Tonight on Bill Moyer's "NOW"

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PBS 8:00 pm Central time " The attacks on U.S. Headquarters in Baghdad"

[Wonk]

1. . . .

http://www.pbs.org/now/thisweek/index.html

This week on NOW:

Does this weekÕs attack on the UN headquarters in Iraq signal a new kind of conflict? BBC correspondent Caroline Hawley reports to NOW from Iraq to assess the situation on the ground and examine what recent events indicate for the future of rebuilding Iraq.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/iraq.html

More and more throughout the United States local cable systems are part of big media conglomerates. But, many say that cable companies are no longer interested in addressing the needs of local communities even though community access media provides millions of Americans with educational opportunities, access to local government, and a forum for a local voice. NOW looks at the future of community access media in America, spotlighting the legal battle that the city of San Jose, California is in with media giant Comcast over funding that may jeopardize its ability to continue providing quality local programming.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/cable.html

NEW YORK TIMES journalist Bob Herbert recounts the "Tulia madness", the July 1999 pre-dawn raid in Tulia, Texas that saw 46 people - most of them black - wrongfully arrested on drug charges. Despite the fact that no evidence was recovered - no drugs, no weapons, no large stashes of cash - the raid resulted in 38 convictions and severe jail sentences, many on the testimony of a single law enforcement officer. Herbert, who brought national attention to this travesty of justice, tells Bill Moyers about some of the victims of the "Tulia madness" and what in our national drug policy made it possible for one man to ruin the lives of so many.
http://www.pbs.org/now/society/tuliatimeline.html

How do we balance our freedom and our safety? NOW interviews Georgetown law professor and civil liberties expert David Cole on how he thinks our war on terrorism is being fought.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/civilliberties.html

Check your local listings.
http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html

[jburton]

4. damn

KERA (Dallas PBS) is having a pledge drive this week, so NOW is replaced with a piano concert.

I really wanted to see the Tulia story, too. Guv. Goodhair Perry gave several pardons on that today. A Texas Guv. giving a pardon does not exactly happen every day.

[Wonk]

10. mp3 here

Entire show, 12 M

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

11. I must must owe you some large dollars by now...

Thanks.

[RedEarth]

2. Thanks for the reminder...

Really enjoy Bill Moyers....especially since the cons can't stand PBS.

[oasis]

3. A kick for the best program on PBS

:kick:

[proud patriot]

5. Must See T.V.

:bounce: I missed last weeks show .
Could anyone let me know what was last weeks show about ?

[Wonk]

6. Bill Moyers took a vacation for a few weeks. The last show was 8/01/03. nt

[kaitykaity]

7. and I really really really really missed it.

Thanks for this. I'm so glad he's back. He makes
sitting through Gwen Ifill :puke: almost tolerable.

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[Wonk]

8. Time zone kick

on edit: I guess Bill is still on vacation. Frank Sesno is hosting this week.

[oasis]

9. Another boost back up there

kick

[mandyky]

12. Excellent topics, even if prunish Frank Sesno is

taking Bill's place.

[Festivito]

13. Detroit must wait until Sun at 5:30 PM.

If it is broadcast instead of another repeat of Halley's cleaning tips. PBS Detroit seems taken over by evil forces.