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by Bill Moyers


  The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)

  newspaper industry, David Simon on

  Newton, Huey

  New York City, Barry Lopez on

  The New York Times

  The New York Times Magazine

  Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)

  Niebuhr, Reinhold–89

  Nirvana, Karen Armstrong on

  Nixon, Richard M.: Andrew Bacevich on; Ross Douthat on; Victor Gold on

  No Child Left Behind, Ross Douthat on

  “No Doctors Today, Thank You” (Ogden Nash)

  No Future Without Forgiveness (Desmond Tutu)

  “The Nomad Flute” (W.S. Merwin)

  nonviolence, Maxine Hong Kingston on

  Nonzero (Robert Wright)

  No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)

  Norris, George

  Obama, Barack: and Afghanistan war; Americans’ views of; Andrew Bacevich’s support of; and bank bailouts; “blackness” of; James Cone on; Mike Davis on–; Ross Douthat on; Margaret Flowers on; and food production; James K. Galbraith on; Nikki Giovanni on; William Greider on; and health care system; Simon Johnson on; Robert Kaiser on; Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot on campaign of; Bill Moyers on; Michael Pollan on; populism of; protests against; right-wing propaganda offensive against; Jeremy Scahill on; Shelby Steele on; Bryan Stevenson on; Sam Tanenhaus on; and Jeremiah Wright; Jeremiah Wright on; Howard Zinn on

  Obama administration: Margaret Flowers on; and health care reform

  O’Connor, Sandra Day

  Office of the Secretary of Defense, Andrew Bacevich on

  O’Hara, Jim

  oil: Andrew Bacevich on; Michael Pollan on

  Ojibwe language

  “The Old Wisdom” (Jane Goodall)

  oligarchy: Simon Johnson on; David Simon on

  O’Neill, Tip

  Operation Cast Lead: Richard Goldstone on; Benjamin Netanyahu on

  Operation Desert Storm, Andrew Bacevich on

  O’Reilly, Bill

  Organization of American Historians

  Origen

  Orwell, George

  overpopulation, Jane Goodall on

  Pagels, Elaine

  Paine, Thomas

  A Painted House (John Grisham)

  Palin, Sarah: David Broder on; Bill Moyers on; Howard Zinn on

  parenting: Louise Erdrich on; Ted Olson and David Boies on; David Simon on

  parents, Nikki Giovanni on

  Paris, Carol

  Partners in Health

  party loyalty, Mickey Edwards on

  passion: Nikki Giovanni on; Jim Yong Kim on; Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot on

  PATCO

  patience, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot on

  Paul, Ron

  peace: Thomas Cahill on; Jane Goodall on; wisdom of, in Maxine Hong Kingston’s work

  Pelosi, Nancy

  Penn, Mark

  people power, Howard Zinn on

  A People’s History of the United States (Howard Zinn)

  people’s movements: Michelle Alexander on; Jim Hightower on; Howard Zinn on. See also grassroots movements; populism

  People’s Party

  The People Speak (TV show)

  Perot, H. Ross

  Perry, Mark

  Perry, Rick

  Persian Gulf region, Andrew Bacevich on

  Persian Gulf War, Andrew Bacevich on

  personal debt, Holly Sklar on

  personal liberty, Mickey Edwards on

  Petraeus, David

  Philo of Alexandria

  Pincus, Walter

  Plato

  pluralism, Benjamin Barber on

  plutonomy, Bill Moyers on

  Podesta, Heather

  Podesta, Tony

  “Poem for Flora” (Nikki Giovanni)

  “Poem for Têt” (Ted Sexauer)

  poetry: Robert Bly on; Martín Espada on; Nikki Giovanni on; John Lithgow on; W.S. Merwin on

  The Poets’ Corner (John Lithgow)

  Poitier, Sidney

  police, David Simon on

  policy advisors, William Greider on

  political candidates: Victor Gold on; Robert Kaiser on

  political change: Grace Lee Boggs on; Jim Hightower on

  political culture, Susan Jacoby on

  political funding, Jim Hightower on. See also campaign contributions

  political institutions: Mike Davis on; Sam Tanenhaus on

  political language, Susan Jacoby on

  political parties; Andrew Bacevich on; Benjamin Barber on; Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; as God’s parties; Victor Gold on; William Greider on; Jim Hightower on; populism in. See also individual parties

  political power: Grace Lee Boggs on; Simon Johnson on

  political process, Margaret Flowers on

  political system, Sam Tanenhaus on. See also politics

  political will: James K. Galbraith on; Richard Goldstone on

  politicians: Margaret Flowers on; William Greider on; John Grisham on; and health care reform; Susan Jacoby on; Holly Sklar on; Bryan Stevenson on; Sam Tanenhaus on; Jeremiah Wright on

  politics: Michelle Alexander on; Karen Armstrong on; auditory side to; Andrew Bacevich on; Benjamin Barber on; Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; Martín Espada on; and food production; Richard Goldstone on; William Greider on; John Grisham on; Jim Hightower on; of international justice; Robert Kaiser on; Barack Obama on; Michael Pollan on; religious participation in; revanchism; David Simon on; Shelby Steele on; Bryan Stevenson on; Jon Stewart on; Sam Tanenhaus on

  pollution, Michael Pollan on

  Poor People’s Campaign

  populism: Mike Davis on; defined; Barbara Ehrenreich on; Jim Hightower on; Bill Moyers on; Nell Painter on; Tea Party vs.; Howard Zinn on

