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The EPA's new regulations make it hard to build an old-fashioned coal power plant. But coal was already growing unpopular.

A round-up of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers and Company.

For the 11th time in 12 years, poverty has worsened or stayed the same. We’ve long known what to do to take the next steps in the fight against poverty. But we’re not doing it.

Pope Francis's recent interview was interpreted by many as a "new direction" for the Catholic church and could have significant consequences for American political debates.

A collection of interviews with politicians, policymakers, journalists and one ex-banker about the systemic flaws that led our economy to the brink of collapse.

A new report reveals how the for-profit prison industry is working the system to ensure money flows in whether crime is up or down.

Many of the politicians who rail against SNAP in Congress bring home huge sums of federal assistance to their supporters.

Bill interviews the director of a new documentary featuring economic analyst Robert Reich on how the widening income gap is a threat to our democracy.

Robert Reich's new documentary is about the growing problem of income inequality in America.

A snapshot of what America's middle class used to be and what it is now in terms of wages, work and out-of-pocket costs -- and the problems caused by growing economic inequality.