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Moore Is Less: Alabama, the Senate and the Nation Will Suffer
12 Dec 2017 … Amid all the craziness surrounding Roy Moore’s race for the US Senate and the seeming willingness of Alabama’s likely voters to send a man of such dubious merit and morality to Capitol Hill (where, admittedly, the bar already is pretty Continue reading -
What Is a Country Worth Fighting For?
1 Jan 2017 … Many of the folks I know are getting ready to play serious defense in 2017, and they’re not wrong. Before we take up our three-point stance on the national line of scrimmage, however, maybe we should ask ourselves not only Continue reading -
When Hospital Workers Can’t Afford Health Care
3 Mar 2013 … Nearly one-fifth of large companies are raising the cost of health insurance by only offering high-deductible “catastrophic” plans to employees. Continue reading -
How Lobbying by Tax Preparers Helps Keep Tax Day Complicated
4 Apr 2016 … Happy tax day! Today marks the end of a several-week period in which most of us navigate the complicated and often frustrating process of paying taxes in America. According to a recent report by the Internal Revenue Service, the average Continue reading -
Public Education: Who Are the Corporate Reformers?
3 Mar 2014 … In an excerpt from her book Reign of Error, Diane Ravitch reveals the individuals and corporations behind education reform movement. Continue reading -
Mississippi’s Women Are Some of the Poorest in the Country. But We’re Getting Organized.
10 Oct 2015 … A group of women — mostly low-income people of color — are preparing to put pressure on state politicians. Continue reading -
A Conversation with Maya Lin
4 Apr 2003 … The acclaimed sculptor and architect talks with Bill Moyers about a life and career that has been shaped by her Chinese-American heritage. This extended version of Bill's half-hour broadcast interview with Lin was released for home video distribution and never Continue reading -
The Home Front
5 May 1991 … This 60-minute special documents the major crises facing our country at a time when the media and political world were distracted with matters abroad. Continue reading -
The President Should Make Wal-Mart Part of the Minimum Wage Debate
5 May 2014 … Walmart, the country’s largest private employer, pays 825,000 workers less than $25,000 a year. The president needs to push it to pay its low-wage workforce more. Continue reading -
The Fire Next Door
3 Mar 1977 … In this award-winning documentary, Bill Moyers takes a breathtaking look at the arson and crime that nearly destroyed the Bronx in the 1970s. Continue reading
