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  1. Robert Reich on the Fast Food Strike and Obama’s Inequality Speech
    12 Dec 2013 … Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why all Americans should support protesters who are demanding higher wages. Continue reading
  2. The Renewable Revolution (Photo: John Light)
    4 Apr 2015 … Four reasons why the transition from fossil fuels to a green energy era is gaining traction. Continue reading
  3. Power Politics and Can Democrats Win Back the South? (Graphic: DonkeyHotey/flickr CC 2.0)
    1 Jan 2004 … An investigation into the back-room deals giving Big Media more control than ever over what Americans consume and read, and a look at what it would take for Democrats to reclaim the South. Continue reading
  4. What Happens When Refugees Are Resettled in the US? Protesters hold a sit-in and block an exit as thousands turn out for a Jan. 29, 2017 Immigration ban protest at Philadelphia International Airport. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
    2 Feb 2017 … Since President Trump issued his “Muslim ban” executive order, the country has been rocked by a cascade of political chaos, and now a critical legal battle that could soon reach the Supreme Court. But another, less visible crisis is unfolding Continue reading
  5. Obamacare Is Widening the Gap Between “Red” and “Blue” America Red and blue state map, based on returns in last four presidential elections. (Wikimedia Commons/ Angr)
    4 Apr 2014 … The rate of uninsured is now about 50 percent higher in states that refused to expand Medicaid. Continue reading
  6. Elizabeth Warren’s Rousing ‘Power to the People’ Speech
    9 Sep 2014 … The Massachusetts senator says she's not running for president in 2016, but this speech shows why some think she should. Continue reading
  7. Reducing Jail: A New York Story
    12 Dec 2014 … Change is possible even in high-volume, urban justice systems. Continue reading
  8. Morning Reads: Congress Looks Like a Million Bucks and Duck Dynasty’s Fake Rednecks
    1 Jan 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ. Continue reading
  9. “Slavery to Mass Incarceration” Screenshot from 'Slavery to Mass Incarceration'
    7 Jul 2015 … A new video from the Equal Justice Initiative sets out to explain how the myth of racial difference that was created to sustain American slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. Continue reading
  10. The ‘Caravan Against Fear’ Wants You to Stay Home from Work on May 1 On day 8 of the Caravan Against Fear's journey, hundreds gathered to protest Los Angeles County Sheriff McDonnell's opposition to California sancutrary bill SB54 and his collaboration with ICE. (Photo courtesy of Caravan Against Fear)
    4 Apr 2017 … A coalition of community leaders, immigration advocates, labor groups and workers are touring the Western US to highlight the plight of immigrant workers and urge people to "shut it down" this Labor Day in protest of Trump's policies. Continue reading