Listening to America with Bill Moyers

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)