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Bill Moyers Journal

Page 66

by Bill Moyers


  September 11, 2001 attacks: Andrew Bacevich on; Ross Douthat on; Nikki Giovanni on; Susan Jacoby on; Bill Moyers on; Bryan Stevenson on; Sam Tanenhaus on–; Jeremiah Wright on

  Session, Pete

  Seung-Hui Cho

  Sexauer, Ted

  The Shadow of Sirius (W.S. Merwin)

  Shadow Tag (Louise Erdrich)

  Shakespeare, William: John Lithgow on; W.S. Merwin on

  shamanism, Robert Wright on

  shame: Louise Erdrich on; Jeremiah Wright on

  Sharpton, Al

  Sheares, Reuben

  Shinseki, Eric

  Sicko (film)

  Silver, John

  Singer Reserve, E.O. Wilson on

  single-payer health insurance: Margaret Flowers on; Bill Moyers on

  Slave Codes, Douglas Blackmon on

  slavery: Michelle Alexander on; Douglas Blackmon on; Thomas Cahill on; James Cone on; and lynching; Bill Moyers on; Jeremiah Wright on; Howard Zinn on

  Slavery by Another Name (Douglas Blackmon)

  Small Business Administration loans

  social citizenship, Mike Davis on

  social conscience, Benjamin Barber on

  social conservatism, Ross Douthat on

  social contract (social compact): William Greider on; David Simon on

  social democrats, Mike Davis on

  social injustice, John Grisham on

  socialism, Mike Davis on

  socialization of risk, Benjamin Barber on

  social justice, Karen Armstrong on

  social movements, Mike Davis on

  social organization, Robert Wright on

  Social Security, James K. Galbraith on

  Social Security Act

  society, Edmund Burke on. See also American society

  Socrates

  Socratic dialogue, Karen Armstrong on

  So Damn Much Money (Robert Kaiser)

  “Sonnet 43” (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

  soul, Jane Goodall on

  The Soul of Capitalism (William Greider)

  the South: Douglas Blackmon on economy of; fire ants in; John Grisham on; lynchings in; Sam Tanenhaus on

  South Bronx, David Simon on

  Southern Baptist Convention

  “southern strategy,” Michelle Alexander on

  Southwest Airlines

  species: Jane Goodall on; E.O. Wilson on

  spiritual evolution, Jane Goodall on

  spiritual force, Grace Lee Boggs on

  spirituality: James Cone on; Victor Gold on; Jane Goodall on; Robert Wright on. See also faith

  Spivak, John

  St. Augustine

  Standing at Armageddon (Nell Irvin Painter)

  Stanford, Robert Allen

  states’ rights, Sam Tanenhaus on

  state supreme courts, John Grisham on

  statistics, David Simon on

  Stauber, John

  “Stealing Sugar from the Castle” (Robert Bly)

  Stennis, John

  stereotypes, Michelle Alexander on

  Stevenson, Robert Louis

  stewardship of the earth: Jane Goodall on; E.O. Wilson on

  “Still Morning” (W.S. Merwin)

  stimulus package: Mike Davis on; James K. Galbraith on

  stockbrokers, Robert Wright on

  stock options, Simon Johnson on

  storytelling: Kazumasa Hirai on; Maxine Hong Kingston on; David Simon on

  “Strange Fruit” (Billie Holiday)

  “Strange Fruit: The Cross and the Lynching Tree” (James Cone)

  Strauss, Robert

  Strother, Ray

  structural racism, Michelle Alexander on

  subprime mortgage crisis: James K. Galbraith on; William Greider on

  suffering, John Grisham on

  suicide, Jeremiah Wright on

  Sullivan, Andrew

  Supreme Court: Michelle Alexander on; David Boies on; on campaign contributions; Susan Jacoby on; Lawrence v. Texas; Bill Moyers on, ; Ted Olson and David Boies on; and racial bias; and right to marry; Bryan Stevenson on

  Supreme Court justices: Jim Hightower on; Ted Olson on; Sam Tanenhaus on

  sustainability: James K. Galbraith on; Jane Goodall on; Michael Pollan on; E.O. Wilson on

  “sweeteners,” Robert Kaiser on

  Swift, Jonathan

  TACARE program

  Tainter, Rose

  Tao

  taxation and tax policy: Thomas Cahill on; Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; Mickey Edwards on; James K. Galbraith on; Bill Moyers on

  Teague, Michael

  Tea Party; citizens’ rage reflected by; Jim Hightower on; populism vs.; and Republican Party; Sam Tanenhaus on

  technocrats, Simon Johnson on

  technology, Jane Goodall on

  television: Barry Lopez on; David Simon on

  television watching, Susan Jacoby on

  terrorism: and food supply; Richard Goldstone on; and interrogation techniques–; Michael Pollan on; Philippe Sands on; Jeremy Scahill on; Bryan Stevenson on. See also war on terror

  terrorists: Karen Armstrong on; Philippe Sands on; Robert Wright on

  theoconservatives. See also religious right

  “Things to Think” (Robert Bly)

