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Bill Moyers Lets Loose on Rupert Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2007 Media icon Bill Moyers objects not just to Rupert Murdoch's politics but to the damage he says the mogul has done to the ailing Fourth Estate And in this critique, the venerable journalist doesn't hold back: "If Rupert Murdoch were the angel Gabriel, you still wouldn't want him owning the sun, the moon and the stars But Rupert Murdoch is no saint He is to propriety what the Marquis de Sade was to chastity". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Moyers Interviews Jon Stewart

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2007 The veteran newsman probes "The Daily Show" host on the state of journalism, his recent showdown with Sen. John McCain and how he finally figured out the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Moyers Probes Press About Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2007 In a long-overdue move, PBS' Bill Moyers is turning his lens on top journalists from mainstream press outlets about their actions, or lack thereof, in the months leading up to the Iraq war. Editor & Publisher reports that some subjects, such as Dan Rather, were upfront about their roles and failings in "Buying the War," while others were not as willing to own up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Moyers on Net Neutrality’s Motley Crew

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2007 At a media reform conference in Memphis, the PBS newsman applauded the coalition-building skills of the architects of the Net Neutrality movement. "Who would have imagined that sitting together in the same democratic broadband pew would be the Christian Coalition, Gun Owners of America, Common Cause and MoveOn.org?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Moyers’ Parable

Staff / Truthdig Dec 24, 2006 The former minister, press secretary and veteran journalist works his way through Christian allegory and lessons from our nation's history in fashioning this powerful essay on the American experience and the stewardship of democracy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bill Moyers on Defiling Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2006 Bill Moyers offers this gripping and comprehensive analysis of corruption in Washington and finds that "although Jack Abramoff [above] and Tom DeLay have been brought down, the system remains as vulnerable as ever." Watch it Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: Run Bill Moyers for President, Seriously

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Jul 25, 2006 "Think about the potential Democratic candidates. Every single one of them needs spine, needs political courage. What Moyers can do is not only show them what it looks like and indeed what it is, but also how people respond to it." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )