The Human Disaster of Unemployment: “While older workers are less likely to be laid off than younger workers, they are about half as likely to be rehired. One result is that older workers have seen the largest proportionate increase in … Continue reading
Equality
Despite its birth as a nation conceived in principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the struggle for equality in America has remained a disturbing constant in our history. Bill Moyers’ body of work addresses the fights for equality in race, gender and sexual orientation, and against the economic injustice that finds half of our citizens living at poverty level or worse. With the shows, specials, essays and talks below, see how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go.
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May 13, 2012 | World of Ideas
Richard Wilkinson is an epidemiologist and a leader in international research of inequality. He is also the co-author of The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger with Kate Pickett. Their book has been described by The Sunday Times … Continue reading
May 11, 2012 | World of Ideas
Economist Robert Pollin explains why he thinks a financial transaction tax is the right idea. Continue reading
May 11, 2012 | What Matters Today
In this new feature, we’ll share stories from around the Internet that we’re passing around here at Moyers HQ. Share your own “must reads” from today below in the comments section. We’d love to hear what you’d recommend! The New … Continue reading
May 10, 2012 | What We’re Reading
In this new feature, we’ll share stories from around the Internet that we’re passing around here at Moyers HQ. Share your own “must reads” from today below in the comments section. We’d love to hear what you’d recommend! Bloomberg Businessweek: … Continue reading
May 9, 2012 | Smart Charts
Just as President Obama’s views on same-sex marriage have evolved over time, laws across the country have also evolved to grant — and sometimes deny — LGBT rights on a range of issues. The Guardian newspaper website launched a new … Continue reading
May 9, 2012 | Moyers Moments
Two premier lawyers — one conservative and one liberal — explain why they’ve joined forces to fight for same-sex marriage rights. Continue reading
May 4, 2012 | World of Ideas
Jose Antonio Vargas describes how his life in and out of hiding redefined what it means to be American. Continue reading
May 4, 2012
Replay our live chat about life on the border and immigration policy with writer Luis Urrea and border patrol agent Paul Wells. Continue reading
May 2, 2012 | Smart Charts
Brian Beutler reports in Talking Points Memo that the liberal Economic Policy Institute is coming out soon with a new edition of their annual report, ‘The State of Working America.” A graph from the upcoming report, Beutler writes, is “a … Continue reading
