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One of the easiest and most effective things Congress could do to fight poverty would be to expand a program that already works very well: Social Security.

Jobs are coming back, but pay isn’t. What's going on? Robert Reich explains.

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...

Five years after Citizens United, legislators are re-introducing a package of bills designed to chip away at the decision and bring back democracy.

From prison construction to striped "convict classics" jumpsuits, these five off-the-radar corporations are earning millions from mass incarceration.

In the State of the Union, President Obama didn't mention poverty even though this is the year he promised to end child hunger.

Despite the buildup, President Obama had little to say about income inequality and nothing about America's poor.

Last night in his State of the Union address, the president said the words ‘free’ and ‘college’ in the same sentence. The administration’s proposal is a big deal. Here's why.

Working women shouldn't have to worry about job security when raising a family. It's a right that policy makers should implement and protect.

Five years after Citizens United, outside spending on elections is totally out of control. Here's an enraging and inspiring rundown of the current state of election spending and some ideas to improve things.