Reviews

Moyers on Democracy by Bill Moyers

krep___'s review against another edition

3.75

I struggled both with motivating myself to keep reading this, as well as how to rate it after finishing it. For anyone concerned (or incensed) by the highjacking of our political system by the most wealthy at the expense of everyone else and by the manipulations and corruption of those in power this will be a difficult read. But it is important. It certainly wants to be a call to action, but it can't help but be horribly depressing at times. The material is a collection of speeches that Moyers delivered to various organizations over several decades. A part of the problem is that these are not essays per se but speeches, with much of the incendiary rhetoric that often entails. The topics are all very apropos today even though it was published in 2008.

johnmarlowe's review

4.0

Totally good book, and it really gave me an appreciation for the intellect of Bill Moyers. The book also made me watch his weekly PBS show.