From D-Day to the Rhine
Eight World War II veterans retrace the battlefields of their youth. Continue reading
View ArticleAuthor Maxine Hong Kingston
On Memorial Day weekend, the Journal presents an illuminating interview with Maxine Hong Kingston, acclaimed author of many books including the award-winning The Woman Warrior and her latest book...
View ArticleD-Day Revisited
As America honors heroes who have fought and fallen for their nation, Bill Moyers Journal presents “D-Day Revisited,” a special one-hour broadcast which follows a group of World War II veterans back to...
View ArticleBill Moyers Essay: On Honoring Our Veterans
Sometimes in the rush to begin the summer with beachwear and barbecues we forget what Memorial Day is really all about — a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. It’s also...
View ArticleFilmmaker Oliver Stone on the Vietnam War
Oliver Stone came back from Vietnam a changed man, and his experiences of war have influenced his filmmaking. In this 2009 episode of Bill Moyers Journal, Bill and Stone discuss how being a veteran has...
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Many Soldiers Familiar with Stresses that Plagued Robert Bales
Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, Chief U.S. Army Reserve reenlists 60 soldiers at the U.S. Army Reserve National Capitol Reenlistment ceremony in 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (PRNewsFoto/U.S. Army...
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At a Military Hospital, Warriors Are Not the Only Wounded
In this picture taken Aug. 29, 2011 a US soldier who was wounded in Afghanistan is carried out of the bus at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. (AP /Michael Probst) The weather’s...
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Hashtags4Heroes
The Issue: Veterans The Initiative: Hashtags4heroes is an innovative and fun way to raise awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) and injured service members using Twitter. An injured soldier...
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The Real Defense Budget
This piece first appeared on TomDispatch.com. Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about cuts (often called “threats”) to the U.S. defense budget. Last week, lawmakers in the House of...
View ArticleMaxine Hong Kingston Raises a War Widow’s Voice
In 1993, author Maxine Hong Kingston asked veterans and their families to turn their wartime experiences into poems, novels and essays. Some were collected in Kingston’s book, Veterans of War; Veterans...
View ArticlePreview: What It’s Like to Go to War
In an extended preview of this weekend’s Moyers & Company (check local listings), Karl Marlantes – a highly-decorated Vietnam veteran, Rhodes Scholar, author, and PTSD survivor — talks about the...
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Military Suicides Surge
Suicide is surging as a cause of death among American military service people, with nearly one suicide a day in the first half of this year, according to Pentagon statistics reported by the Associated...
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Veteran Unemployment Numbers in Decline
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their June unemployment numbers for veterans. The report includes the breakdown for one closely watched group: Iraq and Afghanistan war...
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A Snapshot of Our Nation’s Veterans
Ever wondered how many veterans there are in the United States? Or maybe which cities have the most veterans living in them? Well, we’re glad you asked because the U.S. Census infographics department...
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The For-Profit College Racket
A University of Phoenix billboard is shown in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) The for-profit college industry is known to most Americans by its commercials and billboards promising potential...
View ArticleOliver Stone on Coming to Terms with Vietnam
In this 2009 Moyers Moment from Bill Moyers Journal, filmmaker Oliver Stone describes his personal experiences as a soldier in Vietnam and explains how they inform many of his films, particularly...
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How Furloughs Hurt the Most Vulnerable Soldiers
Pedestrians walk in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, Friday, June 21, 2013. The number of military suicides is nearly double that of a decade ago when the U.S. was...
View ArticleAndrew Bacevich on Taking Action in Syria
With the probability of American intervention, Syria is everywhere in the news. Phil Donahue, filling in for Bill Moyers, speaks with historian and Vietnam veteran Andrew Bacevich about America’s role...
View ArticleDeborah Amos on Syria’s Refugee Crisis
The revolt in Syria has created a refugee crisis beyond that country’s borders — a “disgraceful humanitarian calamity” and “the great tragedy of this century,” according to the United Nations. Deborah...
View ArticleWhat Are We Doing in Syria?
With the probability of American intervention, Syria is everywhere in the news. On this week’s Moyers & Company, Phil Donahue, filling in for Bill Moyers, speaks with National Public Radio Middle...
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For-Profit Colleges Thrive, Veterans Suffer
As student debt balloons over $1.1 trillion, it casts a shadow over the start of the school year and the future of higher education. But for many young veterans it signals a major and immediate crisis....
View ArticleMorning Reads: Attempted Election Theft in VA and the Awkward Tradition of...
Happy Veterans’ Day! Here are some of the stories we’re reading as we gear up for the new week at Moyers & Company HQ… Awkward American tradition –> In the WaPo, veteran Chris Marvin shares his...
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The Four Biggest Economic Challenges Veterans Face
This piece first appeared in Think Progress. Job seeker Brett Culver, left, of Newalla, Oklahoma, formerly of the Air Force, talks with a Texas state trooper at a 'Recruit Military' job fair in...
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Reflections of a Citizen Soldier After Veterans Day
Ever since Veterans Day, I have been re-reading and pondering President Obama’s remarks at the customary official celebration of the occasion in Arlington Cemetery. Something about the familiar words...
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A Trail of Tears: How Wounded Vets Return From America’s Wars
The text of this piece is an excerpt, slightly adapted, from Ann Jones’s new book They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America’s Wars — The Untold Story, just published by Dispatch...
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