Bill moyers outdoes himself with guest mike lofgren. Nov 05, 2008 bill moyers view of contemporary america with three decades worth of experience in broadcast journalism, pbss bill moyers has witnessed his share of groundbreaking moments. Its jacket copy touts lofgren s gripping portrait of the dismal swamp on the potomac and the revolution it will take to set us back on course. Bill moyers interviews former gop congressional analyst mike lofgren, whose book is included on this list.
Ive not conducted my life in the service of smallness, understates the man who. The book is parceled out into different lets get this out of the way first. Bill moyerss most popular book is healing and the mind. Author and humanitarian greg mortenson, whose bestselling books three cups of tea and stones into schools argue that education is the best way to peace in afghanistan and across the islamic world.
But what he says about himself goes right to the point. Others have written about the concept of the deep state, but he is the first in recent years that has come from within the system. He raised taxes several times when the deficit threatened to get out of control. His many honors include lifetime achievement emmy and peabody awards. The man who popularized the deep state doesnt like the way. In fact, lofgren wrote his essay for the website of liberal commentator bill moyers, and also appeared on the pbs program he hosted. There is the visible government situated around the mall in washington, and then there is another, more shadowy, more indefinable government that is not explained in civics 101 or observable to tourists at the white house or the capitol. A former senate staffer r, he wrote a book called the deep state. Search results for bill moyers public intelligence blog. In a series of fascinating interviews with experts and laypeople alike, bill moyers. Mike lofgren is an american author and a former republican u. Bill moyers sits down with political commentator and blogger glenn greenwald who asks.
If states refuse to raise taxes to fix some of those problems weve just seen, that certainly wont bother my next guest. He retired in may 2011 after 28 years as a congressional staff member. The new york times bestselling expose of what passes for business as usual in washington today there was a time, not so very long ago, when perfectly rational. Bill moyers journal by bill moyers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Much too late, public learns of bill moyers conflicts over.
Bill moyers and company, anatomy of the deep state, mike lofgren, feb. Mike lofgren spent twentyeight years working in congress, the last sixteen as a senior analyst on the house and senate budget committees, which gave him an insiders look at the bush tax cuts, the troubled asset relief program, hurricane katrina disaster relief, the war on terrorism, debates on the pentagon budget, and the various deficitreduction commissions. How a yale academic trolls the liberals on trumps looming reelection march 31, 2020. Mike lofgren on dysfunction in our political parties august 31, 2012 bill talks with mike lofgren, a longtime republican who describes the modern dysfunction of both the republican and. Mike lofgren, 66, is a former congressional staffer who wrote the 2016 book, the deep. In lofgren s view, republicans have become overly obsessed with obstructing president obama, and the democrats suffer from political complacency. Deep state salon interview deep state truthout interview. Bill moyers w mike lofgren deep state cia takeover. Mike lofgren spent 28 years working in congress, the last 16 of which as a senior analyst for the.
It seems that some of these people are willing to see the government go down in order to win. Mike lofgren wrote the book on the deep state literally the longtime republican aide, who worked for three decades on capitol hill, published the deep state. Behind the ostentatious displays of power, the white house tries to keep secret all thats destructive to the nation. The deep state the seattle public library bibliocommons. If i could, id give a copy to everyone in the world to read. Bill moyers new post this weekend from author mike. Actually its taken a lot of different books to get you know the different perspectives and try and understand what could be done. He lives in new jersey with his wife and creative collaborator.
The deeper deep state robert macneil christie, author. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. Title moyers on democracy author bill moyers rating tags democracy, politics, religion, civil rights, speeches this is a collection of moyers speeches over many years that touch on the subject of democracy. I first heard of lofgren s book from watching bill moyers interview him on moyers pbs show, and he caught my attention when he said that the republican party has been taken over by an apocalyptic cult. And in the interest of what may seem to be shameless selfpromotion, i urge you to read it. I grew up in a party that believed in the traditions of eisenhower, and for that matter, even reagan. What they have to say, and the pointedly intriguing questions moyers has the unique insight to ask makes the interviews fairly sing with purpose and the verve of provocative thinkers. With the term deep state getting a lot of mileage these days with respect to the takedown of trumps original national security advisor, michael flynn, it seems like a good time to draw your attention to the origins of the term. Three of the items feature cass sunstein as authorcontributoreditor. A former constitutional and civil rights lawyer, greenwald. There is the visible government situated around the mall in washington, and then there is another, more shadowy, more indefinable government that is not explained in civics 101 or. Mike lofgren spent 28 years working in congress, the last 16 of which as a senior analyst for the house and senate budget committees.
Do you think the public knows that the reporters who are embedded had to sign a contract with the pentagon in order to be accepted for this role. Bill moyers interviews elaine pagels more on this story. His reporting and interviews have been the basis for seven bestsellers. For those of us who were around in 1960, we experienced a sudden flashback this week with mitt romneys speech about his faith as a mormon.
In a remarkably short period of time, bill moyers s healing and the mind has become a touchstone, shaping the debate over alternative medical treatments and the role of the mind in illness and recovery in a way that few books have in recent memory. He spent twentyeight years working in congress, the last sixteen. Mike lofgren, a congressional staff member for 28 years, joins bill moyers to talk about what he calls washingtons deep state, in which elected and unelected figures collude to protect and. An interview with mike lofgren, author of the party is over. Veteran journalist bill moyers returns to pbs with bill moyers journal, a weekly program of interviews and news analysis on a wide range of subjects, including politics, arts and culture, the. Bill moyers was the first i remember to alert us to the concept of the usas being run over by and run by a shadow government, recently described by mike lofgren in the deep state. Mencken rode by train through the pennsylvania coal country.
