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  1. The Good Society (Part Two) Los Angeles
    8 Aug 1992 … The second part of The Good Society focuses on Los Angeles and the stories of people who have long recognized the need for cooperative action to benefit the community as a whole. The program features individuals in schools, churches, and Continue reading
  2. It’s Been 25 Years Since Restaurant Workers Got a Raise Waitress Sheila Abramson at Langer's Delicatessen serves customers on February 26, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2016 … Thanks to the efforts of industry groups like the National Restaurant Association -- or "the other NRA," as I like to call them -- which has stymied efforts to raise wages for restaurant workers, April 1 marked the 25th year Continue reading
  3. What Does Paul Ryan Really Mean by the Phrase “Inner City”? Google Ngram Offers a Clue
    3 Mar 2014 … The history of the phrase 'inner city' seems to buttress assertions that it comes with racial connotations. Continue reading
  4. History Without History "We are radicals at heart. It is time we recognize it. It is time we embrace our radical history," writes Harvey Kaye. (The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull /Wikimedia Commons)
    1 Jan 2021 … The second impeachment, popular outcry, and continuing stories about the likely involvement of administration figures in the coup attempt seem to have trimmed Trump’s wings in his last days in office. Continue reading
  5. Book Excerpt: Chrystia Freeland’s Plutocrats
    10 Oct 2012 … Bill recently interviewed author Chrystia Freeland on Moyers & Company. Her book, Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else, was published last week and is the inaugural book in the Moyers Book Club. Continue reading
  6. Raising the Minimum Wage and Affordable Child Care Go Hand in Hand
    11 Nov 2014 … Access to early childhood education, quality child care and after-school programs should be implemented with minimum wage raises. Continue reading
  7. What Keeping Oil in the Ground Can Do for Economic Inequality SolarCraft workers Craig Powell (L) and Edwin Neal install solar panels on the roof of a home on February 26, 2015 in San Rafael, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    3 Mar 2016 … Our lifestyle is inextricably linked to fossil fuels. We pay the industry to heat our homes and power our cars. Though driving might be optional where public transit is available, heat is not during harsh winters. We know about the Continue reading
  8. Families Matter Family matters
    6 Jun 1992 … Bill Moyers examines why America has become an unfriendly culture for children, and explores some of the practical steps needed to create a more hospitable social climate for families. The program also visits parents in San Diego who are struggling Continue reading
  9. Helping Children Eat & Eat Well Family using the Feeding America program
    6 Jun 2013 … See ways you can help children in your community get the nutritious food they need. Continue reading
  10. A Wealthy Capitalist on Why Money Doesn’t Trickle Down A worker in McDonald near Wall St. hands a hash brown to a customer. (Credit: Charina Nadura)
    9 Sep 2014 … The fundamental law of capitalism is: When workers have more money, businesses have more customers. Continue reading