Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010); Payday for CEO's; Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori; Christian Parenti

June 8, 2007

Emerging from under the cloud of bankruptcy, Northwest Airlines has cut $1.4 billion from annual labor costs even while increasing executive pay. Bill Moyers looks at yet another industry in which CEOs fly high on salaries and perks while workers and retirees must tighten their belts. Journalist Christian Parenti, just back from his fourth visit to the forgotten front line in Afghanistan, discusses the growing influence of warlords in government, the resurgence of the Taliban, and the drug trade. And Episcopal presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, spiritual leader of more than two million American worshipers talks with Bill Moyers about science, the environment, and the rift in her church over the ordination of gay and lesbian clergy. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL -- Award-winning public affairs journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly series filled with fresh and original voices. Each hour-long broadcast features analysis of current issues and interviews with prominent figures from the worlds of arts and entertainment, religion, science, politics and the media.