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  1. Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. (Part One): Full Transcript
    4 Apr 2016 … Bill Moyers recently interviewed Eddie Glaude Jr., author of Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul and William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African-American Studies at Princeton Univesity. Here is the full transcript of their conversation. Continue reading
  2. The Other America Fast Food Workers Stage Nationwide Protest in front of McDonalds
    11 Nov 2020 … This post originally appeared on TomDispatch.com. In the two weeks since Election 2020, the country has oscillated between joy and anger, hope and dread in an era of polarization sharpened by the forces of racism, nativism, and hate. Still, truth Continue reading
  3. The Real Forgotten Americans Dirt streets still make up parts of East Biloxi on Jan. 2, 2016 in Biloxi, Mississippi. According to the US Census Bureau, Mississippi is the nation's poorest state, with a median income of $39,680. The city of Biloxi has struggled to make progress after the devastating flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    1 Jan 2017 … When Donald J. Trump assumes the presidency and lays out his agenda for our country, he will likely proclaim himself, as he did in the campaign, the voice of "the forgotten Americans." To Trump, these “forgotten Americans” are the white working-class Continue reading
  4. ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’
    8 Aug 2013 … Greg Kaufmann asks two economists: "How could we return to broad wage growth for all workers?" Continue reading
  5. The Most Undercovered Stories of 2015 (Part One)
    12 Dec 2015 … Around this time every year, BillMoyers.com asks reporters, editors and bloggers which key story they feel the mainstream media failed to cover adequately over the last 12 months. This post is the first installment of a two-part series. Continue reading
  6. All Our Children All Our Children
    4 Apr 1991 … In this documentary, Bill Moyers examines the challenges facing America's youth and investigates how to help millions of young people emerging from school unprepared for life and work. Continue reading
  7. Farm Subsidies and America’s Hungry Clark Elementary School kindergartner Nora Henschel checks out at the end of the lunch line on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at her school in Paducah. The Southern Education Foundation found that 55 percent of Kentucky public school students qualify for free and reduced lunch. (AP Photo/The Paducah Sun, John Paul Henry)
    4 Apr 2008 … Bill Moyers sheds light on more than $15 billion in wasteful expenditures that flow from Washington to American farmers. Then, Bill Moyers looks at shortages in America’s food banks and speaks with David Beckmann of Bread for the World. Continue reading
  8. No Excuse for Hungry Students
    4 Apr 2014 … If we hope to improve educational outcomes, we need to demand policies that ensure that students can come to class well-fed and ready to learn. Continue reading
  9. New Stats Show Another Lost Year of “Recovery” for 99% of U.S. Households 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)
    9 Sep 2013 … The news is that there's really no news, despite another year when the economy was supposed to be recovering. Continue reading
  10. A Rising Tide Lifts All Yachts Yachts and boats
    6 Jun 2014 … "Why don’t the unemployed get off their couches?" and eight other critical questions for Americans. Continue reading