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  1. Inequality in Silicon Valley, in Five Charts
    4 Apr 2013 … In recent years, the economy of California’s Silicon Valley has skyrocketed. But as high-tech companies like Google, Facebook and Apple mint millionaires by the dozen, the middle class is hollowing out and poverty rates are growing. Here are five charts Continue reading
  2. Poets Lorna Dee Cervantes & Shirley Geok-lin Lim Lorna Dee Cervantes won the American Book Award for her first book of poems. Still from 'Sounds of Poetry'
    10 Oct 1999 … Born to poverty in two different parts of the world, Lorna Dee Cervantes and Shirley Geok-lin Lim embraced poetry early on. In this episode of Sounds of Poetry, they tell Bill how poetry saved them. Continue reading
  3. How Activists Helped Turn the Tide on Childhood Obesity
    12 Dec 2012 … Childhood obesity has long been considered one of the nation’s most intractable problems, complicated by issues like race, poverty and a culture that to many seems more concerned with corporate profits than children’s health. About 17 percent of American children Continue reading
  4. ‘Two American Families’ Sneak Preview and Panel
    6 Jun 2013 … Watch a sneak preview of the upcoming Frontline "Two American Families" and a panel discussion about hard-working families living on the edge of poverty. Continue reading
  5. Pope Francis Calls Unfettered Capitalism ‘Tyranny’
    11 Nov 2013 … Reflecting the reality of our times, the pope has released his first major work, urging global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality. Continue reading
  6. Proposed TTIP Agreement is Profoundly Undemocratic TTIP
    3 Mar 2015 … The head of a London-based anti-poverty group discusses how the TTIP, a proposed trade deal mostly being negotiated in secret between the EU and US, could impact jobs, food safety and more. Continue reading
  7. A Pathway to Ending Homelessness: A Home Homeless Navy veteran Petty Officer Second Class George Krider poses for a portrait at a homeless shelter in San Diego. September 2012. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
    12 Dec 2012 … We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” column. In 1992, Pathways to Housing founder Dr. Sam Tsemberis offered a novel approach to ending Continue reading
  8. Follow Us on Twitter @BillMoyersHQ Bill Moyers reading his iPad on set (Credit: Dale Robbins)
    6 Jun 2013 … Get tweets about money and politics, income inequality, poverty and other issues we delve into each week on Moyers & Company. Continue reading
  9. The Revolt of the Anxious Class People watch a monitor inside the venue while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at a Pearl Harbor Day Rally At U.S.S. Yorktown December 7, 2015 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. The South Carolina Republican primary is scheduled for February 20, 2016. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2015 … The great American middle class has become an anxious class – and it’s in revolt. Before I explain how that revolt is playing out, you need to understand the sources of the anxiety. Start with the fact that the middle Continue reading
  10. 5 Charts That Show How the Middle Class Is Disappearing
    1 Jan 2015 … As the super-rich continue to get richer, many middle class Americans are finding themselves slipping into poverty. Continue reading