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  1. ‘Dollarocracy’: How Special Interests Undermine Our Democracy
    11 Nov 2013 … The United States has experienced fundamental changes that are dramatically detrimental to democracy. any honest assessment of America’s arc of history tells us that it has bent toward justice only when the demand has been sufficient to address the crisis. Continue reading
  2. This Unnoticed Part of Obama’s Child Care Initiative Is a Big Deal Milan Scott of Flint, Mich., follows along with teacher assistant Tekia Long, a University of Michigan-Flint junior and Flint native, as they read in a book together during teacher Mary Lynn Gottler's class on Tuesday morning, Oct. 8, 2013, at William S. White Building on the University of Michigan-Flint campus in downtown Flint. The U-M Flint Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) has been awarded a $500,000 grant to help students cover childcare costs while they attend classes. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May) LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT
    2 Feb 2015 … It's not enough for family policy programs to care for kids while their parents are at work. They have to support the families at home, too. Continue reading
  3. America on the Road Model T
    6 Jun 1984 … In 1908, the first Model T rolled off the assembly line, quickly asserting itself as a dream machine that would take America down the highway and into the future. Bill Moyers shows how that future represented not only a new Continue reading
  4. What’s Your Advice for the Candidates? Left: President Barack Obama, accompanied by debate prep adviser Anita Dunn, right, and senior White House adviser David Plouffe, waves as they leave the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va. October 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster); Right: Mitt Romney is greeted as he steps off his campaign plane in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. as he arrived for his debate against President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    10 Oct 2012 … We asked our Facebook friends to suggest some advice for the candidates in tonight’s presidential debate. We got hundreds of great responses, but here are a few of our favorites. 10. Tomek Jankowski: Ignore your advisers, ignore the media, ignore everyone else and Continue reading
  5. Martin Luther King’s Multiracial Fight for Justice View of some of the leaders of March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom as they march with signs, Washington DC, August 28, 1963. Pictured are, from left, Civil Rights leaders Floyd B. McKissick (1922 - 1991), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968), and Reverend Eugene Carson Blake (1906 - 1985). The march provided the setting for Dr. King's iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech. (Photo by Robert W. Kelley/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2013 … In a preview of this week's show, James Cone and Taylor Branch describe racial justice as a "gateway" to opportunities for broader civil rights and economic equality. Continue reading
  6. Morning Reads: Dark Money’s Big Midterm; Civil Rights Groups Sell Out Net Neutrality This undated photo provided by Facebook shows the server room at the company's data center in Prineville, Ore. (AP Photo/Facebook, Alan Brandt)
    7 Jul 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
  7. Corporate Triumphs, Progressive Victories and the Roadmap for a Democratic Revival
    11 Nov 2014 … Tuesday's Republican wave of election victories was more a triumph in changing the rules of democracy to favor big business and conservative interest groups, than a reflection of the American people's opinions. Continue reading
  8. PPP Loans Were Supposed to Prioritize Low-Income Areas During the Pandemic. They Don’t.
    12 Dec 2020 … Many of the largest firms that received loans got the quickest help, while the smallest ones — the type disproportionately owned by people of color and women — had to wait. Some never got anything. Continue reading
  9. The Shale Rebellion: How Appalachia Became a Battleground in the Fight Over Fracking
    12 Dec 2013 … There's no tougher ground for building an environmental-justice movement than the Appalachian counties of central Pennsylvania. Continue reading
  10. Morning Reads: The Devil in Trump’s Lack of Detail; FCC Stops Work on Data Privacy Protection President Donald Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28, 2017. (Jim Lo Scalzo — Pool/Getty Images)
    3 Mar 2017 … A roundup of stories we're reading at BillMoyers.com HQ... Continue reading