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  1. How Did We Become A Billionaires’ Republic? Demonstrator Randall Grey protests a taxation of the wealthy during a rally at Occupy Wall Street San Diego on Oct. 13, 2011 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Corbis via Getty Images)
    7 Jul 2017 … A constitution is not intended to embody a particular economic theory,” wrote Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in 1905. Holmes was dissenting from the Court’s majority opinion in Lochner v. New York, which held that the New York Continue reading
  2. Recommended Reading: Fiscal Cliff Deal The lights of the U.S. Capitol remain lit into the night as the House continues to work on the "fiscal cliff" legislation proposed by the Senate, on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    1 Jan 2013 … Want to know more about the 11th hour deal Congress and the White House reached early Tuesday morning? Here’s a collection of articles explaining what’s in the deal and differing viewpoints on the consequences. Continue reading
  3. The Past Isn’t Past: The Economic Case for Reparations Patricia Godbolt, first black student graduated from an integrated Norfolk, Va., high school, poses for a photo June 9, 1960, shortly before she received a diploma with honors from Norview High School. She was one of seven black students admitted to previously all white schools the previous year, under pressure of a Federal court order. (AP Photo/Neal V. Clark Jr.)
    6 Jun 2014 … The wealth gap between blacks and whites is a legacy of hundred of years of African-Americans being excluded from the American Dream. Continue reading
  4. America’s Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis FLINT, MI - JANUARY 26: Matt Hopper holds and comforts Nyla Hopper, age 5 of Flint, after she has her blood drawn to be tested for lead on January 26, 2016 at Eisenhower Elementary School in Flint, Michigan. Free lead screenings are performed for Flint children 6-years-old and younger, one of several events sponsored by Molina Healthcare following the city's water contamination and federal state of emergency. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
    2 Feb 2016 … In truth, the United States has scores of “Flints” awaiting their moments. Think of them as ticking toxic time bombs -- just an austerity scheme or some official’s poor decision away from a public health disaster. Given this, it’s remarkable, Continue reading
  5. Moyers & Company ‘Guest’ Books
    2 Feb 2013 … Browse selected books by Moyers & Company guests, and let us know which ones moved and inspired you. Continue reading
  6. Donald Trump’s Addiction to Violence President Donald Trump speaks at Suffolk Community College on July 28, 2017 in Brentwood, New York. Trump, speaking close to where the violent street gang MS-13 has committed a number of murders, urged Congress to dedicate more funding to border enforcement and faster deportations. Trump spoke to an audience that included to law enforcement officers and the family members of crime victims. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    9 Sep 2017 … Donald Trump is addicted to violence. It is the principal force that shapes his language, politics, and policies. He revels in a public discourse that threatens, humiliates, bullies, and inflicts violence. He has used language as a weapon to humiliate Continue reading
  7. Red Scares and Radical Imagination Graphic of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant against backdrop of her hometown's skyline
    8 Aug 2016 … Bernie Sanders isn't the only one who is making socialism a politically winning concept, according to a new book that chronicles the rise of new activist movements across the United States. Continue reading
  8. Sen. Russ Feingold on Progressive Change; Mark Johnson Shows the Power of Music Russ Feingold (Photo: Tom Barrett)
    12 Dec 2008 … Bill Moyers talks to the Wisconsin senator about Obama's presidency and the Grammy-winning producer on his new documentary. Continue reading
  9. 5 Signs That America Has Gone Bonkers — And a Glimmer of Hope Joshua Collins, 24, demonstrates outside the Burger King restaurant where he works during a protest calling for higher wages and a worker's union, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Atlanta. AP Photo/David Goldman)
    5 May 2014 … Our 'leaders' today are aggressively enthroning themselves and their ilk as the potentates of our economic, governmental and social systems and snuffing out the light of egalitarianism. Continue reading
  10. Why is SNAP Part of the Farm Bill?
    6 Jun 2013 … During the Great Depression, Americans foraged through garbage cans for food and dug in public parks to find roots they could eat. Parents reluctantly sent their children door-to-door to beg. Ninety-five people were admitted to New York City’s four largest Continue reading