The Economy

From the first rumblings of the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, the Bill Moyers team has stayed on the story of the 2008 economic collapse and its continuing aftermath with bold, original reporting, essays and insightful interviews. From economists to community organizers, Wall Street financiers to historians, Moyers’ guests have provided powerful insight into the roots of the crisis and have stimulated a crucial national dialogue on its causes, effects and possible solutions.

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Preview: Going to Jail for Justice
May 22, 2013 | Moyers & Company

Tim DeChristopher tells why he spent nearly two years in prison in the name of environmental justice, and Gretchen Morgenson discusses how banks are still too big to fail and too big to trust. Continue reading

President Bush touts his tax cut plan to a crowd at Lafayette Regional Airport, before departing, Friday, March 9, 2001, in Lafayette, La. The president will spend the weekend at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)
The Bush Tax-Cut Failure
May 21, 2013 | Perspectives

Ten years after George Bush’s tax cut on dividends, Bruce Bartlett says even conservative economists can’t defend it, including the one who pushed it through. Continue reading

Apple CEO Tim Cook arrives on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Apple’s Tax Strategy: ‘Think Different’
May 21, 2013 | Money & Politics

Apple’s CEO says he welcomes a review of the U.S. corporate tax system, but his company has spent a lot of money lobbying Congress to keep the status quo. Continue reading

In this July 10, 2012 file photo, a United plane prepares to land at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., with the New York City skyline in the background. Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, April 21, 2013, the first day air traffic controllers were subject to furloughs resulting from government spending cuts, though some delays appeared in the late evening in and around New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
How America Became a Third World Country
May 21, 2013 | Money & Politics
Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford look ahead to what life could be like after 10 years of sequestration and austerity.
A sign for Wall Street is displayed on the side of building near the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 4, 2013. Uncertainty over the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed world stock markets lower on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability
May 19, 2013 | Perspectives
Greg Kaufmann speaks with labor union organizer Stephen Lerner about the intersection between poverty and Wall Street accountability.
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The Hollowing-Out of Government
May 19, 2013 | Perspectives

Robert Reich explains why reducing, de-funding and disabling government agencies and programs hurts the American people in the long run (and why Republicans won’t stop doing it). Continue reading

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Poverty and Inequality in Some of the World’s Richest Countries
May 15, 2013 | Smart Charts

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OEDC, has released its latest data. The United States has one of the highest rates of inequality, topped only by three countries in a select group of developed market economies. Continue reading

In this March 29, 2013 photo, women walk past blighted row houses in Baltimore. Baltimore is far from the worst American city for poverty, but it faces all the problems of cities where vast numbers of the poor now live. The U.S. Census Bureau puts the number of Americans in poverty at levels not seen since the mid-1960s, while $85 billion in federal government spending cuts that began last month are expected to begin squeezing services for the poor nationwide. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
12 Things You Can Do To Fight Poverty Right Now
May 12, 2013 | Take Action
Activists on the front lines of the fight against poverty tell you what needs to be done and how you can help.
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Marshall Ganz on Making Social Movements Matter
May 10, 2013 | Moyers & Company

Veteran activist and organizer Marshall Ganz joins Bill to discuss the power of social movements to effect meaningful change. Continue reading

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Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis on Fighting for Fairness
May 10, 2013 | Moyers & Company

Economic equality advocates Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how social action can change both policy and lives. Continue reading

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