  Populist movement: Mike Davis on; Howard Zinn on

  post-traumatic stress disorder, Maxine Hong Kingston on

  Pound, Ezra

  poverty: Douglas Blackmon on; Thomas Cahill on; and criminal justice system; and death penalty; and environmental destruction, 312; Jane Goodall on; Holly Sklar on; Bryan Stevenson on

  Powell, Jody

  Powell, John Wesley

  power: Andrew Bacevich on; Grace Lee Boggs on; James Cone on; Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; Mickey Edwards on; Louise Erdrich on; James K. Galbraith on; Nikki Giovanni on; as goal of Republicans; Victor Gold on; William Greider on; of health care industry; Jim Hightower on; and national trauma; A. Philip Randolph on; David Simon on; Shelby Steele on; Robert Wright on; Howard Zinn on. See also specific types of power, e.g.: corporate power

  Preamble to the Constitution, Andrew Bacevich on

  The Predator State (James K. Galbraith)

  prejudice, Nikki Giovanni on

  presidency of the United States: Andrew Bacevich on–; Ross Douthat on; Victor Gold on; Susan Jacoby on; Shelby Steele on; Bryan Stevenson on

  press: Karen Armstrong on; and McCain’s Daily Show interview; Jon Stewart on. See also journalism; media

  preventable deaths: Margaret Flowers on; Holly Sklar on

  preventive war, Andrew Bacevich on

  Prince, Erik

  Prince Manufacturing

  principle, Mickey Edwards on

  principle of distinction, Richard Goldstone on

  prison conditions, John Grisham on

  prison population: Thomas Cahill on; James Cone on; John Grisham on; Bryan Stevenson on

  prison reform: Thomas Cahill on; John Grisham on

  prison terms, David Simon on

  privacy, right of

  private security/military contractors: Bill Moyers on; Jeremy Scahill on

  privatization: James K. Galbraith on; Jeremy Scahill on

  productivity: Nell Painter on; Holly Sklar on

  pro-family issues, Ross Douthat on

  Profiles in Courage (John F. Kennedy)

  Progressive era

  progressives: in 1930s, ; Mike Davis on; William Greider on; Jim Hightower on

  prophets, Robert Wright
on

  Proposition 8 (California)

  prose, W.S. Merwin on

  protests: Mike Davis on; Sam Tanenhaus on; Howard Zinn on. See also demonstrations

  Prothero, Stephen

  public health: Jim Yong Kim on; Michael Pollan on

  public interest, James K. Galbraith on

  public opinion: David Boies on; Susan Jacoby on; political manipulation of; Jeremiah Wright on

  public relations companies, Jeremy Scahill on

  Quakers

  quality of life: Jane Goodall on; E.O. Wilson on

  Querry, Howard E.

  race: Michelle Alexander on; Nikki Giovanni on–; and right to marry; Shelby Steele on; Bryan Stevenson on; Jeremiah Wright on

  racial bias, Shelby Steele on

  racism: Michelle Alexander on; Grace Lee Boggs on; Thomas Cahill on; James Cone on; in criminal justice system; Martín Espada on; Nikki Giovanni on; and Jena Six incident; Jim Yong Kim on; David Simon on; Shelby Steele on; Bryan Stevenson on; structural; Sam Tanenhaus on

  radical Islamists: Karen Armstrong on; Andrew Bacevich on–58; militant Islam

  radicalism: Mike Davis on; Sam Tanenhaus on

  radical right-wing politics, Jeremy Scahill on

  “Rain Light” (W.S. Merwin)

  Raise the Floor (Holly Sklar)

  “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear,”

  Rand, Ayn

  Randolph, A. Philip

  rationalist tradition, Karen Armstrong on

  Reagan, Ronald: Michelle Alexander on; Andrew Bacevich on; Ross Douthat on; and drug war; and financial reforms; William Greider on; on homosexuals as teachers; Ted Olson on; Holly Sklar on; Sam Tanenhaus on

  Reagan administration, Michelle Alexander on

  reason: Susan Jacoby on–; E.O. Wilson on

  rebellion: Michelle Alexander on; Grace Lee Boggs on; Mike Davis on; Jim Hightower on

