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  1. Dividing the Spoils
    11 Nov 2014 … On Capitol Hill, it's payback time for the wealthy donors who paid for the big victory. Continue reading
  2. Most Underreported Stories of 2013 Plant Explosion Investigation
    12 Dec 2013 … As 2013 comes to an end, we asked editors, journalists and friends of BillMoyers.com: What story deserved more attention this year? Continue reading
  3. The Trump GOP Prescription for America: Don’t Get Sick Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price speaks at a press conference with House Republicans to discuss health care reform in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2017. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
    3 Mar 2017 … Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump still insists he’s going to Make America Great Again! Mind you, it won’t be a healthy or vigorous America — in fact, it will be coughing and wheezing to the grave, but boy, will Continue reading
  4. The Revolt of the Cities Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio smiles during a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    5 May 2014 … In one major city after another, newly elected officials are planning to raise the minimum wage or enact ordinances boosting wages in developments that have received city assistance. They are drafting legislation to require inner-city hiring on major projects and Continue reading
  5. One Cheer and a Half for Re-Election
    11 Nov 2012 … Perhaps one cheer and a half for the re-election of Obama. He is at best a moderate Republican to judge by his first term, a better bet on the future than Romney, and yet not what our desperate times need, Continue reading
  6. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the Urgency of Fighting Against the Racist Right-Wing Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor delivering the keynote commencement speech at Hampshire College's commencement ceremony on May 20, 2017. (Screenshot from YouTube)
    10 Oct 2017 … Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is an assistant professor at the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. After Taylor called Donald Trump “a racist, sexist megalomaniac” at a commencement speech earlier this year, she received several deaths threats, leading her to Continue reading
  7. ‘In the Red: The Crisis in State Budgets’ and Interviews with Grover Norquist and Howard Zinn United States Treasury Check
    1 Jan 2003 … This episode takes a look at the consequences of state budget cuts, and features interviews with republican strategist Grover Norquist and historian Howard Zinn. Continue reading
  8. A Horrible Idea: Trump’s Push for Stop-and-Frisk Nationwide NYPD police officers at a protest rally for ending stop and frisk.
    10 Oct 2016 … Donald Trump used the first presidential debate to press his case to implement nationwide the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk, arguing that it had been an effective crime deterrent in New York City. Under stop-and-frisk, police can stop and Continue reading
  9. Making the Rent on Minimum Wage A sign advertises lofts for rent in a recently built residential building in downtown Los Angeles. October 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
    4 Apr 2012 … So much reporting about the economy is focused on unemployment numbers, but as writer Nona Willis Aronowitz pointed out on Good yesterday, a much less reported story is the number of people who have jobs but are “barely clinging to Continue reading
  10. For Immigrants – And All of Us – A Time to Fight
    9 Sep 2015 … The story of our nation’s long practice of welcoming immigrants and opening a wide door to full rights is an American triumph, all the more so because it has been achieved over constant resistance and with many relapses and setbacks. Continue reading