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  1. What We’re Reading About the Flint Crisis FLINT, MI - JANUARY 23: American Red Cross workers drive through Flint's north side distributing cases of water to residents on January 23, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. Water is being handed out for free to citizens of Flint following a federal state of emergency being declared due to the city's water supply becoming contaminated. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
    1 Jan 2016 … We've watched over the last month as the story of Flint's long-smoldering water crisis burst into a conflagration garnering national attention. The failure of institutions demonstrated by the crisis — and the inequalities that it laid bare — allude to many Continue reading
  2. To Tackle Inequality, We Should Stop Subsidizing It
    1 Jan 2015 … Let's end the spectacle of highly paid people, subsidized with our tax dollars, pondering the problem of inequality. Continue reading
  3. In Search of a Common Destiny
    5 May 1992 … Bill Moyers examines the status of black Americans, particularly in light of the rioting in Los Angeles that followed the Rodney King verdict. Featured in the program are rapper Sister Souljah; Robert Woodson, Chairman of the Council for a Black Continue reading
  4. Morning Reads: President Goes After FBI’s Comey; Racial Violence in Mississippi, Iowa Barack Obama and Versha Sharma in a NowThis News interview. The president discussed the recent FBI disclosure that it was looking at emails found on former Rep. Anthony Weiner's computer that may be relevant to Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.
    11 Nov 2016 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at BillMoyers.com HQ... Continue reading
  5. After Outcry, White House Extends $10.10 Minimum Wage to Some Disabled Workers President Barack Obama greets an employee in the bakery at a Costco store in Lanham, Md. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, where he spoke about raising the minimum wage the morning after his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    2 Feb 2014 … President Obama is set to sign an executive order raising contractors’ wages today. Continue reading
  6. Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit Rachel Fentin, left, 23, of Detroit, holds a sign denouncing water shutoffs as members of The People’s Water Board Coalition protest Detroit’s cutting off the water supply to some residents, in Detroit on Friday, July 18, 2014.
    7 Jul 2014 … As Detroit draws international criticism for shutting off water for low-income families, activists ask why people are being forced to pay while the Wall Street banks live large. Continue reading
  7. Does Rising Inequality Make a Democracy More Warlike? President George W. Bush on the Abraham Lincoln being saluted by the flight deck crew. (Image: US Navy/ Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler J. Clements.)
    10 Oct 2014 … An MIT political scientist turns the conventional wisdom about warfare on its head. Continue reading
  8. Pope: “King Money” Culture is Hurting Young and Old
    12 Dec 2013 … Pope Francis encourages resistance to an “economy of exclusion and inequality.” Continue reading
  9. Lessons From Vietnam on Inauguration Day Motorbike drivers covered up with face masks try to get through the morning peak hour traffic at Nga Tu So intersection on Nov. 4, 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)
    1 Jan 2017 … The first thing I learned when I got to Vietnam last week was how to cross the street. “Don’t rush!” advised our guide. “Just even your pace and walk slowly. Don’t make any sudden lurches forward, backward or stop. The Continue reading
  10. Cause for Hope: Sister Simone Campbell on the Pope Francis-Obama Meeting Obama and Pope Francis
    4 Apr 2014 … The “Nuns on the Bus” leader reflects on the significance of the recent meeting of the pontiff and the president at the Vatican. Continue reading