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  1. Texas’ New Public School Textbooks Promote Climate Change Denial and Downplay Segregation FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2013 file photo, pro-science supporters rally prior to a State Board of Education public hearing on proposed new science textbooks, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Board of Education is poised to tighten rules on who can serve on citizen review panels that scrutinize proposed textbooks for use statewide, hoping to tamp down future controversies over the teaching of evolution and other issues. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
    9 Sep 2014 … On Tuesday, hundreds of citizens turned out for the first public hearing on the controversial social science materials now under review as part of the state’s contentious once-in-a-decade textbook adoption process. Continue reading
  2. Mortimer Adler on Aristotle Mortimer Adler with Bill Moyers
    5 May 1989 … Bill Moyers sits down with Dr. Mortimer Adler to discuss an array of topics including: why Dr. Adler strongly believes that everyone must use philosophy to understand the world and the nature and man and society as well as his Continue reading
  3. Morning Reads: Trump Will Keep Us ‘In Suspense’ Over Whether Or Not He Will Accept Nov. 8 Results; Wells Fargo Investigated for Identity Theft Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (R) and Republican nominee Donald Trump walk off the stage after the final presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19, 2016. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
    10 Oct 2016 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at BillMoyers.com HQ... Continue reading
  4. The Democrat and The Dictator Moyers discusses DFR and Hitler.
    6 Jun 1989 … Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler came to power within weeks of each other, faced off in a contest of global warfare, and died in the same month. Bill Moyers traces the childhoods and early careers of both leaders, illustrates the Continue reading
  5. A World Cup for the Wealthy, Not the People A demonstrator argues with police lined up during a protest against the World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Anti-World Cup demonstrators are demanding better public services and protesting the money spent on the international soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Bruno Magalhaes)
    6 Jun 2014 … Dave Zirin discusses the Brazilian people's protests against huge sporting events that catch the world's eye but deepen inequality and divert resources from where they're needed most in a country struggling with massive income inequality. Continue reading
  6. The True Size of the Student Debt Crisis Students attend graduation ceremonies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. August 2011. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
    6 Jun 2013 … More people than the entire population of Colorado are in danger of defaulting on student loans. An infographic from Demos illustrates the true size of the crisis. Continue reading
  7. Richmond Revisited: What It Takes to Beat the Elite A view of a Chevron refinery on March 3, 2015 in Richmond, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2016 … A retired schoolteacher who beat a $3 million campaign by Chevron talks about how he became vice mayor of Richmond, California. Continue reading
  8. Ryan Budget Slashes Safety Net on ‘Path to Prosperity’ House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds up a copy of his budget plan entitled "The Path to Prosperity," March 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    3 Mar 2012 … House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan seems to be playing Robin Hood in reverse. Continue reading
  9. Unequal Education Unequal Education screenshot
    9 Sep 1992 … Bill Moyers compares the everyday experiences of two New York City middle schools and contrasts political rhetoric with the reality of American education. Continue reading
  10. It’s Time to Talk About the Class Divide Among Women Home health care workers hold signs at a rally in support of a minimum wage increase in New York on April 15, 2015. (Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2016 … If you’re like me, you’re still processing what it means to live in a Trump-led America. We are still grieving. We’re desperate to find someone or something to blame, and there’s plenty of blame to go around. Continue reading