discontent: Policies or Procedures? (3:59)
Partisan Politics (2:50)
The American Deficit (2:21)
Catering to Constituencies (5:29)
The Political Game (1:03)
Money and Politics (4:27)
Politics as a Spiritual Vocation (3:49)
The State of American Politics (2:23)
From the eVideo
A Sensational Press Interferes with Politics (2:36)
The Media Filter (3:45)
Substantive Political Discourse (2:12)
Reporting Political Trivia (2:12)
Media Coverage of Presidential Campaigns (4:06)
The Problem with Sound Bites (3:15)
America's Political Conversation: The Blame Game (4:10)
The Media and Voter Turnout (4:05)
Politics as Sport (1:48)
Getting a Political Message Heard (5:37)
Political Debate in Great Britain (3:04)
Presidential Debate Formats (2:02)
Spinning Politics with Buzzwords (5:17)
Racism in Political Discourse (2:02)
Exposing Character Issues (3:11)
The Media, Voters, and Political Discourse (3:34)
From the eVideo
Community Participation in Chicago (1:01)
Making Government Work: Sponsor Message (1:01)
Organizing for Democracy (1:32)
Gentrifying Industrial Areas (1:55)
Chicago Planned Manufacturing Districts (4:45)
Democracy on the Ground (2:32)
Public Policy for Business Interests (3:03)
Halting Gentrification (2:30)
Parks Decentralization Program (4:10)
Community Ownership (1:28)
Decentralization Critics (2:24)
Inner City Recreational Opportunities (3:54)
Leadership for Community Empowerment (3:15)
Lessons from Grassroots Organizing (2:03)
Community Policing Program (3:36)
Alternative to Street Life (1:56)
Organizing for a Political Voice (3:54)
Helping Communities Help Themselves (4:28)
Making Government Work for Communities (5:20)
Credits: Making Government Work (1:17)
From the eVideo
Government for Sale (1:02)
Who Owns Our Government: Sponsor Message (0:57)
Savings and Loan Crisis (3:52)
Garn-St. Germain Bill (3:01)
Protecting S&Ls (2:17)
Secret Bipartisan Corruption (2:02)
Questioning Washington Morality (2:11)
Ongoing S&L Laundering (2:40)
Corrupt Campaign System (2:41)
Campaign Financing Reforms (2:18)
Soft Money Campaign Financing (3:44)
Team 100's Tax Break (3:28)
Privatizing Electoral Campaigns (2:09)
Soft Money in Government (2:01)
Funding Healthcare Stalemate (4:58)
Funding Incumbent Parties (3:54)
Equalizing the Vote (3:53)
Resisting Voter Cynicism (3:07)
Public Financing Campaign System (2:38)
Calling for Campaign Reform (1:27)
Credits: Who Owns Our Government? (1:18)
From the eVideo
New Political Perspective (0:54)
Sponsor Message: Women in American Politics (0:56)
Gender Imbalance in Congress (1:21)
Response to Thomas/Hill Hearings (2:39)
Search for Political Outsiders (2:59)
Challenging Gender and Racial Status Quo (4:04)
Running for Senate Diversity (5:01)
Electing a Fresh Perspective (3:18)
Incremental Political Gender Changes (3:00)
Remaining Independent (3:47)
Soliciting Campaign Funds (4:03)
Bipartisan Support for Women's Issues (3:47)
Female vs. Male Governance (4:12)
Empowering Female Politicians (1:34)
Breaking the Glass Ceiling (4:07)
Expanding Washington Priorities (2:14)
Right to Choose (3:19)
Promoting Equal Representation (3:19)
Credits: Women in American Politics (1:18)
From the eVideo
Reaction to Riots (3:54)
Cleaning Up (1:17)
Racial Discussion (2:49)
Thoughts on Rodney King Riots (3:04)
Resentment of Korean Businesses Owners (3:19)
Police Brutality (0:59)
Marginalized Voices (0:26)
Grassroots Solutions (3:22)
Sister Soljah (1:33)
Revenge (0:47)
Black Militancy as Rational (1:33)
Black Identity (1:11)
Criticizing Black Power (1:56)
Pain of Black Youth (1:11)
Solutions (1:41)
"A Common Destiny" (1:59)
Hopelessness and Crime (1:17)
Ignoring the Poor (2:23)
Need for Political Unity (3:21)
Non-Political Solutions (1:32)
Inner Strength (2:12)
Values (2:09)
Police Treatment of Black People (1:45)
Economic Solutions (2:33)
Models of Success (1:08)
Racial Battle (0:52)
Perverse Incentives (0:37)
Changing Attitudes (0:45)
Combating Social Crisis (0:44)
Sponsors & Credits: In Search of a Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society (1:18)
From the eVideo
Death by Violent Crime (4:54)
Dallas Streets: More Dangerous Than Vietnam (3:47)
Citizens With Guns and Gun Control (5:28)
Neighborhood Crime and Neighborhood Citizens' Watch Groups (5:18)
Organized Efforts Against Neighborhood Crime (3:13)
Victims' Rights Advocacy (3:42)
Strategies to Combat Crime (5:34)
Cultural Awareness and Police (3:57)
Gun Control Issues (4:59)
Citizens' Opinions About Violent Crime (5:46)
War on Drugs: Is It a Real War? (6:01)
From the eVideo
Bill Moyers' Introduction (0:26)
Evaluating Candidates' Charisma (2:28)
Evaluating Bush's Character (3:15)
Evaluating Perot's Character (1:19)
Ambition and the Presidency (3:15)
Starting War to Win Reelection (1:21)
Quayle and the Philippines (1:55)
Comparing Candidates' Character (1:58)
Voting on Character as Reasonable (1:26)
Importance of Management (2:03)
Negative Advertisements (3:04)
Reframing Trust Issue (1:03)
Negative Radio Ads (1:36)
Fact-Checking Ads (1:56)
Ignoring Minorities (1:48)
Latinos Marginalized (2:09)
Latino Unity and Divisions (1:11)
Out of Touch Candidates (3:48)
Multiculturalism (1:05)
Ignoring Urban Problems (0:35)
Oliphant's Cartoons (1:23)
Cartoonists and Cynicism (1:21)
