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Two American Families

Since 1992, Bill Moyers has been following the story of two ordinary, hard-working families in Milwaukee -- one black, one white -- as they battle to keep from sliding into poverty. A remarkable portrait of perseverance, Two American Families raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the U.S. economy and the fate of a declining middle class.
Season 2013 Episode 13 Length 1:23:41 Premiere: 07/08/13

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A Death in St. Augustine
S2013 E19 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 11/26/13

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?
S2013 E18 Length 1:53:41 Premiere Date 11/19/13

Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria
S2013 E17 Length 54:46 Premiere Date 10/21/13

League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis
S2013 E16 Length 1:53:41 Premiere Date 10/07/13

Egypt in Crisis
S2013 E15 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 09/16/13

Life and Death in Assisted Living
S2013 E14 Length 53:40 Premiere Date 07/29/13

Two American Families
S2013 E13 Length 1:23:41 Premiere Date 07/08/13

Rape in the Fields
S2013 E12 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 06/24/13

Outlawed in Pakistan
S2013 E11 Length 52:41 Premiere Date 05/27/13

Never Forget to Lie
S2013 E10 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 05/13/13

The Retirement Gamble
S2013 E9 Length 52:11 Premiere Date 04/22/13

Syria Behind the Lines
S2013 E8 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 04/08/13

Kind Hearted Woman (Part 2)
S2013 E7 Length 2:56:45 Premiere Date 05/03/17

Kind Hearted Woman (Part 1)
S2013 E6 Length 1:56:46 Premiere Date 05/03/17

Raising Adam Lanza
S2013 E5 Length 54:46 Premiere Date 02/19/13

Cliffhanger
S2013 E4 Length 53:44 Premiere Date 02/12/13

The Untouchables
S2013 E3 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/22/13

Inside Obama's Presidency
S2013 E2 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/15/13

The Education of Michelle Rhee
S2013 E1 Length 53:40 Premiere Date 01/08/13

Two American Families
Preview Length 00:31 Premiere Date 07/08/13

A Merging of Faith & Patriotism
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 10/11/10

God in America - Preview 2
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 10/11/10

A Merging of Faith & Patriotism
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Frederick Douglass
Clip Length 04:01 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Brain Wars: David Nash
Clip Length 01:12 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: The Purple Heart
Clip Length 10:04 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Jose Barco
Clip Length 01:36 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Kenny Eastridge
Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Law & Disorder: Robert Williams
Clip Length 01:38 Premiere Date 08/08/10

Haiti: The Aid Dilemma
Clip Length 14:49 Premiere Date 06/25/10

"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 04/17/07

Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90
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