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  1. The Christian Doctor Fighting for a Woman’s Right to Choose Dr. Willie Parker (Photo by Chad Griffith)
    4 Apr 2017 … In a new book, 'Life’s Work: A Moral Argument for Choice,' Dr. Willie Parker illuminates the complex realities of abortion in the United States from the unique perspective of someone who performs them and defends the right to do so Continue reading
  2. Fixing Washington’s Biggest Problem Represent.Us's dollar bill costumes will be used during the K Street 5K this Saturday. (credit: Represent.Us)
    4 Apr 2013 … When it comes to reforming Washington, money in politics is the issue that trumps all others. Activist Josh Silver has some ideas on how to fix our coin-operated political system. Continue reading
  3. One Man, One Vote — A Dream Under Threat Gary May. Credit: Dale Robbins.
    7 Jul 2013 … Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, presented so eloquently during the March on Washington, has gone largely unfulfilled as we look at America 50 years later. To be sure, “the shackles of segregation” in the South that King fought Continue reading
  4. While We Were Distancing Person walking alone in a hallway
    5 May 2020 … BillMoyers.com brings you the news you need to know — some of it good, some of it outrageous, all of it important — that’s been covered up by COVID-19. Continue reading
  5. Bharati Mukherjee Bharati Mukherjee
    6 Jun 1990 … Bharati Mukherjee, an award-winning novelist and writer, calls America "a stage for transformation" — not only for herself, but also for her fellow immigrants. Continue reading
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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