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Corporate Triumphs, Progressive Victories and the Roadmap for a Democratic Revival
11 Nov 2014 … Tuesday's Republican wave of election victories was more a triumph in changing the rules of democracy to favor big business and conservative interest groups, than a reflection of the American people's opinions. Continue reading
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DISCLOSE Act Blocked in the Senate
7 Jul 2012 … Earlier this evening, the DISCLOSE Act died in the Senate by a vote of 51-44. The bill would make have made it harder to anonymously donate money to politically active organizations by requiring that corporations, unions, super PACs and others Continue reading
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Dr. Redfield’s Retreat: Compromising the CDC
7 Jul 2020 … The director of the CDC has capitulated. Under the guise of “guidance,” Dr. Robert Redfield recently released a full-throated promotion of Trump’s latest pandemic talking points urging all schools to reopen in the fall. Continue reading
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Morning Reads: Campaign Finance Reform in the Headlines, But for How Long?
4 Apr 2015 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ… Continue reading
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Big Money, Big Media, Big Trouble
4 Apr 2012 … How big money and big media have coupled to create a ‘Disney World’ of democracy. Plus, a Bill Moyers Essay on Rep. Allen West (R-FL) and McCarthyism. Continue reading
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How Puerto Rico Recovered Before
9 Sep 2017 … In the aftermath of the Great Depression, Puerto Rico was rebuilding in more ways than one. Aside from dealing with the impacts of a global financial crisis, the island had recently been battered by two massive storms: San Felipe II Continue reading
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The American Way of War Is a Budget-Breaker
5 May 2017 … When Donald Trump wanted to “do something” about the use of chemical weapons on civilians in Syria, he had the U.S. Navy lob 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield (cost: $89 million). The strike was symbolic at best, as Continue reading
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Filibustering for Beginners
3 Mar 2021 … Trump would like to be the Republican Party’s kingmaker; many Republicans would like to move him off center stage. But Trump is the party’s biggest fundraiser, so the RNC cannot simply toss him overboard, and he is determined to protect Continue reading
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The Vanishing Family: Crisis in Black America
7 Jul 1989 … Bill Moyers takes a second look at this Peabody Award-winning documentary which provides an unflinching account of the disintegration of family in the African-American community. Continue reading
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All Our Children
4 Apr 1991 … In this documentary, Bill Moyers examines the challenges facing America's youth and investigates how to help millions of young people emerging from school unprepared for life and work. Continue reading