Now - Season 1
Friday 9:00 PM on PBS Premiered Jan 18, 2002 In Season
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12/27/02The CDC's preliminary investigation results found high levels of tungsten and arsenic in Fallon. The community's children are suffering from leukemia. Although no link has been found yet, CDC has requested further studies from the NIH National Toxicology Program. Is there a link between cancer and tungsten? Other studies: Mothers and Newborns, Herculaneum and National Children's Study.moreless -
12/20/02Troubled Waters from the show Now explains the Clean Water Act and what it is trying to accomplish and what is currently threatening it. Dr. Marc Siegel also shares shocking new information, detailing how hospital patients are having their privacy rights violated, which is quickly becoming the biggest issue with private health care.moreless -
12/13/02"Middle Class Squeeze" looks at the increasing financial pressures facing the American middle class. With wages falling and the cost of living rising, many middle-class households are struggling to make ends meet. Also in the show: Bill Moyers talks to Senator John McCain about the new campaign finance law that bears his name.moreless -
12/6/02The Trials of Henry Kissinger from the show Now is a PBS program hosted by Bill Moyers. This episode focuses on the assigning of Henry Kissinger by President Bush to head the investigations of what the government knew about the attacks on September 11th. There is a debate taking place where some individuals are concerned about his ability to head this commission, while others feel he is the right candidate for the job. This program offers both opinions and investigates deeper into the attacks.moreless -
11/29/02On this episode, Exploring Creativity, Bill Moyers interviews three creative filmmakers and writers. Moyers speaks to Julie Taymor about her biographical film about Mexican artist Frida Kahho and how she used theatrical and artistic details to re-tell Frida's struggles with her marriage. Gregory Nava spoke on how he combined Greek and Hindu mythology with his pre-Columbian roots to form artistic stories. Sherman Alexie used his experiences on a Spokane reservation to write riveting stories and screenplays.moreless -
11/22/02Science for Sale? is an episode of the talk-show Now that explores how the cost of medication is going up and how advertising campaigns are affecting the research put into drugs. Bill Moyers talks to international relations expert James Blight about the Cuban missile crisis and its impact on the war situation in Iraq.moreless -
11/15/02Gun Land from the show Now is a PBS program that looks into the Homeland Security Bill. There has been increasing controversy with this bill due to the fact that gun owners are concerned that it will impact their legal right to carry a concealed weapon in order to defend themselves if needed. The bill is designed to prevent terrorists from purchasing guns, and Gun Land investigates this current situation.moreless -
11/8/02Wal-mart's worker compensation policies are the focus of this episode of Now. The company was once an impressively kind employer, providing their workers with good benefits and wages. A shift in upper management led to the poor working conditions, high turnover rates, loss of necessary benefits like insurance, and employees becoming lucky to earn more than minimum wage.moreless -
11/1/02Democracy in Danger involves a round-table discussion on the show called Now, about the strangehold that money has over politics and its negative impact on democracy. The two-party political system of America is analyzed in depth and the oncept of publicly funded election campaigns in four American states is introduced. -
10/25/02The effect of mass media marketing aimed at children is examined, particularly in regards to health problems such as heart disease and type two diabetes. Bill Moyers also interviews Julie Taymor, director of "Frida," the biopic of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Philip Shenon investigates the ties between Saudi Arabia and terrorist organizations.moreless -
10/18/02Now reporter Emily Harris covers the Buying Access of school children in South Carolina. Private companies are selling a range of products, which could be sending the wrong message to the children. Robert Lifton, a psychiatry professor talks to correspondent Bill Moyers about his research into why humans inflict violence and the mood of American society in the face of looming war.moreless -
10/11/02Voices of Dissent from the show Now is a PBS program where special correspondent Evan Williams travels to Burma to interview Burmese dissidents. Burma is known as a peaceful country, as a large percentage of the Burmese are Buddhists. Lately the peacefulness has been overshadowed by various protestors, largely due to the large raise in fuel costs.moreless -
