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  1. Robin Lindley Talks with Historian Adam Domby about The False Cause
    9 Sep 2020 … Adam Domby, an award-winning historian and specialist on the Civil War and Reconstruction, examines the role of lies and exaggeration in the Lost Cause narratives and their celebration of white supremacy in his timely and groundbreaking new book The False Cause: Continue reading
  2. What I Learned From My March With Democracy Spring Lappé addresses a crowd gathered for the Democracy Spring mobilization in Washington, DC. (Photo: Democracy Spring)
    4 Apr 2016 … Yesterday was the most important day of my life. I walked up to the Capitol building and sat on the steps with more than 400 people. When asked to move, we refused and were arrested. We committed nonviolent civil disobedience Continue reading
  3. 1 in 13 African-American Adults Prohibited From Voting in the United States voting rights felon billboard
    3 Mar 2015 … Disenfranchisement of ex-felons can have a measurable impact on election results. Continue reading
  4. Preparing for President Trump President-elect Donald Trump walks onto a balcony at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Nov. 10, 2016. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2016 … Many Americans would not be surprised if on Jan. 20 Vladimir Putin administers the oath of office to Donald Trump, the Ku Klux Klan youth choir regales the inaugural crowd with a stirring rendition of “Dixie,” the Chamber of Commerce orchestra performs “Hail to the Continue reading
  5. Dangerous Deep Freeze in Texas A man braves subzero cold as he walks down a street in downtown Indianapolis on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, following a powerful snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of Indiana. (AP Photo/Rick Callahan)
    2 Feb 2021 … With climate change expected to intensify extremes of weather, the crisis in Texas indicates that our infrastructure will need to be reinforced to meet conditions it was not designed for. Continue reading
  6. As the GOP Convention Begins, Ohio Is Purging Tens of Thousands of Democratic Voters Voters wait in front of the Mt. Pleasant Library November 6, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. Citizens around the United States head to the polls to vote on the country's next president including in Ohio, a state with 18 electoral votes, were the race between US President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is very close. AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
    7 Jul 2016 … Larry Harmon, a 59-year-old software engineer and Navy vet, went the polls in 2015 in his hometown of Kent, Ohio, to vote on a state ballot initiative. But poll workers told him he was no longer registered and could not Continue reading
  7. Morning Reads: Buffett Buys Wind Power; Little Upward Mobility in the South
    12 Dec 2013 … A roundup of stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
  8. Diversity Is the Lifeline for the Future of the Climate Movement People's Climate March 2014 NYC (Photo: South Bend Voice/flickr CC 2.0)
    5 May 2015 … We have a lot of work to do, but the scale and diversity of the People’s Climate March gives me hope that together, we can build a new world. Continue reading
  9. The Trump Administration Is Confused About Meals on Wheels. My Grandma Could Teach Them A Thing or Two. Meals On Wheels of San Francisco driver Jim Fleming delivers meals to Yvonne Jarkowski on Feb. 27, 2013 in San Francisco. Programs for the poor like Meals On Wheels, which delivers meals to homebound seniors, could be affected if $85 billion in federal spending cuts come down due to sequestration. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    3 Mar 2017 … Last week, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney defended the Trump administration’s proposal to cut funding for Meals on Wheels by arguing that the program is “just not showing any results.” Continue reading
  10. How Bill Clinton’s Welfare “Reform” Created a System Rife With Racial Biases President Clinton shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas and Vice President Gore shakes hands with House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia during their Oval Office meeting Tuesday Dec. 19, 1995 to discuss the federal budget impasse. Budget talks collapsed Wednesday after President Clinton scuttled an Oval office meeting with Republican leaders and accused "the most extreme" House Republicans of reneging on a deal that could have ended the government's partial shutdown. (AP Photo/White House)
    5 May 2014 … A ten-year study of the aftermath of one of Clinton's signature achievements revealed some surprising results. Continue reading