NOW with Bill Moyers; Tobacco Traffic; America's First River
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A six-month investigation by NOW with Bill Moyers, THE NATION magazine and The Center for Investigative Reporting reveals a story about law and order and politics as practiced by Big Tobacco. These companies are so huge that their revenues dwarf the Gross National Product of some countries. Have those companies grown so powerful they can disregard international law? On the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, NPR's cultural correspondent Vertamae Grosvenor shares the story of an unlikely spy who helped the union win the Civil War. Latin American theorist Hernando de Soto talks with Bill Moyers about the overthrow - and return - of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Excerpt of AMERICA'S FIRST RIVER: MOYERS ON THE HUDSON. NOW WITH BILL MOYERS: A weekly news magazine, reported in conjunction with NPR, includes documentary reporting, in-depth one-on-one interviews, and insightful commentary from a wide variety of media-makers and those behind the headlines.
