ALL POSTS BY John Light
- January 29, 2013A new smart chart shows that the gap between rich and poor in America is now greater than that of Mexico and other neighbors to the south.
- January 25, 2013The filibuster reform compromise fell far short of the measures that many progressives hoped for.
- January 25, 2013Learn key points about the law that prevents federal programs from funding abortion.
- January 23, 2013Five infographics from the Guttmacher Institute explain trends in abortions in America.
- January 18, 2013See how the growing use of the filibuster in the Senate has crippled the presidential appointment system.
- January 17, 2013These days the Senate needs a supermajority to get anything done. So it doesn't get much done.
- January 15, 2013For awhile, the gender wage gap was gradually closing, but in the last few years it has stagnated. This infographic chronicles workplace inequality in America.
- January 11, 2013 | Updated September 23, 2013The debt ceiling has changed over 100 times since 1944. You might be surprised which party has raised it more often.
- January 11, 2013Blanco will be the first Latino and first gay poet to read at a presidential inauguration. He will also be the youngest.
- January 10, 2013The economist and New York Times columnist joins Bill in the studio today to talk about why our top priority should be getting America back to work.