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Capitol Crimes (#101)

The fall of Jack Abramoff has exposed what may be one of the biggest political scandals in our history. What does the dizzying scope of corruption say about who really owns our government? Bill Moyers and his team untangle the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulationincluding thousands of emails, reports, and facts on the recordto open a disturbing window on the dark side of American politics. [116 minutes] Closed Captioning

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Series Description: Bill Moyers returns to primetime to examine three critical topics in America -- the environment, the corruption of media ownership and campaign finance. Taking a look at today's news, the program explores the religious, economic and political implications of three stories that potentially could change the world.

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  • Capitol Crimes (#101)

    The fall of Jack Abramoff has exposed what may be one of the biggest political scandals in our history. What does the dizzying scope of corruption say about who really owns our government? Bill Moyers and his team untangle the web of relationships, secret deals and political manipulationincluding thousands of emails, reports, and facts on the recordto open a disturbing window on the dark side of American politics. [116 minutes]

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  • Is God Green? (#102)

    Liberal Christians and some conservative evangelicals are making the environment a moral issue. [56 minutes]

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  • The Net at Risk (#103)

    The future of the Internet is up for grabs. At this very moment big corporations are lobbying Washington to turn the gateway to the Web into a toll road. Yet the public is being kept in the dark about the potential hijacking of democracy's newest forum for the exchange of ideas. If a few megamedia giants own the content and control the delivery of radio, television and the Internet, they'll make a killing and you'll pay for it. Bill Moyers and journalist Rick Karr report on the wannabe "Lords of the Internet." [86 minutes]

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