10/4/02Seeds of Conflict is an episode of Now where correspondent Mark Schapiro investigates the process of genetical modification of food in Mexico. Its aim in improving the food supply as well as its risks to human health are presented. The episode also includes an interview of U.S. Congressman Ron Paul by Bill Moyers, about his opposition to attacking Iraq.moreless -
9/27/02In the episode, Risky Business from the show Now, that aired September 27, 2002, host Bill Moyer discusses with a panel of guests the rash of corporate scandals that include accounting debacles, insider trading and employee mistrust. They banter about the possible strategies for how corporations can help to restore investor confidence and foster integrity and growth in the market.moreless -
9/20/02The show discusses the vulnerable position of New Orleans and the threats of flooding from tropical storms and hurricanes due to its low elevation and eroding coast. Also Bill Moyer interviews author Arundhati Roy about her book Power Politics. The show then discusses the evolving trade and diplomatic relationship between Cuba and the United States.moreless -
9/13/02Taking Liberties from the show Now describes how the terrorist attacks of 9/11 affected legal protection in America. Host Bill Moyer discusses how these changes bring to light the issue of personal freedoms versus public protection. The Patriot Act and it's effect on these issues is discussed by the producer's of the show.moreless -
9/6/02The Mississippi River is an essential and renowned part of the American landscape, but the beautiful river may be in trouble. As its delta slowly erodes and crumbles, the United States is in danger of losing an important home for its natural wildlife, as well as an essential energy reserve. The leveeing of the river could be the culprit behind the erosion.moreless -
8/30/02The World Summit on Sustainable Development of 2002 is the focus of this special 90 minute episode. Bill Moyers investigates the issues faced by the 65,000 delegates attending the Johannesburg summit, including increasing water shortages, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global environment, deforestation, and the more than 13,000 deaths each year from water-borne diseases.moreless -
8/23/02PBS's NOW takes a look at sustainability in its episode, We Dissent. It begins with the insights of three government insiders forecasting the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development. It also features a clip from Growing Up Global, an interview with the United Nations' former Assistant Secretary-General, Dennis Halliday, about political relations with Iraq, and a discussion of Harlem's developments and cultural evolution and loss by writer and historian Michael Henry Adams.moreless -
8/9/02In the episode A Second Opinion, Bill Moyers sits down with the former Presidential candidate, Ralph Nader to discuss how the United States democracy needs more citizen involvement. Also in this episode, Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the amount of money drug companies are spending on advertising and how it is affecting the public's health.moreless -
8/2/02NOW's Brenda Breslauer uncovers the true costs of coal: our largest supply of fossil fuel takes a heavy toll on public and environmental health and puts workers at risk. Then, Bill Moyers speaks with Bishop Wilton Gregory about the Catholic Church and its new policy on sexual abuse. Finally, Miguel Arteta provides insight and background to his movie, The Good Girl, starring Jennifer Aniston.moreless -
7/26/02PBS's NOW airs the findings from an investigation into two million top-earning Americans' measures to dodge taxes. Producer Bryan Myers discusses the major banks' involvement and the $70 billion of estimated annual damage to the United States Treasury. Then, a special report shows the Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and the lives of the foster children who live there.moreless -
7/19/02PBS's Now shines a light on accountability with a discussion of social responsibility and the measures corporations are taking to dodge the IRS. John Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group, also shares his views on Americans' lost faith in big business. It also includes a discussion on the battle to contain electronic waste and prevent lead contamination, asking, "Who is responsible?" Finally, George C. Wolfe talks about his new musical, Harlem Song, and the Apollo Theatre.moreless -
7/12/02In this episode of NOW, Bill Moyers moderates a discussion about America and Islam in the post 9/11 world. He is joined by eight panelists with varied backgrounds in an honest and frank discussion of the issues. Topics include Muslim views of America, the conflict between Isreal and Palestine, war in Afghanistan and human rights issues throughout the Middle East. The panelists also conjecture about future US policy in Iraq.moreless -
