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  1. Where Have All the Children Gone? Alia and Basma, both 12, tackle a math question at a temporary school in northern Lebanon, set up by UNICEF and Lebanese NGO Beyond Association with the help of UK aid. (Photo by DFID - UK Department for International Development | Flickr CC 2.0)
    7 Jul 2017 … “This is a war against normal life.” So said CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward, describing the situation at this moment in Syria, as well as in other parts of the Middle East. It was one of those remarks that should wake you up Continue reading
  2. Nobody Expects a Monty Python Fourth of July Monty Python Receiving a Standing Ovation at the End of the Show. 'Monty Python Live (Mostly)' at The O2 Arena, London, Britain - 01 Jul 2014 Celebrities joined an audience of 14,000 people to watch the surviving members of comedy troupe Monty Python perform together in the UK for the first time in more than 40 years this evening Stars including comedian Stephen Fry and screenwriter Richard Curtis packed into The O2 arena in London for the first night of the eagerly awaited, multi-million pound show. Many members of the audience even dressed as characters from the comedy sketch show, with some wearing handkerchiefs on their heads to look like Gumbys. (Rex Features via AP Images)
    7 Jul 2014 … A nostalgic London trip for fun reminds that the power of money in politics corrupts both our democracies. Continue reading
  3. Bill Moyers talks with David Berg and Daryl Bristow about Trump’s Lawsuits Dozens of people calling for stopping the vote count in Pennsylvania due to alleged fraud against President Donald Trump gather on the steps of the State Capital on November 05, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    11 Nov 2020 … President Trump still will not admit he lost.   Trump has flooded the courts with lawsuits. Here to assess what’s going on are two of the country’s most experienced lawyers in election litigation.  Daryl Bristow worked for George W. Bush’s legal team Continue reading
  4. This Election’s Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits MYRTLE BEACH, SC - FEBRUARY 19: A boy waits for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to speak at a rally February 19, 2016 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Trump is campaigning throughout South Carolina ahead of the state's primary. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2016 … On the day before Easter, PEZ Candy USA had to cancel its annual egg hunt in Orange, Connecticut. Adults rushed the fields where the eggs and candy had been put out, pushing aside and trampling the little ones in a Continue reading
  5. Faith-Based Initiatives and the Vanguard Group’s John Bogle on Corporate Reform George Bush
    10 Oct 2003 … The possible hidden agendas of some faith-based charities, a discussion of corporate reform with the founder of Vanguard Group, and writer John Ridley on the intersection of politics and entertainment. Continue reading
  6. Public Citizen Anniversary, November 1, 2011 Occupy Wall Street protesters demonstrate in New York City Oct. 11, 2011. The Take On Wall Street campaign, a coalition of progressive organizations, says it intends to ensure that working people and consumers are heard above the power and influence of the financial services industry. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    11 Nov 2011 … In this 2011 speech, Bill Moyers traces the history of the 40-year crusade by the rich against the institutions, ideas, and laws that helped create America’s iconic middle class. Continue reading
  7. Christian Parenti on Afghanistan
    6 Jun 2007 … Bill discusses internal Afghanistan politics with journalist Christian Parenti. Continue reading
  8. DOJ to Texas: Voter Suppression Will Not Stand Attorney General Eric Holder, left, attends a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in observance of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    8 Aug 2013 … The Department of Justice announced today that it is objecting to Texas’ voter ID law and will also seek to join a similar lawsuit against the state’s redistricting maps. Continue reading
  9. Smart Chart: The Black-White Wealth Gap Widened During the Great Recession pew, race, wealth
    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
  10. Sister Joan Chittister on Religion and Politics. Afghanistan and Iraq. The Approaching Generational Storm. Afghanistan flag (Photo: New Zealand Defence Force/flikr CC 2.0)
    11 Nov 2004 … Sr. Joan discusses how religion became so strong a dividing line in American politics and war journalist Christian Parenti provides a close up view of the realities on the ground in Afghanistan. Continue reading