Books by bill moyers author of healing and the mind. Welcome to a conversation between bill moyers and psychiatrist and author robert jay lifton. The fall of the constitution and the rise of a shadow government. It took liberal journalist bill moyers five years to raise the funds to produce this book, which is a collection of edited transcripts of scholars and artists sitting around a table, discussing various episodes from the bibles book of genesis.
Former republican aide mike lofgren wanted to call attention to the way. Mike lofgren is the new york times bestselling author of the party is over. I first ran across the concept when i read an essay by former senior analyst for congress, mike lofgren on bill moyers website, posted in 2014. The fall of the constitution and the rise of a shadow government in january 2016.
Surveying the real estate choices of washingtons contractors, lobbyists and corporate lawyers reveals the raw, nouveauriche tastes of our capitals shadow government. Apr 15, 2014 mike lofgren, a congressional staff member for 28 years, joins bill moyers to talk about what he calls washingtons deep state, in which elected and unelected figures collude to protect and. Dec 30, 2017 bill moyers w mike lofgren deep state cia takeover explained. Throughout, in search of the constitution shows how this brief text has shaped our nation and holds the power to change our lives.
The deep state by mike lofgren, penguin books, reprint 2016. Analyzes the irancontra affair and explains why that operation was more dangerous than watergate. When i first heard that you were going to give away billions of dollars to, global health i was skeptical. In a broadcasting career spanning nearly 40 years, journalist bill moyers distinguished himself at newsday, nbc, cbs, and pbs. Bill moyers has been investigating the worlds of faith, reason and religion for decades from probing conversations in series like a world of ideas and bill moyers journal to indepth. How republicans went crazy, democrats became useless and. Published in bill moyers and company link to article and comments gates at xanadu. Bill moyers w mike lofgren deep state cia takeover explained. Moreover, one certainly has to give bill moyers due credit for having many intriguing and innovative ideas. Bill moyers s career as a television journalist has earned him more than thirty emmy awards. In the interest of full disclosure, i edited the book with him and cowrote its introduction. A new book further explores the red thread that connects the war on terror, the militarization of americas foreign policy, rising inequality and. Sep 05, 2011 the main reason the democrats health care bill will be a budget buster once it fully phases in is the democrats rank capitulation to corporate interests no singlepayer system, in order to mollify the insurers. The party is over is an analysis of how washington dc and, thus, how the government as a whole has changed over the last several decades and the most likely factors that facilitated the change.
Our guest is author and former congressional staff member mike lofgren. Book cover to mike lofgren s the deep state yesterday marked the 3rd anniversary of mike lofgren s interview on bill moyers and company. Interview after a tremendous response to his commentary on truthout, mike lofgren has released a new book, the party is over. But both parties are not rotten in quite the same way. Mike lofgren on dysfunction in our political parties moyers. Bill moyers books list of books by author bill moyers. Bill moyers talks with mike lofgren, a longtime republican who describes the modern dysfunction of both the republican and democratic parties. His writings, critical of politics in the united states, particularly the republican party, were published after his retirement and garnered widespread attention. Forget nicholas cage movies, bill moyers is the national treasure. New post this weekend from author mike lofgren on the gop response to coronavirus and what we might learn from it about the state of what used to be called americas grand old party. Bill moyers interviews bill gates more on this story.
The party is really oriented towards the concerns of the rich. He is author of genesis doubleday, the language of life main street books, and healing and the mind doubleday. Bill moyers s most popular book is healing and the mind. The state of deep state lofgren expanded his essay into a 2016 book called. The guy who wrote the book on the deep state wishes. Mike lofgren, a congressional staff member for 28 years, joins bill moyers to talk about what he calls washingtons deep state, in which elected and unelected. Mike lofgren on dysfunction in our political parties.
Bill moyers has 81 books on goodreads with 127293 ratings. Lofgren blasts the partys economic platform, saying. Bill moyers and others from our team in conversation with writers, academics, activists and other big thinkers about the issues of vital concern to our democracy. With almost half a million copies in print, it is already a classic the most widely read and. Meet mike lofgren, a longtime congressional staffer who describes. Aug 31, 2012 mike lofgren on dysfunction in our political parties august 31, 2012 bill talks with mike lofgren, a longtime republican who describes the modern dysfunction of both the republican and. Lofgren s new book is the continue reading chuck spinney. Explore books written by bill moyers on subjects ranging from poetry to politics. While lofgren is chillingly correct overall, there are a few things to quibble with here. Listen to martin martys interview on speaking of faith on american public radio, november 2, 2006. Mike lofgren, a congressional staff member for 28 years, joins bill moyers to talk about what he calls washingtons deep state, in which. Mike lofgren is an american former republican aide, who retired in may 2011 after 28 years as a staff member in the u.
He said, get rid of all those illegitimate secret books you like so well. Three weeks after the terrorist attacks of 911, a small book appeared that i have now read twice to help me sort out what i think about that massacre and the world that both produced. Much too late, public learns of bill moyers conflicts. This provocative and absorbing star tribune companion book to bill moyers acclaimed pbs series invites readers into conversations with some of the most captivating voices on the scene today. Mike lofgren is a former career congressional staff member who served on the house and senate budget committees. Mike lofgren and bill moyers on us political dysfunctionality.
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