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Morning Reads: Clinton Cash, Montana’s New Dark Money Law, Adelson Primary Update
4 Apr 2015 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ… Continue reading
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David Cay Johnston on How Money Affects Politics
1 Jan 2008 … Reporter and author David Cay Johnston explains how America's economic and political system has been rigged to benefit the super-rich. Continue reading
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What We’re Reading About the Flint Crisis
1 Jan 2016 … We've watched over the last month as the story of Flint's long-smoldering water crisis burst into a conflagration garnering national attention. The failure of institutions demonstrated by the crisis — and the inequalities that it laid bare — allude to many Continue reading
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Yes, Money Still Talks in Politics
12 Dec 2016 … In our post-election series on #Keeping Democracy Alive, we've been soliciting essays and opinions of some of the people on the front lines of that battle. As part of that effort, Kathy Kiely sent five questions to Sheila Krumholz, executive Continue reading
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Heather Cox Richardson: Looking the American Soldier in the Face
9 Sep 2020 … Multiple sources are confirming a story about Trump’s contempt for the military, which said, among other things, that Trump called soldiers “suckers” and dead service members “losers.” Continue reading
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Donald Trump, the Emperor of Social Media
4 Apr 2016 … By now I must be at least the millionth commentator to observe that Donald Trump is the candidate for whom social media have longed. What FDR was to radio and JFK to television, Trump is to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Continue reading
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The $1 Billion Election No One Is Noticing
10 Oct 2016 … The amount of money in state and local elections just hit a milestone for the 2016 election cycle: $1 billion raised by candidates. This figure is likely low. States require politicians, parties and other political organizations to disclose their funding, Continue reading
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Morning Reads: Louis CK Is not a Tea Partier; Americans’ Unusual Climate Denialism
5 May 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
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Smart Chart: The Black-White Wealth Gap Widened During the Great Recession
12 Dec 2014 … From 2010 to 2013, the median wealth of white households increased to $141,900. Meanwhile, the median wealth of black households fell to $11,000 in 2013. Continue reading
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It’s Time to Take On Concentrated Poverty and Education
2 Feb 2013 … We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” column. Researchers know a lot about how various factors associated with income level affect Continue reading