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The Journal: Race in America

With the noose and the lynching tree entering the national discussion, Bill Moyers interviews theologian James Cone about how these powerful images relate to the symbol of the cross and how they signify both tragedy and triumph. Dr. Cone is the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Also, singer Berenice Johnson Reagon.
Season 11 Episode 33 Length 53:36 Premiere: 11/23/07

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The Journal: Race and Politics
S11 E51 Length 53:43 Premiere Date 03/27/08

The Journal: Body of War
S11 E50 Length 53:23 Premiere Date 03/20/08

The Journal: Government Oversight & Secrecy
S11 E49 Length 49:24 Premiere Date 03/13/08

The Journal: Christians United for Israel
S11 E48 Length 49:14 Premiere Date 03/06/08

The Journal: Nell Painter on Gilded Ages
S11 E47 Length 49:51 Premiere Date 02/28/08

The Journal: Dealing with the Debt
S11 E45 Length 53:05 Premiere Date 02/14/08

The Journal: Rev. Samuel Rodriguez
S11 E44 Length 53:33 Premiere Date 02/07/08

The Journal: Government Oversight
S11 E43 Length 53:33 Premiere Date 01/31/08

The Journal: John Grisham
S11 E42 Length 53:40 Premiere Date 01/24/08

The Journal: Johnston, Unger and Kaye
S11 E41 Length 53:17 Premiere Date 01/17/08

The Journal: Shelby Steele
S11 E40 Length 52:56 Premiere Date 01/10/08

The Journal: Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich
S11 E39 Length 53:34 Premiere Date 01/03/08

The Journal: Crisis in Capitalism?
S11 E37 Length 53:25 Premiere Date 12/20/07

The Journal: Keith Olbermann
S11 E36 Length 53:20 Premiere Date 12/13/07

The Journal: New Media, Faith & Politics
S11 E35 Length 49:20 Premiere Date 12/06/07

The Journal: Race in America
S11 E33 Length 53:36 Premiere Date 11/23/07

The Journal: Katrina Recovery Woes
S11 E32 Length 53:12 Premiere Date 11/15/07

The Journal: Historian Thomas Cahill
S11 E31 Length 53:44 Premiere Date 11/08/07

The Journal: Big Media
S11 E30 Length 53:28 Premiere Date 11/01/07

Bill Moyers Journal: Unitary Executive Power
S11 E29 Length 53:00 Premiere Date 10/26/07

The Journal: Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater
S11 E28 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 10/18/07

The Journal: Wall Street Woes
S11 E27 Length 53:33 Premiere Date 10/11/07

The Journal: Christians United for Israel
S11 E26 Length 53:25 Premiere Date 10/04/07

The Journal: John Bogle
S11 E25 Length 52:57 Premiere Date 09/28/07

The Journal: Rachel Carson's Legacy
S11 E24 Length 53:23 Premiere Date 09/20/07

The Journal: Domestic Spying
S11 E22 Length 53:22 Premiere Date 09/06/07

The Journal: Robert Bly & Grace Lee Boggs
S11 E21 Length 53:32 Premiere Date 08/30/07

The Journal: Mass Media and Katrina Hero
S11 E20 Length 53:28 Premiere Date 08/23/07

The Journal: Katrina Revisited
S11 E19 Length 53:30 Premiere Date 08/16/07

The Journal: Barbara Ehrenreich & Clive James
S11 E17 Length 49:28 Premiere Date 08/02/07

The Journal: Earmarks and Al Qaeda and Iraq
S11 E16 Length 53:28 Premiere Date 07/26/07

The Journal: The Yes Men and Martin Espada
S11 E15 Length 53:28 Premiere Date 07/19/07

The Journal: Tough Talk on Impeachment
S11 E14 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 07/12/07

The Journal: E.O. Wilson
S11 E13 Length 53:33 Premiere Date 07/05/07

The Journal: Labor's Andy Stern, Activist Grace Lee Boggs
S11 E10 Length 53:08 Premiere Date 06/14/07

The Journal: CEOs Flying High
S11 E9 Length 52:49 Premiere Date 06/07/07

Bill Moyers Journal: Ethics Reform in Congress
S11 E8 Length 54:58 Premiere Date 06/01/07

Bill Moyers Journal: Europe and Islam, America and Race
S11 E5 Length 55:04 Premiere Date 05/18/07

The Journal: Jonathan Miller & Carlo Bonini
S11 E4 Length 54:48 Premiere Date 05/03/07

The Journal: Keeping the Faith
S11 E3 Length 55:00 Premiere Date 05/03/07

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