Social Change

In the famous words of Frederick Douglass, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” History proves Douglass right — meaningful change in America has been initiated by activists and dissenters who demanded it. Bill Moyers has examined dissent and social change throughout his career, using stories of the abolition, suffrage, labor and populist movements to frame continuing, contemporary fights for human rights, including civil and voting rights, and women’s and gay rights.

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People cover their heads at a candle light vigil in Oak Creek, Wis., Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012, for the victims of a mass shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on Sunday. The vigil was held during the national night out event at the Oak Creek Civic Center. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)
Stand With Sikh Americans
August 10, 2012
Show your support for the Sikh community and stand up against hate.
A still from 'Smackdown' by Mark Fiore
Smackdown
August 2, 2012 | Cartoons
This Sunday, don't miss the biggest battle in town: Bishops vs. Nuns.
The 2007 National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The NRA Has America Living Under the Gun
July 21, 2012 | On Democracy

The National Rifle Association has turned the Second Amendment of the Constitution into a “cruel and deadly hoax.” Continue reading

Farmworkers pick tomatoes at Taylor & Fulton Tomatoes in Immokalee, Fla. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Improve Wages and Working Conditions for Farmworkers
July 20, 2012
Farmworkers are among the lowest paid workers in America. In Immokalee, where most of the country’s winter tomatoes are grown, this backbreaking work is done mostly by immigrants with few rights.
Farmworkers pick tomatoes at Taylor & Fulton Tomatoes in Immokalee, Fla. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Do You Know Where Your Tomatoes Come From?
July 20, 2012 | Q&A

Probably from Immokalee, Florida, where a group of immigrant farmworkers are taking on the titans of the food industry. Continue reading

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Replay Our Live Chat with Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco
July 19, 2012

Join the journalist and graphic artist today at 2pm est for a live chat about journalism, art, and poverty. Submit your questions now. Continue reading

Marchers head out on a five-day, 50-mile trek through West Virginia’s coalfields in an effort to draw attention to mining threats to Blair Mountain. The mountain is the site of a 1921 armed uprising where between 7,500 and 10,000 coal miners marched for better working and living conditions. The uprising was the largest since the Civil War and was ultimately put down after federal troops were called in. (AP Photo/Brian Farkas)
The Battle of Blair Mountain
July 19, 2012
To blast Blair Mountain into rubble would obliterate a piece of American history that coal companies would rather we forget.
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Stephen Lerner and Bill Fletcher on Targeting Bankers, Not Public Workers
July 6, 2012

Two experienced union organizers join Bill to discuss the future of American labor. Continue reading

The lobbyists Credit: Freelancers Union
Organizing Workers in the Freelance Economy
July 6, 2012 | Q&A
Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz talks about a new model for organizing workers and what it means for organized labor in general.
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Bill Moyers Essay: How Citizen Power Can Save a Library
June 25, 2012

Bill calls attention to a controversial community effort in Michigan to save its own library. Continue reading

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