While Americans greatly overestimate how much money PBS costs (the average American guessed it takes up 5% of the federal budget when it really takes up about 0.01%) they do not want to cut its funding. According to this CNN poll only 16% of Americans want to eliminate PBS funding entirely, while 53% either want [...]

From Bill Moyers Journal: The full interview is up now: click here for the full video on the official PBS website.

First, Read This (taken from MoveOn.org) The choice of a public health insurance plan is crucial to real health care reform. But right now, it’s being smeared by conservatives and insurance-industry front groups. Here’s what you really need to know: 1. Choice, choice, choice. If the public option passes, Americans will be able to choose [...]

The conventional wisdom is that the more people see of Jeremiah Wright the worse it is for Barack Obama, so he should just go away to help his candidacy. That’s why many people were saying his interview on PBS with Bill Moyers was a mistake. But I’m not so sure. After seeing the interview for [...]

Republicans have been using wedge issues like gay marriage, abortion, religion, and guns to keep many middle and lower class voters from voting in their own economic interests (for Democrats.) That’s the true issue that Obama was getting at with his “bitter” comments the other day. Of course McCain & Clinton know that, but they [...]

Ron Paul appeared on the PBS program Bill Moyers Journal on Friday night. You can watch this interview below. Part 1: Part 2: