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  1. “Tale of Two Cities:” New York Has Become the Capital of Inequality (Image: Flickr/ Toño Ortiz)
    9 Sep 2014 … According to the Census Bureau, the Big Apple is now the most unequal city in the US. Continue reading
  2. People Over 75 Are First in Line to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
    2 Feb 2021 … Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for people 75 and up can leave out Black Americans, who tend to die younger than their white counterparts. In majority-Black Shelby County, this gap raises questions of how to make the vaccine rollout equitable. Continue reading
  3. ‘Party Favors: Convention Spending’ and The Wilderness Act at 40 Blue Lake in the Sabrina Basin of the Sierra Nevada, in the John Muir Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest. Taken on an Eastern Sierra backpacking trip in 2007. (Photo: Wikimedia)
    8 Aug 2004 … A behind-the-scenes look at the lavish convention parties the Democrats and Republicans don't want you to see, 2004 political analysis, and a conversation about the impact of incarceration on black men. Continue reading
  4. The Student Loan Crisis and the Debtfare State In this Oct. 6, 2011 photo, Gan Golan, of Los Angeles, dressed as the "Master of Degrees," holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt, during Occupy DC activities in Washington. As President Obama prepared to announce new measures Wednesday to help ease the burden of student loan debt, new figures painted a demoralizing picture of college costs for students and parents: Average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose an additional $631 this fall, or 8.3 percent, compared with a year ago. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    6 Jun 2015 … It is crucial that we reveal, attack and uproot the increasing power of the student loan industry — and acknowledge the government's role in the crisis. Continue reading
  5. Real-Life Hunger Is No Game Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, left, and Liam Hemsworth portrays Gale Hawthorne in a scene from 'The Hunger Games.' (AP Photo/Lionsgate, Murray Close, File)
    11 Nov 2013 … This month's food stamp cuts, and the additional cuts likely to come with a new farm bill, will have a devastating impact on the lives of millions of Americans. Continue reading
  6. Morning Reads: Texas Judge Blocks Obama’s Immigration Order Susan Peralta, a third generation Mexican-American, protests outside the Arizona Capitol Saturday, May 1, 2010 in Phoenix to protest Arizona's controversial new immigration bill. Activists said outrage over Arizona's controversial immigration law "awakened a sleeping giant" Saturday as rallies demanding federal immigration reform kicked off in cities across the country. (AP Photo/Matt York)
    2 Feb 2015 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
  7. What is a Living Wage? About 100 immigrant janitors marched through downtown Houston to protest a local cleaning company accused of withholding paychecks from its employees and not paying them for all hours they worked. June 2006 (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    8 Aug 2012 … Economist Robert Pollin explains why it's important not to sacrifice the welfare of workers in tough economic times. Continue reading
  8. Two Very Different Economic Realities on Display Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listen to the first of three presidential debates at the Trump headquarters in Urbandale, Iowa. (Photo by Steve Pope/Getty Images)
    9 Sep 2016 … As NBC’s Lester Holt noted in his opening question: “There are two economic realities in America today.” And boy were they on display in last night’s debate. Continue reading
  9. The Missing Native Vote Ed 'Buster' Moore, a plaintiff in the voting-rights lawsuit Wandering Medicine v. McCulloch, stands before the southern portion of Fort Belknap, near where he lives. (Photo: Terri Long Fox/In These Times)
    6 Jun 2014 … Nearly 50 years after the Voting Rights Act, American Indians still don’t have equal access to the ballot box. Continue reading
  10. Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Bid Is Part of a Long Tradition of American Socialism Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., reacts as he as he is asked about running for president during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Sanders has made it official, telling The Associated Press in an interview that he’s running for president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    5 May 2015 … Long deployed by the right as an epithet, this form of left-wing populism is as American as apple pie. Continue reading