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  1. Richard Rodriguez (Part Two) Richard Rodriguez
    10 Oct 1990 … Part II of an discussion between acclaimed journalist and essayist Richard Rodriguez and Bill Moyers. They speak more about how Rodriguez writes about the intersection of his personal life with some of the most vexing cultural and political problems facing Continue reading
  2. The Ultimate ‘Bad Hombre’ Protestors carrying pinata likeness of Donald Trump.
    10 Oct 2016 … Donald Trump’s disdain for undocumented people bubbled over again during the last presidential debate of 2016. Is he so intent on Trump TV that he wants to expand Hillary Clinton’s edge with the nation’s 27 million eligible Latino voters? Asked Continue reading
  3. American Culture Has Become More Open, International and Diverse. Trump’s Budget Would Reverse That. Supporters of New York City's cultural institutions and programs hold a rally on the steps of City Hall to denounce cuts to funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities contained in the current proposed federal budget platform. (Photo by Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
    6 Jun 2017 … The Trump administration’s proposed 2018 budget, which prioritizes defense and national-security spending above all else, would deal crippling blows to government-funded institutions in the arts and humanities and leading American organizations that foster international dialogue and understanding of global affairs Continue reading
  4. Panama Papers Offer More Evidence That Free Trade Isn’t Really Free (L-R) Vernon Jordan, former US President Bill Clinton, Ron Kirk and US President Barack Obama walk off a green while golfing at Farm Neck Golf Club August 15, 2015, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard. (Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2016 … You might wonder what the connection is between a friendly game of golf last summer in Martha’s Vineyard and the Panama Papers. Read on. As anyone who hasn’t been in a cave – or otherwise away from the Internet — Continue reading
  5. Time or Money: The US Worker’s Dilemma Worker in bottle factory, 2000
    4 Apr 2003 … This bill looks at a bill that would change how overtime works and considered the economic effects of the Iraq War and the societal effects of September 11. Continue reading
  6. Beyond Neoliberal Miseducation HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 12:01 A.M. EDT. THIS PHOTO MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST OR POSTED ONLINE BEFORE 12:01 A.M. EDT. - In this Oct. 6, 2011 photo, Gan Golan, of Los Angeles, dressed as the "Master of Degrees," holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt, during Occupy DC activities in Washington. As President Obama prepared to announce new measures Wednesday to help ease the burden of student loan debt, new figures painted a demoralizing picture of college costs for students and parents: Average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose an additional $631 this fall, or 8.3 percent, compared with a year ago. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    3 Mar 2014 … Higher education is being defunded as part of a larger scheme to dismantle and privatize all public services, goods and spheres. Continue reading
  7. Activists to Watch: Daniel Schlademan
    10 Oct 2013 … Historian Peter Dreier explains why Schlademan is a part of a new wave of grassroots activists changing America. Continue reading
  8. Why We Need a Retail Workers Bill of Rights
    8 Aug 2014 … Despite its high minimum wage, San Francisco has the second-highest rate of income inequality among major US cities. Continue reading
  9. What Donald Trump and the Republican Party Could Learn From Cleveland The skyline of downtown Cleveland is reflected on the windows of the Convention Center, where the Republican National Convention opens Monday. (Photo by Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images)
    7 Jul 2016 … Located in one of the most important swing counties in the country, Cleveland is a tale of two cites: one represented by an increasingly vibrant downtown and a growing knowledge economy; the other, a hollowed-out collection of neighborhoods increasingly left Continue reading
  10. The Historic Memory Ottoman Empire
    4 Apr 1991 … Bill Moyers presents the long history of the region, from the time of the pharaohs through Western colonization. The program features noted historians and scholars, who inform the viewer of some of the historical events and myths that have defined Continue reading