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  1. Who’s the Guy in the White Suit Next to All Those Billionaires? Pope Francis at Saint Patricks Cathedral in NYC for Evening Prayer Vespers (CREDIT: Jeffrey Bruno)
    10 Oct 2015 … Last week's papal visit was a big success, but some of those in attendance were the antithesis of his teachings. Continue reading
  2. After Coal, a Small Kentucky Town Builds a Healthier, More Creative Economy Citizens gather for Bluegrass & Broadband at a meeting of the Letcher County Broadband Board, led by Appalshop Partners. (Photo courtesy of Appalshop)
    6 Jun 2017 … Nearly 50 years ago, on a presidential campaign swing through eastern Kentucky, Sen. Robert Kennedy promised to help a disabled coal miner build a community center in the tiny mountain town of Hemphill to give idle youth and others a Continue reading
  3. Awakening and Sacrifice: A Conversation with Pete Nicks
    8 Aug 2020 … In January 2018, I spoke with the Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Nicks about The Force, his feature documentary about Oakland’s deeply troubled police department and its history of violence. This is a new interview with Pete, discussing those issues in Continue reading
  4. Henry Steele Commager: Patriarch of Historians Henry Steele Commanger
    9 Sep 1988 … In his 63rd year as a teacher, the professor and historian offers historical context for understanding American society. Continue reading
  5. Preying on the Poor
    5 May 2012 … Barbara Ehrenreich says government and corporations use the poor as piggy banks. Continue reading
  6. Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education
    6 Jun 2013 … Nearly 200 rallied at Sallie Mae’s shareholder meeting last week to demand the nation’s largest private student loan lender meet with students to discuss their crushing debt burden. Continue reading
  7. How the Fight for 15 Won
    4 Apr 2016 … The political earth has shifted. Last week’s tectonic jolt began in California, where the legislature voted Thursday to raise the statewide minimum wage to $15, the highest in the nation. The ripple effects of California’s huge victory for progressive forces Continue reading
  8. What You Should Know About Wal-Mart’s Raise Wal-Mart workers protesting for better wages and a union in front of Alice Walton's $25 million Park Ave penthouse in NYC in October 16, 2014. (Photo: Charina Nadura/Moyers & Company)
    2 Feb 2015 … Wal-Mart's raise does deserve some praise, but it's not nearly enough. Continue reading
  9. Losing Medicaid in Mississippi, The Politics of Oil, and Gay Marriage and the Bible Oil Rig Maintenance in Darwin Harbour September 2013. (Photo: Ken Hodge/flickr CC 2.0)
    7 Jul 2004 … A look at a report on the size and scope of the international oil and gas industry and its governmental influence; inside America's moral debate; and are tough cuts necessary to save Medicaid? Continue reading
  10. America Wakes Up to the Reality: Inequality Matters Protesters form a wall of signs at the Occupy Portland camp in downtown Portland, Ore. October 2011. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
    1 Jan 2012 … Decrying income inequality isn't "class warfare" -- and it matters to us all. Continue reading