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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. The Biggest Problem With Obamacare’s Rollout Is Being Caused Intentionally by Republicans
    11 Nov 2013 … The victims of Obamacare’s implementation problems being hit the hardest, by far, are those whose incomes fall into the coverage gap between the poverty line and subsidy eligibility cutoff in states not adopting Medicaid expansion. Continue reading
  8. Comics Artist Joe Sacco on Journalism and Drawing In this photo U.S. graphic novelist Joe Sacco poses for a photograph in Gaza. May 2003 (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
    7 Jul 2012 … In this Web-exclusive video, graphic artist and journalist Joe Sacco talks about his approach to telling real-life stories in comics. Sacco’s latest project called Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt, explores trenchant poverty in America’s “sacrifice zones” and is a Continue reading
  9. Bill Moyers Essay: The United States of Inequality FILE - A man who did not wish to be identified, who lost his job two months ago after being hurt on the job, works to collect money for his family on a Miami street corner. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
    4 Apr 2013 … In an extended essay, Bill shares striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the country. Continue reading
  10. Mike Rose: A Conversation on Poverty and Education in Los Angeles Mike Rose
    4 Apr 1990 … Bill Moyers talked with Mike Rose, a decades-long advocate for those on the margins of Los Angeles. After attending a poor neighborhood school where no one expected him to succeed, Rose because the associate director of the UCLA writing program. Continue reading