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  1. With Control of the Senate at Stake, Native Voters Travel a Bumpy Road to the Polling Place Long distances separate voters from the polling places on 2.1-million acre Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. With little access to vehicles or gas money, tribal members count on GOTV to register or cast a ballot. This stretch of highway is on Cuny Table, on the north end of the reservation. (Credit: Jess Short Bull)
    11 Nov 2014 … With control of the US Senate at stake, the nation’s eyes have shifted to South Dakota — and its Native voters. Continue reading
  2. We Are All Greeks Now Occupy Wall Street rallies in New York's Zuccotti Park in support of Greek resistance to austerity. February 18, 2012 (Credit: Michael Fleshman/Flickr CC 2.0)
    7 Jul 2015 … Unfettered capitalism is designed to callously extract money from the most vulnerable and funnel it upward. Continue reading
  3. Pierre Sprey and Marilyn Young on Strategic Bombing, Vartan Gregorian and the Cost of College Pierre Sprey and Marilyn Young (Photo: Robin Holland)
    1 Jan 2009 … A close look at America's strategic bombing history and the cost of civilian casualties. Plus, the Journal analyzes financing a college degree and if the payoff is worth it. Continue reading
  4. Growing an Appreciation for the Hands That Feed Us Photo by Anne Preble on Unsplash
    5 May 2020 … A celebrated peach farmer and author who often works in solitude talks to food leaders Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Raj Patel, and others about how food connects us all. Continue reading
  5. What We’re Reading About the Flint Crisis FLINT, MI - JANUARY 23: American Red Cross workers drive through Flint's north side distributing cases of water to residents on January 23, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. Water is being handed out for free to citizens of Flint following a federal state of emergency being declared due to the city's water supply becoming contaminated. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
    1 Jan 2016 … We've watched over the last month as the story of Flint's long-smoldering water crisis burst into a conflagration garnering national attention. The failure of institutions demonstrated by the crisis — and the inequalities that it laid bare — allude to many Continue reading
  6. To Tackle Inequality, We Should Stop Subsidizing It
    1 Jan 2015 … Let's end the spectacle of highly paid people, subsidized with our tax dollars, pondering the problem of inequality. Continue reading
  7. In Search of a Common Destiny
    5 May 1992 … Bill Moyers examines the status of black Americans, particularly in light of the rioting in Los Angeles that followed the Rodney King verdict. Featured in the program are rapper Sister Souljah; Robert Woodson, Chairman of the Council for a Black Continue reading
  8. Morning Reads: President Goes After FBI’s Comey; Racial Violence in Mississippi, Iowa Barack Obama and Versha Sharma in a NowThis News interview. The president discussed the recent FBI disclosure that it was looking at emails found on former Rep. Anthony Weiner's computer that may be relevant to Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.
    11 Nov 2016 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at BillMoyers.com HQ... Continue reading
  9. After Outcry, White House Extends $10.10 Minimum Wage to Some Disabled Workers President Barack Obama greets an employee in the bakery at a Costco store in Lanham, Md. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, where he spoke about raising the minimum wage the morning after his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    2 Feb 2014 … President Obama is set to sign an executive order raising contractors’ wages today. Continue reading
  10. Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit Rachel Fentin, left, 23, of Detroit, holds a sign denouncing water shutoffs as members of The People’s Water Board Coalition protest Detroit’s cutting off the water supply to some residents, in Detroit on Friday, July 18, 2014.
    7 Jul 2014 … As Detroit draws international criticism for shutting off water for low-income families, activists ask why people are being forced to pay while the Wall Street banks live large. Continue reading