Do not miss Bill Moyers Journal tonight

[malaise]

MIKE DAVIS
Bill Moyers sits down with socialist historian Mike Davis for his critique of the government's response to the economic crisis and how he thinks it compares to Roosevelt's New Deal. Mike Davis is a writer and historian, who currently teaches creative writing at University of California, Riverside.

AMERICAN DISSIDENTS
Dissident voices from Tom Paine to Ralph Nader.

MARTA PELÁEZ
Bill Moyers talks with Marta Peláez, president and CEO of Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc., a domestic abuse shelter in San Antonio, TX, for perspective on the human face of the economic downturn and how it may be pushing more families over the edge.

[ihavenobias]

1. Thanks for the heads-up!

K & R

[malaise]

10. Here we go: Mike Davis coming up n/t

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. OK, time to ease back on the meds here .......

I read your first few words as "Bill Moyers sits down with socialist historian Miles Davis . . . " and, for a second, I thought maybe I'd imagined he was dead. And he'd taken up a new field.

Ah, well. I'll have to stick with Mike Davis.

Sounds like a great show. Thanks for the heads up!

:thumbsup:

[malaise]

4. hehehehehehe

:rofl:

[asjr]

6. I thought the same thing at first, but then, I am nuts.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

8. See?

I'm heavily into opiates. You're nuts.

Wanna dance?

[Uncle Joe]

3. Thanks for the heads up, malaise

I almost forgot.:hi:

[malaise]

5. Long time no see

Uncle Joe :hi:

[omega minimo]

7. Thank you for the reminder, malaise! K/R

[navarth]

9. Oh YES!

Looks like I'll miss most of the Red Wings game. Bill Moyers, KO, Rachel, and Bill Maher just too good to pass up.

[malaise]

11. Mike up now n/t

[spanone]

12. knr

[malaise]

13. Who are the parties benefiting from this mess

Who holds power! Who are the beneficiaries of the system.
Great discussion Mike and Bill.

[Gregorian]

14. Oh man, this is required for everyone on this forum. Every American.

Out of pessimism, which I am pervaded by lately, I nearly didn't watch this interview.

He paints a picture of what makes a society a society. His words, such as "deglobalisation" just bring to life ideas that only my subconscious was holding.

He talks in big swaths, about how it is supposed to work, and why it is failing, and what to expect.

I had no idea he was this valuable.

And lastly he mentions his optimism that the left will be the beneficiary of a transfusion in the next year or two.

What I found most interesting is how he talks about the left not as being some fringe group, but as the most integral part of a functioning society. Like he talks about public bank ownership not... I don't remember. It's late.

I don't normally do this, but I am watching this twice. It's one of the most important interviews I have seen in a long time. I would call this basic democracy 101.

[bvar22]

16. Right there with you, Gregorian.

The show was superb.
Should be required for DU.

[malaise]

18. It really was a refreshing interview

M$Greedia has deprived us of intelligent discussions for too long.

[L. Coyote]

15. I watched "The Hunting of the President" to put current events into perspective!

Damn, for some perspective, compare that to Bush's free ride!!!

Reaction to Obama's comment on Leno reminds me of how Clinton was treated by the wingnuts.

[mr_smith007]

17. Thank you for posting

this reminder. I DVR'd the show and just watched it. He's a man with incredibly bright and compassionate ideas. I do hope some of these ideas are infused into the Democratic party over the next 4, hopefully 8 years and we are not stuck with another corporate dominitated Clinton term(s).