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New! A Class Apart
Item# 40874
© 2009
60 Min.
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In the 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, defense lawyers forged a daring strategy-one arguing that Mexican-Americans did not fit into a legal structure which recognized only white and black racial c...
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New! The Era of American Dominance Is Over: A Debate
Item# 40527
© 2009
71 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-083-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-082-1
The global financial crisis has called into question the viability of the American model of capitalism. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown the limits of American might. And the spending of th...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Robert Reich on the Economy / Honoring Thomas Paine
Item# 40605
© 2009
60 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-141-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-140-8
In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers and Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, discuss capitalism, the economy, the influence of lobbyists on policy, and the ongoing...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Abraham Lincoln Revealed
Item# 40407
© 2009
56 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-656-3
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-657-0
In this special performance edition of the Journal, actor Sam Waterston and historian Harold Holzer explore Lincoln's legacy and legend as defined in poetry and prose by significant American writers w...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Mike Davis and Marta Pelaez on America's Economic Crisis
Item# 40366
© 2009
55 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-543-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-544-3
Is the U.S. government turning socialist? In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers sits down with socialist historian and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Mike Davis for his critique of the governmen...
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Bill Moyers Journal: The Legacy and Legend of Lincoln / Political Journalism in the Age of Obama
Item# 40317
© 2009
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-442-2
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-443-9
To commemorate Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial birthday, Bill Moyers sits down with Eric Foner, author of Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World, in this edition of the Journal to discu...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Expectations of the Obama Administration
Item# 40191
© 2009
59 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-375-3
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-376-0
Was the inauguration of Barack Obama a progressive moment? In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers talks with political columnist and blogger David Sirota and The Wall Street Journal's Thomas Fran...
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Bill Moyers Journal: Simon Schama on the American Future
Item# 40186
© 2009
59 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-369-2
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-370-8
Historian Simon Schama looks at America with the eye of a curious and intrigued visitor, a traveler who helps us see ourselves as others see us-and, perhaps, as we really are. In this edition of the J...
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New! The Fabulous Story of the American Dollar
Item# 40650
© 2008
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-191-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-190-3
More than just the basis of the U.S. monetary system, the dollar has also been a catalyst for globalization and a symbol of American power. But with more dollars outside America than within its border...
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Let Freedom Ring: Moments from the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965
Item# 40565
© 2008
100 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-993-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-994-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-247-4
Despite the colossal and continuing legacy of America's civil rights era, the movement is often best understood through the historical moments in which it took place. This NBC News program presents or...
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