7/5/02"What happens when the need for water and attempts to privitize and profit from a natural resource clash? NOW, in a joint effort with the series Frontline World, sent David Murdock and The New Yorker writer William Finnegan into a small town in Boliva that was the center of just such a conflict. Cochabamba's water supply was bought by San Francisco's Bechtel Corporation, who immediatly raised the rates, in effect ""Leasing the Rain"", and sparked a bloody conflict. Join Now as they take a deeper look into the results of one companies attempts to privitize water, and its effect on the residents. ""Leasing the Rain"", Now episode 25, originally aired 07/05/2002."moreless -
6/28/02"Breast cancer claims the lives of 40,000 women every year out of 200,000 who are diagnosed. The key to higher survival rates is early detection, and the single best method for early detection is the mammogram. What happens when the radiologist who reads the x-ray isn't qualified for the job, or is a specialist in another part of the body? Mistakes can happen, tumors can be missed. It's been called ""Radiologist Roulette"" and it is the subject of this episode of PBS's Now. This episode, season 1 episode 24, was originally aired on 06/2/2002."moreless -
6/21/02NOW's episode "Toxic Communities" begins with an interview with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer about the state of Wall Street and the steps being taken to protect the small investors. Next, Keith Brown speaks with residents of Anniston, Alabama about the rash of illnesses people of the small town believe have been caused by chemical company Monsanto.moreless -
6/14/02NOW correspondent, Deborah Amos, investigates an extreme terrorist group in Egypt, who supplied weapons to Osama bin Laden. Bill Moyers sits down with author, Daniel Yankelovich, to discuss his new book on American values and public opinion, and John Sayles stops by NOW studios to talk about independent filmmaking in Florida.moreless -
6/7/02In celebration of the 58th anniversary of D-Day, Bill Moyers talks with four of the eight World War II veterans he interviewed for his 1990 documentary From D-Day To The Rhine. -
5/31/02In this episode of NOW, Bill Moyers explores conflicts of interest on Wall Street. The discussion, ignited by the $100 million settlement paid by Merril Lynch over allegations it misled brokerage clients, explores attitudes of brokerage houses towards individual investors. Moyers discusses the issues with New York State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, the man primarily responsible for the Merril Lynch settlement. He also tells the stories of a few individual investors harmed by bad research published by Merril Lynch, and examines the business culture that allowed the abuses to take place.moreless -
5/24/02A Dirty War from the show Now shows that the memories and effects of 9/11 live on and on. Airing May 24, 2002, the NOW team revisits Ground Zero as the last of the recovery crew is wrapping up. In addition, a trip to Rock Centre, Long Island, in season 1 finds the 9/11 victims at a counseling center still struggling to cope.moreless -
5/17/02NOW explores the great division between the poor and the rich in the US. Of all the industrialized nations, the US is currently the society that's the most unequal. The super-rich continue to prosper, while the working class continue to suffer from downsized working conditions, benefits and wages. Bryan Myers of NOW and Emily Harris of NPR report from Connecticut, the US state with the quickest growing gap between poor and rich.moreless -
5/10/02The NOW team takes an in-depth look at the long-term and short-term effects of chemicals in the United States. While chemicals have made many people's lives easier and more effective, these substances may be damaging a forgotten population: the nation's children. Young people are exposed to more toxic substances than ever before, and the consequences could be dire.moreless -
5/3/02Now's episode After the War gives an account of Concern Worldwide's efforts to reduce starvation in post-war Afghanistan and restore the country, led by Dominic MacSorely. In the same episode, journalist Jamila Paksima gives an account of the joint efforts of U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr., to highlight AIDS issues in Africa.moreless -
4/26/02Episode 15 of the first season of the PBS show NOW with Bill Boyers, aired on 4/26/02, and is entitled Virtual Radio. The episode centers on the AT&T/Comcast cable merger, which was the subject of Senate sub-committee hearings at the time. Also discussed is how radio has become dominated by four giant corporations. Also features an interview with Shakespeare scholar Herman Gollub.moreless -
4/19/02Bill Moyers, correspondent for Now, presents the results of his 6 month-long investigation on international cigarette smuggling, in co-ordination with The Center for Investigative Reporting and The Nation magazine. While the focus of the study is Colombia, Moyers states that most of the big tobacco companies indulge in such illegal Tobacco Traffic to capitalize on markets abroad.moreless -