  3rd Rock from the Sun

  The Third Chapter (Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot)

  Thomas, Dylan

  Thompson, Tommy

  three-strikes laws, Bryan Stevenson on

  tidal energy, Benjamin Barber on

  Tillich, Paul

  “To a Poor Old Woman” (William Carlos Williams)

  tobacco industry, David Simon on

  To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)

  tolerance: Thomas Cahill on–; Robert Wright on

  Tomei, Marisa

  “too big to fail” policy: William Greider on; Jim Hightower on; Simon Johnson on; Bill Moyers on

  “To Paula in Late Spring” (W.S. Merwin)

  torture: of blacks, Douglas Blackmon on; Philippe Sands on–84. See also cruelty

  Torture Team (Philippe Sands)–

  Total Intelligence Solutions

  Tower, John

  trade agreements, James K. Galbraith on

  trade balance, Andrew Bacevich on

  tragedy, Nikki Giovanni on

  transcendent, Robert Wright on

  Transcontinental Railroad

  transportation, Bryan Stevenson on

  trauma: Nikki Giovanni on; Maxine Hong Kingston on

  Treasury Department: and bailouts; William Greider on; Simon Johnson on

  Treme (David Simon)

  Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago

  Triple Canopy

  Tripmaster Monkey (Maxine Hong Kingston)

  trust: James K. Galbraith on; Nikki Giovanni on

  trust-busting, Simon Johnson on

  truth: Andrew Bacevich on; James Cone on; Louise Erdrich on; Susan Jacoby on; Maxine Hong Kingston on; Bill Moyers on; David Simon on; Shelby Steele on; Bryan Stevenson on; Jeremiah Wright on; Robert Wright on

  Truth, Sojourner

  tuberculosis

  Tufts University

  turbocapitalism, Sam Tanenhaus on

  Tutu, Desmond: Thomas Cahill on; Barry Lopez on; Bill Moyers on

  UBS

  ultimate destiny, Jane Goodall on

  underclass, David Simon on

  unemployment: among African Americans; Mike Davis on; Barbara Ehrenreich on; Bryan Stevenson on

  Union Cab Cooperative

  unions: Mike Davis on; Barbara Ehrenreich on; Jim Hightower on; David Simon on; Holly Sklar on; Howard Zinn on. See also labor strikes

  Union Theological Seminary

  United Church of Christ

  United Nations Human Rights Council

  unitedprofessionals.org

  United States: Michelle Alexander on; Arab world image of; Andrew Bacevich on; Thomas Cahill on; James K. Galbraith on; Richard Goldstone on; Nell Painter on; Philippe Sands on; David
Simon on; Holly Sklar on. See also American ... entries

  United States government: Andrew Bacevich on; Mickey Edwards on; Louise Erdrich on; James K. Galbraith on; Jim Hightower on; Simon Johnson on; Native Americans’ trust in; Nell Painter on; political climate of; David Simon on; Sam Tanenhaus on; Jeremiah Wright on. See also specific branches or institutions, e.g.: presidency of the United States

  Urban League

  U.S. armed forces: Andrew Bacevich on; and interrogation rules; Susan Jacoby on; military families; military health system; Philippe Sands on; Jeremy Scahill on

  U.S. Chamber of Commerce

  U.S. military power, Andrew Bacevich on

  usury law, William Greider on

  values: Andrew Bacevich on; Grace Lee Boggs on; James Cone on; and cruelty in interrogation; Mickey Edwards on; of financial and banking systems; Victor Gold on; William Greider on; Philippe Sands on; of social contract; Shelby Steele on; Bryan Stevenson on; in Washington; Robert Wright on

  Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace (Maxine Hong Kingston)

  Vietnam War: Robert Bly on; Bill Moyers on; Howard Zinn on

  Vietnam War period, Andrew Bacevich on

  Vietnam War veterans, Maxine Hong Kingston on

  violence: Karen Armstrong on; James Cone on; John Grisham on; Bryan Stevenson on

  Virginia Tech massacre: Nikki Giovanni on; Jon Stewart on

  voluntary regulation, James K. Galbraith on

  voting, John Grisham on

  voting rights, Bryan Stevenson on

  wages: Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; Barbara Ehrenreich on; Holly Sklar on; Bryan Stevenson on. See also income inequality

  Walker, Vaughn

  The Wall Street Journal

  Walmart

  Wamp, Zach

  war and warfare: Andrew Bacevich on; Martín Espada on; Richard Goldstone on; Bill Moyers on; preventive war; Jeremy Scahill on; Jon Stewart on; Howard Zinn on

  war crimes: Richard Goldstone on; Bill Moyers on; in Operation Cast Lead

  war on drugs: Michelle Alexander on; Jeremy Scahill on; David Simon on; Bryan Stevenson on

  war on terror: Andrew Bacevich on; Doug Feith on; Victor Gold on; Richard Goldstone on; Philippe Sands on

  warriors

  war veterans, Maxine Hong Kingston on

  Washington, James

  Washington, Kerry

  Washington Rules (Andrew Bacevich)

