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  1. Donald Trump and the Escalation of Hate
    6 Jun 2016 … While white supremacists have long been active in America, Trump’s statements against various racial groups seem to be further stoking their fires. Continue reading
  2. The Great American Class War: Plutocracy Versus Democracy Cartoon from the Southern Labor Archives at Georgia State University depicting plutocrats with piles of money.
    12 Dec 2013 … Bill reflects on the class struggles he observed in the small East Texas town he grew up in and the modern-day class war waged by the wealthy on our democracy. Continue reading
  3. Carbon Counterattack
    1 Jan 2015 … Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular resistance and the efforts of government regulators have all shocked the energy industry. Continue reading
  4. ‘America 101’ School bus
    10 Oct 2006 … Bill Moyers delivered these remarks in San Diego on October 27, 2006 to the Council of Great City Schools, an organization of the nation’s largest urban public school systems. Continue reading
  5. Homeless in High Tech’s Shadow
    4 Apr 2013 … In California’s Silicon Valley, Facebook, Google and Apple have minted hundreds of new tech millionaires. But not far away, the homeless are building tent cities along a creek in the city of San Jose. Continue reading
  6. By the Numbers: The Incredibly Shrinking American Middle Class A line of job applicants snakes through a ropeline to attend the CUNY Big Apple Job Fair Friday in New York. March 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    9 Sep 2013 … A snapshot of what America's middle class used to be and what it is now in terms of wages, work and out-of-pocket costs -- and the problems caused by growing economic inequality. Continue reading
  7. Raising the Minimum Wage Is the “Free Market” Thing to Do Demonstrators protesting for $15/hour wages and proper treatment for fast-food workers march in downtown Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
    1 Jan 2014 … In theory, everyone agrees that the government should step in to correct market failures. It's the politics that get in the way. Continue reading
  8. The Third Party That’s Winning New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, left, arrives with his family Chiara de Blasio, second from left, Dante de Blasio, center, right, Chirlane McCray to take the oath of office in on the steps of City Hall, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
    3 Mar 2014 … With new strategies, the Working Families Party is shaking up the two-party system. Continue reading
  9. Voices From Baltimore Protesters demonstrate ahead of a 10 p.m. curfew Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. The curfew was imposed after unrest in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
    5 May 2015 … We asked Baltimoreans what they want the rest of the country to know about the protests and their city. They described a place void of opportunity, plagued with a seemingly uncaring government and a long history of police violence. Continue reading
  10. We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People – Saving the Soul of Democracy Democracy Awakening protest in Washington, DC on April 28, 2016. (Credit: cool revolution, Flickr / CC 2.0)
    9 Sep 2016 … Sixty-six years ago this summer, on my 16th birthday, I went to work for the daily newspaper in the small East Texas town of Marshall where I grew up. It was a good place to be a cub reporter — Continue reading