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Bill Moyers at the Howard Zinn Lecture (2010)

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Posted by Matthew Toplikar on Dec. 18, 2010

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The first Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture is delivered by veteran journalist, Bill Moyers. Citing Zinn as his inspiration, Moyers focuses on the challenges facing our democracy. He decried what he says has been a 30-year trend toward plutocracy, where the rich get richer at the expense of the average citizen.

Other videos featuring Bill Moyers include:

Bill Moyers on Plutonomy (2010), Whistleblower Exposes Health Industry (2010), Bill Moyers on Media Reform (2008), The Iraq War & Big Oil (2008), The Secret Government (1987)

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