Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010); Robert Reich; Richard Brookhiser and Harvey J. Kaye on Thomas Paine; Moyers on Gun Violence

June 12, 2009

As Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, Robert Reich successfully implemented a higher minimum wage, the Family and Medical Leave Act and fought for sweatshop workers. Now, Reich sits down with Bill Moyers to talk about the influence of lobbyists on policy, the economy and the ongoing debate over public health care. Robert Reich is the author of several books, most recently, SUPERCAPITALISM: THE TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS, DEMOCRACY, AND EVERYDAY LIFE. And, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Paine's death, Bill Moyers talks with Harvey J. Kaye, author of THOMAS PAINE AND THE PROMISE OF AMERICA, and NATIONAL REVIEW senior editor Richard Brookhiser, author of WHAT WOULD THE FOUNDERS DO?, about how this forgotten founding father resonates today and why Americans, both left and right of the political spectrum claim him as their own. 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.