Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010); Simon Johnson; Nikki Giovanni

February 13, 2009

Former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, MIT Sloan School of Management professor and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Simon Johnson examines President Obama's plan for economic recovery. Johnson discusses the roots of this crisis, dissects the failures of the finance industry and the previous Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and offers his insight into what will and won't work in the latest attempt to fix the economy. And Bill Moyers sits down with renowned poet Nikki Giovanni, author of 27 books, a Grammy nominee and an Oprah Living Legend. Once dubbed the priestess of black poetry, her work has spanned the themes of love and sex, anger and grief, race, politics, and violence. In this intimate conversation Giovanni discusses her most recent book: BICYCLES. While many of her earlier works may have raised ire (and praise) for their revolutionary nature, she's always tackled the theme of love. Nikki Giovanni is Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech. 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.