4/12/02Episode 13 of the first season of the PBS show NOW with Bill Moyers, aired on 4/12/02, and was entitled Race and Justice. NOW's Keith Brown talks with NPR correspondent Phillip Davis, about racial tensions in Miami, where 100 black men have been killed by police over a 20 year period. CEO compensations is another featured topic, and Dr. Robert Watson talks about global warming. Also, Frank Wu offers commentary on race in America.moreless -
4/5/02The Troubled Lands episode of NOW aired on PBS in April of 2002. This episode covers the story of the Israelis who are settling in the West Bank. The epsiode discusses several key lands that are being sought by two opposing parties: the Israelis and the Palestenians. Producer Bob Abeshouse travelled to these areas to show what the people are going through in trying to live there.moreless -
3/29/02Life on Edge is an episode from the talk-show called Now that deals with the plight of the low-wage working people in Portland, Oregon who cannot afford food for their families. Also on this episode, Bill Moyers talks to Pulitzer awardee, playwright Horton Foote about his upcoming play based on the theme of "family".moreless -
3/22/02The NOW team sits down with Marwan Zaloum, an anti-Israeli militant and terrorist who trains suicide bombers. His attacks against both civilians and Israeli soldiers has earned Zaloum many enemies. In the midst of his grim job, Zaloum is focused on one thing: ending the Israeli occupation. His political focus makes Zaloum an intimidating opponent.moreless -
3/15/02NOW correspondent, James Bennet covers the biggest military action in the Middle East over last ten years, reporting from the West Bank as Israeli tanks move into Jerusalem. Bennet covers the fighting and interviews some locals, who give viewers their perspective on what it will take to achieve peace in the region.moreless -
3/8/02NOW heads to northern Wyoming to investigate the disposal of good drinking water in times of drought to accommodate natural gas drilling. Each year, the water level on Powder River recedes. Correspondents interview local ranchers who give insight into the problem and speculate on how the practice will affect their crops.moreless -
3/1/02It seems as though John Ashcroft, US Attorney General and top law enforcer, is calling for religious crusade. He's called three worldwide religions to come together to fight the war on terrorism: Muslims, Jews and Christians. But, many have questioned whether this decision to frame public policy in relation to religion is a solution or just another problem brewing. NOW's Bill Moyers interviews Reverend James Forbes and Father Richard Neuhaus, getting their opinions on the speeches made by Ashcroft.moreless -
2/22/02"Why the Children?" is an episode from Now which brings the plight of young girls in South Africa to the spotlight. Jamila Paksima presents their horrendous experience, being physically abused by step-fathers and inflicted with HIV for no fault of theirs. Later, Bill Moyers talks to Archbishop Desmond Tutu who treats this as a new form of apartheid and pleads with the people to unite against this social evil.moreless -
2/15/02Now's "Freedom to Teach?" episode takes up the issue of freedom of speech in educational institutes, triggered by the suspension of Kenneth Hearlson, political science professor at California's Orange Coast College. Students and professors at Amherst's University of Massachusetts share their opinion on the taboo topics in classrooms. Bill Moyers also talks to Muslim scholar Azizah al-Hibri about encouraging more open communication between Muslims and non-Muslims.moreless -
2/8/02Return to Kandahar is episode four of the first season of the popular PBS series Now. This episode originally aired on February 8, 2002 and featured an interview with journalist Steve Inskeep. The episode allows follows an Afghan American woman who travels back to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also examined is pornography and it's place in American culture.moreless -
2/1/02The attacks against the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001, left the entire world shocked and mourning. Some of the victims of the terrorist attack have never been identified or documented. These illegal immigrants bring up interesting questions about how the country should respect and acknowledge those who slip between the cracks.moreless -
1/25/02A now single mother, named Amber Amundson, lost her husband Craig when a plane crashed into the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks. Instead of hoping for revenge, Amber decided to take a different stance and wrote the President asking to not retaliate with military action. Her opinion rose to great controversy and has been looked down upon by her father who disagrees with her beliefs.moreless -
1/18/02The NOW team examines two issues that are facing contemporary Americans. First, Muslims living in the United States must adopt a complicated new identity in order to reconcile their faith and their patriotism. Next, the NOW team looks at the energy industry and how profit-driven corporations could affect the future of American energy resources.moreless
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