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Two Big Stories: Unemployed Stranded and Putin Is Meddling Again
7 Jul 2020 … There are two big stories today. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell admitted today that Senate Republicans and the White House will not come up with a plan to shore up the economy for “a few weeks.” This is a huge Continue reading
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Morning Reads: The Age of Super PACs; Feingold’s Comeback Bid
5 May 2015 … A roundup of some of the money and politics stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ… Continue reading
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Disappointed By the Democratic Party Platform? Follow the Money
7 Jul 2016 … Depending on who you ask, the 2016 Democratic platform is either “the most progressive platform in Democratic Party history” or a “major betrayal.” Regardless of how you view it, however, there’s no denying that the platform compromises on certain core Continue reading
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Farm Subsidies and America’s Hungry
4 Apr 2008 … Bill Moyers sheds light on more than $15 billion in wasteful expenditures that flow from Washington to American farmers. Then, Bill Moyers looks at shortages in America’s food banks and speaks with David Beckmann of Bread for the World. Continue reading
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The CIA’s Secret Army
2 Feb 1981 … Bill Moyers tries to navigate the maze of America’s clandestine policies toward Cuba by going back to where it all began, with Washington’s decision to destroy the man Cuban exiles so bitterly despise. Continue reading
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Public Education: Who Are the Corporate Reformers?
3 Mar 2014 … In an excerpt from her book Reign of Error, Diane Ravitch reveals the individuals and corporations behind education reform movement. Continue reading
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Why Does Essential Work Pay So Little and Cost So Much?
7 Jul 2020 … The pandemic has exposed certain deep and unexamined assumptions about the nature and value of work in the United States. Continue reading
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What is a Living Wage?
8 Aug 2012 … Economist Robert Pollin explains why it's important not to sacrifice the welfare of workers in tough economic times. Continue reading
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Primary Favorite Pete Buttigieg Steps Forward
12 Dec 2020 … Joe Biden continues to move forward with his administration, naming former rival Pete Buttigieg for Secretary of Transportation. Continue reading
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John Lewis: Thank You, Sir. May You Rest in Power.
7 Jul 2020 … July 17, 2020 Tonight, just before midnight, we heard the news that 80-year-old Georgia Representative John Lewis has passed away from pancreatic cancer. As a young adult, Lewis was a “troublemaker,” breaking the laws of his state: he broke the Continue reading