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Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Times
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Bill Moyers
During the fifty years he has been variously a reporter, a political spokesperson, and a broadcaster, Bill Moyers has demonstrated a deep commitment to understanding the workings of our government and the role of the individual in society. His essays and commentaries, such as the recent “Shivers Down the Spine,” “A Time for Anger,” and “Journalism Under Fire,” are argued o...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
June 14th 2005
by Anchor
(first published 2004)
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I have been an "Ardent" fan of Bill Moyers, Dating back to his early days as a, "Journalist" and "Documentarian". I have found, at a time when so many Citizens, are looking to get "Real" news and as "Unbiased" an opinion of that News and the "truth" of whats going on in our world and our nation, Bill stands out as a Beacon of trust we should seek and want in that medium of Broadcasting and Journalism.
Amy Goodman also is one ...more
Amy Goodman also is one ...more
Respected journalist Bill Moyers has an urgent warning for Americans: don't let democracy die. "You have to stand up and fight as if the cause depends on you. Allow yourself that conceit -- to believe in the flame of democracy will never go out as long as there's one candle in one citizen's hand."
Moyers sees, correctly, that "something is deeply wrong with politics today". The soul of democracy has been dying, he writes, "drowning in a rising tide of big mone...more
Moyers sees, correctly, that "something is deeply wrong with politics today". The soul of democracy has been dying, he writes, "drowning in a rising tide of big mone...more
Both Moyers and Whitman have helped to reaffirm my thoughts on where I stand in the political spectrum. I just recently decided that I would label myself as an independent. My belief was that as an independent I would not already be swayed to one party or the other and therefore would have less bias in choosing whom I wanted to vote for. So far so good even though I still hold some connection to the Republican camp, of which Whitman has helped me see that there is a large moderate side to the Re...more
Bill Moyers is amazing. This collection of articles and speeches perfectly attenuates every concern a cognizant citizen should have. In addition to eloquently addressing these matters, he goes even further to propose solutions to America's gravest social ailments. If you haven't read this book yet, you now have homework.
Not only is this book so incredibly insightful on society and politics and human nature, but it is written masterfully. Bill Moyers knows how to tell a story, and his are all true.
I kept comparing Moyers' book to "It's My Party Too" by Christine Todd Whitman, as they both dealt with similar subjects. Moyers, rather than giving many ideas on how to improve the current situation, seemed to just complain about the way things are today. This was a collection of speeches made at different times, so it was a lot different than reading a book with a single underlying theme. If anything, though, it was Moyers' frustration with lobbyists. Again, while I agree that someth...more
I liked Part Two: Soul of Democracy for reminders of what we need to keep democracy going and headed back in service to the people. I'm glad that he mentioned Doris Haddock for her attention getting walk across the America, which I barely recall being being much in the news, and Doris' public reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Capitol Rotunda (for which she was arrested!).
Mr. Moyers personal accounts of Lyndon B. Johnson portrays the president as a real person dealing wi...more
Mr. Moyers personal accounts of Lyndon B. Johnson portrays the president as a real person dealing wi...more
This is a series of essays, written over a long period of time, covering a range of subjects. There is much wisdom in here, much said about the search for meaning in life, what is valuable, and what is not. I found that I was using my book darts very frequently in the single day it took to read this. Moyers writes about growing inequality, the forced descent to the Gilded Age era of national rape by the wealthy of the natural resources and working classes of the country. He writes about the dang...more
“You know you cant take a tank from blueprint to the battlefield; you test it over and over. That’s true of social programs as well. You cant take a poor kid and turn him around just by getting Congress to pass a bill and the president to sign it and one of those agencies in Washington to run it. You have to experiment and keep at it until you find what it takes.” –Lyndon B. Johnson
“Sometimes when that tide raises all those boats, some of those boats got leaks in the bottom.” –LBJ
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“Sometimes when that tide raises all those boats, some of those boats got leaks in the bottom.” –LBJ
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I'll start this by saying I'm prone to a bit of hero-worship where Bill Moyers is concerned, so if this degenerates into fawning admiration, feel free to shake your head and move on.
Moyers has, in this collection of essays and lectures, tackled so many of the big questions I've asked myself recently: concern for the increasing influence of corporate America in government; the complicit role increasingly consolidated media are playing in allowing that to happen; the co-opting of reli...more
Moyers has, in this collection of essays and lectures, tackled so many of the big questions I've asked myself recently: concern for the increasing influence of corporate America in government; the complicit role increasingly consolidated media are playing in allowing that to happen; the co-opting of reli...more
Moyers is always worth reading --- one of the most moral and balanced journalists in America. His essay on aging is especially poignant.
Moyers is fascinating, incredible, and sweet. Highly recommended.
This is a compilation of essays and talks he gave through 2003. The problem with reading Moyers is that, in my case, he's preaching to the crowd. I kept saying, "Yes Bill, you are absolutely right." So why, then is this country still so messed up? Am I, and a circle of the enlightened obviously too small to make a difference, the only ones listening to you? Is everybody else deaf, blind and apparently dumb? It's tragic... just tragic. I despair.
I've been reading this for the past week or so while taking the train to work. Moyers is so brilliantly keen, and his observations are strict arguments that leave little room for dispute.
I'm especially fond of the initial chapter.
I'm especially fond of the initial chapter.
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Heartwarming journalist -- always has been one of my favorites. this is an easy read and one which give you hope!
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Billy Don "Bill" Moyers is an American journalist and public commentator. He served as White House Press Secretary in the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson Administration from 1965-1967. He worked as a news commentator on television for ten years. Moyers had an extensive involvement with public television, producing documentaries and news journal programs. He has won numerous awa...more
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