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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EXPLORE Equality
While it’s a great testament to our nation’s progress to have stories about Will Smith’s talented kids and Obama’s smart girls, we need to make “ordinary” black kids a commonplace as well. Continue reading
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
In an extended essay, Bill shares striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the country. Continue reading
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
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
Sadly, not all that much progress has been made since the Mad Men days in terms of the perennial gender pay gap. Continue reading
