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  1. The American Heroes of Social Justice Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. marches in a line of men with arms linked during the March on Washington. August 1963. (AP Photo)
    3 Mar 2012 … Author Peter Dreier explains some of his selections for 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame. Continue reading
  2. As the School Year Ends, the Future of Public Education Is in Jeopardy School bus
    6 Jun 2015 … Communities — from urban, mostly black and brown districts, to conservative, rural areas — are rising up against budget cuts and the threat of school closures. Continue reading
  3. The Truth About Lies The Truth About Lies - Oliver North (Photo: Screenshot from The Truth About Lies)
    11 Nov 1989 … Bill Moyers examines how deception has influenced some of the major events of our recent past and how self-deception shapes our personal lives and the public mind. Continue reading
  4. ‘General James Bethune and John Bethune Introduce Blind Tom’ Blind Tom
    4 Apr 2017 … April is National Poetry Month, and we’re celebrating by featuring examples of “civic” poetry from new and familiar voices. Throughout the month we’ll be discussing what it means to be civic through the art of words. Join us on Twitter Continue reading
  5. Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law Lyndon Baines Johnson signing the Civil Rights Bill, April 11, 1968
    5 May 2014 … Despite the Fair Housing Act, levels of residential segregation have barely budged in many of the large metropolitan areas where most African-Americans live. Here's why. Continue reading
  6. “Wealth, Not Culpability, Shapes Outcomes” in Court Lawyer Bryan Stevenson at 2012 TED conference
    3 Mar 2013 … In a 2012 TED talk — which has been viewed over a million times — this week’s guest, lawyer Bryan Stevenson, talks about the hard truths of America’s unequal justice system, the incredible disenfranchisement of those with criminal convictions and Continue reading
  7. We Must Out-Educate and Out-Innovate Other Nations Diane Ravitch; Courtesy of Thirteen.org
    2 Feb 2013 … My fellow Americans, I have said in previous addresses on this occasion that the key to our future success is to make sure that the education we provide our young people is the best in the world. I have said Continue reading
  8. The Fight For America’s Soul
    12 Dec 2015 … One side pits winners and losers against each other in a race for the American Dream, while the other wonders what might be possible if we work together to form communities, build schools and create a culture of mutual respect. Continue reading
  9. What ‘Defunding Obamacare’ Really Means
    10 Oct 2013 … Tens of thousands of Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 die every year because they lack health insurance. Continue reading
  10. How the Gun Lobby Became a Threat to Public Safety Nearly 100 confiscated illegal firearms rests on a table before a press conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and New York City District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
    3 Mar 2014 … Having won the debate about Americans' right to bear arms, the lobby now pushes for a society with more guns. Continue reading