Oliphant's View of Candidates (2:57)
Sponsors & Credits: Charisma, Personality, and Power (1:18)
From the eVideo
Public Service Announcement Promotes Voting (1:12)
Voter Registration (5:01)
Effects of Partisan Politics on Voter Registration (1:52)
Recruiting Young Voters: Rock the Vote (2:56)
Involving Young People in the Political Process (2:15)
Entertainment and Issues in Politics (3:00)
Rap Music's Influence on Politics (3:08)
Identifying with Political Candidates (4:24)
Effects of Ridicule and Satire on Politics (2:49)
Negative Effects of Media on Politics (3:16)
Politics, the Media, and Inspiration (5:43)
From the eVideo
Bush/Quayle Presidential Election (3:59)
Religious Right Speakers (4:37)
Christian Coalition (5:57)
G.H.W. Bush: Politics and Culture (2:26)
Politics and Religion (3:34)
Future of Republican Party (4:29)
Politics and Semantics (3:07)
Culture Wars (5:12)
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Subjects
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African Americans
African Americans -- Social conditions
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Economic conditions
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social conditions
Campaign funds
Campaign funds -- United States
Child welfare
Cities and towns
Cities and towns -- Study and teaching
Civilization
Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources -- Economic aspects
Courts
Courts -- United States
Crime
Drug abuse
Drug abuse -- Treatment -- United States
Drug abuse and crime
Drug abuse and crime -- United States
Ecology
Ecology -- United States
Economic aspects
Economic conditions
Economic history
Economics
Education
Educational films
Educational sociology
Election
Environmental policy
Environmental policy -- United States
Environmental protection
Families
Family social work
History
Human geography
Internet videos
King, Rodney
Leadership
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Economic conditions
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions
Natural resources
Policy sciences
Political action committees
Political activity
Political campaigns
Political campaigns -- United States -- History
Political ethics
Political ethics -- United States
Political participation
Political participation -- United States
Political planning
Political science
Politics and government
Pollution
Pollution -- United States
Population
Poverty
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Election
Public policy
Public policy (Law)
Public policy (Law) -- United States
Public schools
Public welfare
Race relations
Riots
Riots -- California -- Los Angeles
Social conditions
Social control
Social history
Social policy
Social service
Sociology
Study and teaching
Teaching
Treatment
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001
United States -- Politics and government
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980
Urban geography
Videorecording
Women
Women -- Political activity -- United States
Women in public life
Women in public life -- United States
Women political activists
Women political activists -- United States
African Americans -- Social conditions
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Economic conditions
Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social conditions
Campaign funds
Campaign funds -- United States
Child welfare
Cities and towns
Cities and towns -- Study and teaching
Civilization
Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources -- Economic aspects
Courts
Courts -- United States
Crime
Drug abuse
Drug abuse -- Treatment -- United States
Drug abuse and crime
Drug abuse and crime -- United States
Ecology
Ecology -- United States
Economic aspects
Economic conditions
Economic history
Economics
Education
Educational films
Educational sociology
Election
Environmental policy
Environmental policy -- United States
Environmental protection
Families
Family social work
History
Human geography
Internet videos
King, Rodney
Leadership
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Economic conditions
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social conditions
Natural resources
Policy sciences
Political action committees
Political activity
Political campaigns
Political campaigns -- United States -- History
Political ethics
Political ethics -- United States
Political participation
Political participation -- United States
Political planning
Political science
Politics and government
Pollution
Pollution -- United States
Population
Poverty
Presidents
Presidents -- United States -- Election
Public policy
Public policy (Law)
Public policy (Law) -- United States
Public schools
Public welfare
Race relations
Riots
Riots -- California -- Los Angeles
Social conditions
Social control
Social history
Social policy
Social service
Sociology
Study and teaching
Teaching
Treatment
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001
United States -- Politics and government
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980
Urban geography
Videorecording
Women
Women -- Political activity -- United States
Women in public life
Women in public life -- United States
Women political activists
Women political activists -- United States