Deborah Weinstein says the best things in the president’s budget probably won’t became policy, while the not-so-great things probably will. 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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April 12, 2013
In an extended essay, Bill shares striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the country. Continue reading
April 12, 2013 | Smart Charts
The high-tech mecca is a stark example of a nationwide trend.
April 10, 2013 | On Democracy
In 1967, the civil rights leader spoke of a society in which the chasm between rich and poor is tragically wide and deep. Sound familiar? Continue reading
April 9, 2013 | BillBoard
Blogger Isaiah J. Poole says the African-American unemployment crisis may hurt Democrats politically if President Obama doesn’t address it in his budget proposal. Continue reading
April 9, 2013 | Perspectives
Sadly, not all that much progress has been made since the Mad Men days in terms of the perennial gender pay gap. Continue reading
April 7, 2013 | News & Notes
Because of sequestration, a bleak housing and homelessness situation is about to get a lot worse.
April 5, 2013
See images of poverty from around the nation documented by photojournalists from AmericanPoverty.org.
April 5, 2013 | Moyers & Company
Theologian James Cone and historian Taylor Branch join Bill to discuss Dr. King’s other dream: economic justice. Continue reading
April 5, 2013
Theologian James Cone and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Taylor Branch join Bill to discuss Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of economic justice. Continue reading
