PBS this weekend: "The Path of Positive Resistance" on Bill Moyers

[Rick Kissell]

The Path of Positive Resistance Between them, doctors Jill Stein and Margaret Flowers have been arrested nine times fighting injustice in America. Stein and Flowers serve as president and secretary of health, respectively, for the Green Shadow Cabinet, a new organization formed to speak out against dysfunctional government and offer alternative policies. Bill Moyers speaks with Stein and Flowers about their personal journeys, what they have learned about our political system and why they continue to fight the good fight. Plus, a preview of Following the Ninth, a new film about Beethoven’s masterpiece, and Bill's thoughts on viewer response to our segments on drone attacks and government surveillance. WATCH NOW Special Announcement: Moyers & Company will continue in 2014 as a half-hour program. Read Bill's letter »       What You Need to Know About Fukushima The fallout from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has potential to get much worse as cleanup efforts begin later this month.   Climate Change Hits the Poor Harder. Typhoon Haiyan Is Just One Example. Typhoon Haiyan, which wrought unprecedented devastation in the Philippines, is the latest example of the vulnerability of impoverished nations.   Privatized Social Costs are a Stealth Tax on Middle Class It’s a great deal for the wealthiest and a huge ripoff for the rest of us.   Top Secret Trade Deal WikiLeaked: It Is What We Expected Economist Dean Baker examines a leaked chapter from a draft of the Trans Pacific Partnership, a secret trade deal to advance a corporate agenda that he discussed on Moyers & Company last week.   Tiananmen Square Massacre: How Beethoven Rallied the Students In 1989, protesters blared “Ode to Joy” countering the droning music and speeches of the Chinese Communist Party.   On Democracy Real-Life Hunger Is No Game This month's food stamp cuts and the additional cuts likely to come with a new farm bill will have a devastating impact on the lives of millions of Americans. MORE     Image Credit: Peter Krogh © 2012 Moyers Media. All rights reserved.

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