Bill Moyers talks to William Greider, Washington correspondent for The Nation who works from the Campaign for America's Future offices, about the breakdown of morality and fairness among our financial institutions. "People of great wealth and their institutions like banks naturally have the power to overwhelm people of lesser means. And you can't allow that in a decent society. It won't survive," he says. But he adds that "we have an opening in this crisis for a deep transformation in American politics."

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Why is Bush the most unpopular president in the history of political polling? Maybe it’s because he thinks Americans are fools. Last Monday, Bush signed an executive order to reverse his 7½ year policy against oil drilling in some offshore areas, falsely suggesting that it will help lower the soaring price of gasoline. Bush’s flip-flop on offshore drilling is just the latest attempt to divert attention from the conservatives’ failed energy policies.

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From left: Anna Berger, Service Employees International Union; Gerald McEntee, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and Richard Kirsch, director, Health Care for America Now! speak at the National Press Club on July 8.

A new coalition is asking anyone aiming to shape health care policy: Which side are you on when it comes to America’s health care future? Do you support affordable coverage for all and a guarantee of real choices, or the conservative “you’re on your own” approach, with no guarantee of coverage? Our answer: Stand with the broad alliance pushing for progressive health care reform.

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