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.

EXPLORE Equality

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney,  participate in the presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
October 21, 2012 | News & Notes

Here’s a twist: in the second presidential debate, one candidate used the word “poverty” without saying anything about poverty; the other didn’t use the word at all but managed to speak a fair amount about it. Continue reading

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October 19, 2012 | Book Club
We launch our new book club with what Bill calls a “definitive examination of inequality in our time.”
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
October 19, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
Several recent studies indicates that income inequality may slow economic growth.
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October 17, 2012 | News & Notes
The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) released the first Inequality Report Card this month. Find out how your congressperson voted on legislation related to income inequality.
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October 14, 2012 | News & Notes

Paul Ryan may not have a plan for reducing poverty, but advocates in his home state have devised a plan to reduce poverty over 50 percent. Continue reading

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October 2, 2012 | Smart Charts
A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center analyzes the voting trends of America's Latino population.
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October 2, 2012 | News & Notes
Pennsylvania voters won't need ID in order to vote on November 6.
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September 26, 2012 | News & Notes
She tells ThinkProgress that Romney's comments showed that he is “out of touch” and “has no idea how hard it is at the margins of our society.”
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September 25, 2012 | News & Notes
If you haven't yet registered to vote, today's the day to do it.
A line of job applicants snakes through a ropeline to attend the CUNY Big Apple Job Fair Friday, March 20, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
September 19, 2012 | Smart Charts
The Guardian has a put together a map of the United States showing how different statistical groups are distributed by state.
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