  Reclaiming Conservatism (Mickey Edwards)

  reconciliation, Bryan Stevenson on

  Rector, Ricky Ray

  redemption, Jeremiah Wright on

  reenslavement of blacks, Douglas Blackmon on

  Reflections on the Revolution in France (Edmund Burke)

  reform: in 1930s, ; Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; financial regulation (see financial regulation reform); James K. Galbraith on; Victor Gold on; William Greider on; health care (see health care reform); Jim Hightower on; prison; David Simon on; welfare; Howard Zinn on

  regulation: banking; of financial industry(see also financial regulation reform); James K. Galbraith on; Jim Hightower on; Nell Painter on. See also deregulation

  Reid, Harry

  rejuveniles, Benjamin Barber on

  religion(s): Karen Armstrong on; Benjamin Barber on; William F. Buckley on; Thomas Cahill on; James Cone on; Ross Douthat on; Louise Erdrich on; Victor Gold on; Jane Goodall on; William James on; Ted Olson and David Boies on; and same-sex marriage; E.O. Wilson on; Robert Wright on. See also God; scriptures; spirituality; specific religions

  religious experience, Robert Wright on

  Religious Literacy (Stephen Prothero)

  religious right: Victor Gold on; John Grisham on; and same-sex marriage; Jeremy Scahill on

  Republican Party: Michelle Alexander on; and civil rights movement; Mike Davis on; in early Obama years; Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat on; Victor Gold on; William Greider on; John Grisham on; health of; as “party of God,” ; and states’ rights; Sam Tanenhaus on; and Tea Party movement

  Republicans: Andrew Bacevich on; Mike Davis on; Jeremy Scahill on

  The Republic of Poetry (Martín Espada )

  Resistance (Barry Lopez)

  Resolution Trust corporation

  responsibility: Andrew Bacevich on; Philippe Sands on. See also environmental responsibility

  Resurrection City

  retirement: James K. Galbraith on; Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot on

  retirement income, James K. Galbraith on

  “Return” (Martín Espada )

  revanchism, Sam Tanenhaus on–

  revenge, Jeremiah Wright on

  Reverence (Paul Woodruff)

  reverence, Barry Lopez on

  revolution: Grace Lee Boggs on; James Washington on

  Rice, Condoleezza

  right (political), Mike Davis on–

  right of privacy, Mickey Edwards on

  right to die, Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat on

  right to marry: Ted Olson and David Boies on; Supreme Court on

  right-wing intellectuals, Susan Jacoby on

  Rilke, Rainer Maria

  risk, Benjamin Barber on

  rituals, William Greider on

  Rivkin, David

  Roberts, John

  Robinson, Jackie

  Roe v. Wade: David Boies on; Ross Douthat on; Mickey Edwards on

  Rohrabacher, Dana

  Roman Colosseum

  Roman Empire: Thomas Cahill on; Robert Wright on

  Roosevelt, Eleanor

  Roosevelt, Franklin D.; Andrew Bacevich on; Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; James K. Galbraith on; William Greider on; Susan Jacoby on; Nell Painter on; and A. Philip Randolph; reforms and policies of; Holly Sklar on

  Roosevelt, Theodore: Ross Douthat on; Nell Painter on

  Roots and Shoots program

  Rove, Karl

  Rumi

  Rumsfeld, Donald, Philippe Sands on

  Russell, Bertrand

  Rwandan genocide: Richard Goldstone on; Bill Moyers on

  sacrifice: Andrew Bacevich on; Thomas Cahill on

  sadness, Jon Stewart on

  A Saint on Death Row (Thomas Cahill)

  Salam, Reihan

  same-sex marriage, David Boies and Ted Olson on

  Sanders, Bernie

  Sanford, Mark

  Sant’Egidio

  Sarkisyan, Nataline

  saving money: Andrew Bacevich on; Benjamin Barber on

  Scalia, Antonin

  scandals, in Bush-Cheney years

  Schiavo, Terri

  Schlesinger, Arthur

  Schmitz, Joseph

  school lunch program, Michael Pollan on

  school vouchers, Benjamin Barber on

  Schwartz, Paula

  Schwarzman, Stephen

  science: Karen Armstrong on; Susan Jacoby on; Barry Lopez on; E.O. Wilson on

  Scopes trial, Karen Armstrong on

  scriptures: Karen Armstrong on; Jeremiah Wright on; Robert Wright on. See also specific scriptures, e.g.: Koran

  Scull, Sandy

  “Sea Salt” (Sandy Scull)

  Secrets of the Temple (William Greider)

  secular humanism, E.O. Wilson on

  securities and investment industry, 290. See also financial industry

  security contractors. See private security/military contractors

  segregation: James Cone on; Bill Moyers on; Bryan Stevenson on

  self-reliance: Michael Pollan on; Howard Zinn on

  self-understanding, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot on

  separation of church and state: Ross Douthat on; Barry Goldwater on

  separation of powers: Mickey Edwards on; Susan Jacoby on

 

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