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  1. Questlove: We Need Musicians to Step Up and Be a “Voice of the Times We Live In”
    12 Dec 2014 … Who are the new Dylans, Public Enemys, Simones and De La Rochas of 2014? If you're a fan of Sly and the Family Stone or Marvin Gaye, you'll want to listen to D'Angelo's new album, Black Messiah. Continue reading
  2. With Control of the Senate at Stake, Native Voters Travel a Bumpy Road to the Polling Place Long distances separate voters from the polling places on 2.1-million acre Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. With little access to vehicles or gas money, tribal members count on GOTV to register or cast a ballot. This stretch of highway is on Cuny Table, on the north end of the reservation. (Credit: Jess Short Bull)
    11 Nov 2014 … With control of the US Senate at stake, the nation’s eyes have shifted to South Dakota — and its Native voters. Continue reading
  3. We Are All Greeks Now Occupy Wall Street rallies in New York's Zuccotti Park in support of Greek resistance to austerity. February 18, 2012 (Credit: Michael Fleshman/Flickr CC 2.0)
    7 Jul 2015 … Unfettered capitalism is designed to callously extract money from the most vulnerable and funnel it upward. Continue reading
  4. Pierre Sprey and Marilyn Young on Strategic Bombing, Vartan Gregorian and the Cost of College Pierre Sprey and Marilyn Young (Photo: Robin Holland)
    1 Jan 2009 … A close look at America's strategic bombing history and the cost of civilian casualties. Plus, the Journal analyzes financing a college degree and if the payoff is worth it. Continue reading
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Growing an Appreciation for the Hands That Feed Us Photo by Anne Preble on Unsplash
    5 May 2020 … A celebrated peach farmer and author who often works in solitude talks to food leaders Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Raj Patel, and others about how food connects us all. Continue reading
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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