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  1. ‘Calls From Home’: A Radio Show Bringing Hope to Inmates in Remote Rural Prisons The Red Onion Prison is shown Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in Pound Va. Out-of-state inmates take up space in Virginia's prisons like the Red Onion, but they also supply revenue to the state's general fund. Depending on the contract, the department charges inmates $60 a day or more. (AP Photo/Don Long)
    4 Apr 2015 … In a region dominated by coal companies and privatized prisons, activist Amelia Kirby charts a new path for her community. Continue reading
  2. The Trump Infrastructure Plan Won’t Bridge the Nation’s Job Gap Workers with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York install guard rail with pneumatic hammers at Bay 50 St on the D Line in Brooklyn on July 14, 2012. (Photo by Leonard Wiggins/Metropolitan Transportation Authority/ flickr CC 2.0)
    2 Feb 2017 … President Trump on Tuesday night is expected to make what he told a meeting of governors on Monday would be “a big statement” on infrastructure spending. Democrats who have been fighting Trump fiercely on virtually every other issue have been Continue reading
  3. What Has Capitalism Done for Us Lately?
    3 Mar 2013 … Bill takes a close look at avarice, banks, and capitalism -- the ABCs of economic inequality -- with insight from Sheila Bair and Richard Wolff. Continue reading
  4. Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? In this photo, voters stand in line to have an election official check their photo identification at an early voting polling site, in Austin, Texas, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    9 Sep 2014 … The state with the most restricted voters law will now again face the federal court. Continue reading
  5. Will Disillusioned Millennials Bring an End to the Reagan-Clinton Era? 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)
    9 Sep 2013 … New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio’s victory is an omen of what may become the defining story of America’s next political era: the challenge, to both parties, from the left. Continue reading
  6. Morning Reads: GOP Lumbers through First Debates, Schumer Nixes Iran Deal, Stewart’s Big Finish Caricatures by DonkeyHotey
    8 Aug 2015 … As we continue our effort to keep you up-to-date on how money corrupts American government and politics, as well as other news of the day, we’re pleased to publish this daily digest compiled by BillMoyers.com’s Michael Winship. The two “debates” Continue reading
  7. The Yes Men: Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum The Yes Men (Photo: Robin Holland)
    7 Jul 2007 … Bill Moyers gets in on the joke with two impersonators who use satire to make serious points about media consolidation, journalism, business ethics and separating fact from fiction in a world of spin. Continue reading
  8. Does Income Inequality Cause High Teen Pregnancy Rates? MTV 'Teen Mom' reunion
    5 May 2012 … Matt Yglesias writes in Slate that Mitt Romney’s Liberty University commencement address included a line about the correlation between education and family values, and economic prosperity. In his speech, Romney pointed out that “for those who graduate from high school, Continue reading
  9. Madeline Janis
    5 May 2013 … Madeline Janis is currently the National Policy Director of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), which she co-founded. LAANE believes that businesses benefiting from government tax breaks or contracts should repay the city by improving the lives, Continue reading
  10. What George Floyd’s Dying Breaths Tell Our Fractured Nation Chicago Car Caravan - Justice 4 George Floyd, Illinois, USA on May 30, 2020 Credit: Flickr, risingthermals)
    6 Jun 2020 … As George Floyd’s daughter said, in death, her daddy changed the world. The least the rest of us can do is try to make that change permanent. Continue reading