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Bill Moyers Essay:
Bill Moyers: Freedom of and From Religion
Friday 17 February 2012
by: Bill Moyers, Moyers & Co. | Op-Ed and Video
The president did something agile and wise the other day. And something quite important to the health of our politics. He reached up and snuffed out what some folks wanted to make into a cosmic battle between good and evil. No, said the president, we’re not going to turn the argument over contraception into Armageddon, this is an honest difference between Americans, and I’ll not see it escalated into a holy war. So instead of the government requiring Catholic hospitals and other faith-based institutions to provide employees with health coverage involving contraceptives, the insurance companies will offer that coverage, and offer it free. Read more …
Newt Gingrich and the Real Saul Alinsky (Transcript and Video)
Saturday 3 February 2012
by: Bill Moyers, Moyers & Co. | News Analysis (Video)
Bill Moyers explains what we need to know about community activist Saul Alinsky, and why New Gingrich might be so afraid of him … Read more …
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