  Watson, John Brown

  Waxman, Henry

  wealth: Andrew Bacevich on; Thomas Cahill on; and death penalty; Ross Douthat on; Barbara Ehrenreich on; James K. Galbraith on; William Greider on; Simon Johnson on; Nell Painter on; David Simon on; Holly Sklar on; Bryan Stevenson on; Howard Zinn on. See also income inequality

  “We are Virginia Tech” (Nikki Giovanni)

  welfare: Michelle Alexander on; James K. Galbraith on

  welfare reform: Ross Douthat on; Mickey Edwards and Ross Douthat on

  Welfare Reform Act of 1996,

  welfare state: Ross Douthat on; James K. Galbraith on

  Wennberg, Jack

  “We Real Cool” (Gwendolyn Brooks)

  Western Europe, Thomas Cahill on

  West Oakland, California

  white Americans: Douglas Blackmon on; James Cone on; Shelby Steele on

  white supremacy: James Cone on; Sam Tanenhaus on

  Whitman, Walt: Robert Bly on; John Lithgow on

  whooping cranes, Jane Goodall on

  Who Will Tell the People? (William Greider)

  Wilcox County, Alabama

  wilderness, Barry Lopez on

  Wild Justice (Susan Jacoby)

  Wilkins, Roy

  Williams, Billy Dee

  Williams, Ron

  Williams, William Carlos

  Williamson, Ron

  Wills, Garry

  Wilson, Joe

  Wilson, Woodrow

  Winfrey, Oprah

  The Wire

  wisdom: Karen Armstrong on; Jane Goodall on; of peace, in Maxine Hong Kingston’s work; Howard Zinn on

  The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)

  women’s movement: Barbara Ehrenreich on; Howard Zinn on

  women’s reproductive rights. See also abortion

  women’s rights, Howard Zinn on

  Woodruff, Paul

  Woods, Tiger

  Woodson, Carter G.

  words: Nikki Giovanni on–; John Lithgow on. See also language(s)

  working class: Mike Davis on; and Democratic Party; Ross Douthat on; Mickey Edwards on; Robert Kaiser on; Bill Moyers on; Holly Sklar on; Howard Zinn on

  world economy, Mike Davis on

  world food supply, Michael Pollan on

  “The World Is Not All That Great” (Persian poem)

  World War II: Andrew Bacevich on; Thomas Cahill on; Mike Davis on; Ross Douthat on; Richard Goldstone on; William Greider on; Susan Jacoby on; Howard Zinn on

  writing: Louise Erdrich on–; Nikki Giovanni on; John Grisham on; Maxine Hong Kingston on; Barry Lopez on; W.S. Merwin on; by war veterans

  wrongful convictions

  Xe Services

  “Yesterday” (W.S. Merwin)

  Yoo, John

  young people: Mike Davis on; Martín Espada on; James K. Galbraith on; Jane Goodall on; William Greider on; Jim Yong Kim on

  “Youth” (W.S. Merwin)

  youth, W.S. Merwin on

  Yugoslavian war crimes: Richard Goldstone on; Bill Moyers on

  Zakaria, Fareed

  Zionism, Richard Goldstone on

  Zoroastrians, Karen Armstrong on

  Zovko, Donna

  Zovko, Jerry

  1

  As of publication, the Office of the Israel Defense Forces’ Military Advocate General has launched forty-eight criminal investigations alleging abusive behavior by IDF troops, resulting in the convictions of two soldiers for using a Palestinian child as a human shield—they received three-month suspended sentences—and another for stealing a credit card from a Gaza resident and withdrawing money from his account.

  2

  See footnote on p. 111.

  3

  On November 27, 2004, a small aircraft designated “Blackwater 61” crashed into a mountain in Afghanistan, killing three U.S. Army personnel and the three Blackwater crew members. Investigators cited the cause as pilot error and inexperience. The widows of the military men sued Blackwater for wrongful death and, in 2010, reached an undisclosed, out-of-court settlement.

  4

  In October 2010, the Justice Department announced that after a four-year investigation it lacked sufficient evidence to file homicide charges against the Blackwater employee.

  5

  Since our conversation, according to The New York Times, October 21, 2010: “Justice officials noted that the government had had a number of successful prosecutions against contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, including several for sexual assaults and other violent crimes. More than 120 companies have been charged by the Justice Department for contract fraud and related crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, officials said.”

  6

  As of November 2010, President Bush confirmed in his memoir, Decision Points, that he had signed off on aggressive techniques of interrogation, including waterboarding.

 

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