Moyers & Company - Season 1 (2012)

Our country is more politically polarized than ever. Is it possible to agree to disagree and still move on to solve our massive problems? Moyers and moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt talk about the psychological underpinnings of our contentious culture.

How economic inequality destroys opportunity for the millennial generation.

Decoding the languages of politics and poetry.

Where do movies end and politics begin -- does it matter?

Moving beyond war: A new vision for America's global role

American history is rich with stories of social change inspired by the actions of motivated individuals and organized groups. Today's activists are no different -- facing long odds against powerful and systemic special interests.

You'd think after such a calamitous economic fall, there'd be a consensus on reinforcing the protections that keep us safe. But the opposite is happening. Business and political forces, including mercenary lobbyists, are trying to destroy these safeguards.

Angela Blackwell advocates practical ways to achieve "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all. Now, with our middle class struggling, poverty rising, and inequality growing, the CEO of PolicyLink finds reasons for hope in these hard realities

Two movements once at the vital center of our society, liberal politics and American Christianity have gone astray, says Eric Alterman (left-wing) and Ross Douthat (right-wing). Each discusses the implications of this wayward course on U.S. Democracy.

Moyers talks with Marty Kaplan, director of USC's Norman Lear Center, about how taking news out of the journalism box and placing it in the entertainment box hurts democracy and allows special interest groups to manipulate the system.

Understanding the border culture between Mexico and the United States with storyteller Luis Alberto Urrea.

Bill and media decoder Kathleen Hall Jamieson take a closer look at the role media misinformation will play in the Obama vs. Romney TV ad slugfest. Bill also talks to RoseAnn DeMoro about the Robin Hood Tax.

Tom Morello is the Harvard-educated guitarist who played for Rage Against the Machine, and then for Audioslave. Rolling Stone chose his album "World Wide Rebel Songs" as one of the best of 2011, and named him one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time

Larry Siems and Doug Liman join Bill Moyers to talk about what we should be learning from and doing about U.S. torture tactics.

Shining light on the dark money corrupting elections and democracy.

For how long and in how many ways are average Americans going to pay the price for big bank hubris, with our own government acting as accomplice?

Confronting the Contradictions of America's Past.

With a sharp decline in union membership, a legion of new enemies, and a series of legal and legislative setbacks, can unions rebound and once again act strongly in the interest of ordinary workers?

The uphill fight to make banks honest and accountable.

Calling attention to America's 'sacrifice zones' with journalist Chris Hedges.

America has been at war for over a decade now, with millions of soldiers having seen death and dying up close in Afghanistan and Iraq. But most Americans, watching comfortably on their TVs and computers, witness mostly to statistics, stump speeches, and "expert" rhetoric, don't get what's really going on there.

How voter ID laws are suppressing the vote.

Nuns hit the highway on a controversial road trip of faith and politics.

The resurrection of Ralph Reed: revolution or racket?

Challenging power and changing politics.

The unchecked power of the one-percent court.

How American elections are bought and sold, who covers the cost, and how the rest of us pay the price.

Revealing the hidden world of ALEC -- the scheme to remake America, one state house at a time.

Univision's Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas on Hispanic influence and power in America.

Protecting our courts from predatory politics, and watching climate change in action.

How far America's mega-wealthy will go to keep the One Percent in charge.

Reality-checking the debates and banking reform.

The election is over. What's next for America?

Naomi Klein explains how Hurricane Sandy can spur economic and political transformation in America.

How the FCC is poised to help Big Media seize more control over your airwaves.

Why the fiscal cliff is merely a phantom menace -- and what we should be talking about instead.

Tony Kushner on what we still can learn from Lincoln.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz straddles two cultures while telling the story of America's past and future.

Why climate change gets the silent treatment.