t r u t h o u t | Programming Note
Airdate: Friday, June 8, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. EDT on PBS.
(Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html.)
While high-flying executives from the nation's top airlines get big compensation, workers and retirees are seeing cuts.
Beginning to trade on the NYSE last week, Northwest Airlines dodged the bankruptcy bullet. But, while a $1.4 billion a year cut in labor expenses has ensured lower costs, why are airline executives still flying high on salaries, stock options and benefits, while workers and retirees see cuts in pay and compensation? Then, with heated debate looming large over progress reports and withdrawal deadlines for Iraq, what's next for Afghanistan? Journalist Christian Parenti, just back from his fourth visit to the forgotten frontline, speaks to Bill Moyers about the growing influence of warlords in government, the resurgence of the Taliban as well as the drug trade, and life on the ground in Afghanistan. And, controversial evangelical Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, spiritual leader to 7,500 congregations and more than 2 million members, talks about science, the environment and gay rights - issues that threaten her church with division and disunity.
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