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  1. Republicans May Finally Get Their Wish to Watch the Affordable Care Act Destroyed
    11 Nov 2014 … What would happen to the eight million Americans who got private insurance through all the exchanges in their first open enrollment period? Continue reading
  2. Unsanitized: Miracle on Pennsylvania Avenue The 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree is seen after Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) lit it up in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2020 … Congress, after nine months of dithering, passed a COVID relief bill, attached to a year-end omnibus that funds the government until next September. Into all this walks Donald Trump. Continue reading
  3. The Year FDR Sought to Make America ‘Fairly Radical’ June 27, 1936: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war on "Princes of Privilege" during his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination at Franklin Field in Philadelphia before an audience of more than 100,000. Roosevelt pledged a battle to the finish to wrestle the freedom of the nation from "royalists of the economic dynasties."
    6 Jun 2016 … Accepting the Democratic nomination for a second presidential term 80 years ago this summer in Philadelphia, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the most radical speech ever given by an American president. He called for a political and economic revolution against Continue reading
  4. Playing for Change: Peace Through Music Various musicians from around the world sing Ben E. King's 'Stand By Me'
    10 Oct 2008 … Bill Moyers talks with Mark Johnson, the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music. Also: Economist James K. Galbraith Continue reading
  5. The Woman Giving Refugee Kids Free Lawyers Alexandra Rizio is an advocate for refugee children, defending them from deportation. She is a senior staff attorney at Safe Passage Project. (Photo courtesy of YES! magazine.
    3 Mar 2017 … This post originally appeared at YES! magazine. Alexandra Rizio Defending children from deportation Alexandra Rizio has long fought for refugees in her professional life, starting as a volunteer with the Refugee and Immigrant Fund in Queens, New York. Today, she Continue reading
  6. Obama on Voter-ID Laws: the Right Speech in the Right Place for the Right Reason President Barack Obama speaks at Al Sharpton's National Action Network conference in New York, Friday, April 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    4 Apr 2014 … The racism of voter ID laws has received too little attention where it matters. Continue reading
  7. The State of Abortion, 40 Years After Roe v. Wade (Guttmacher Institute)
    1 Jan 2013 … To mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on Jan. 22, 2013, the Guttmacher Institute — a sexual and reproductive health policy nonprofit — has created five infographics on the state of abortion in Continue reading
  8. An Optimist for Our Times
    4 Apr 2012 … Bill Moyers and Angela Blackwell explore reasons for hope in a period of social and economic distress. Continue reading
  9. After the War: Aid Workers in Afghanistan, Carter and Gates in South Africa, and an Interview With Ruth Bader Ginsburg Justice Ginsburg headshot
    5 May 2002 … Dominic MacSorely of the humanitarian aid agency Concern Worldwide works to feed the starving people of Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates aim to fight AIDS in Africa, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg talks glass ceilings. Continue reading
  10. North Carolina Just Gave Millionaires a Tax Cut, Raised Taxes on the Poorest 900,000 Working Families North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his wife Ann greet the public prior to taking the oath of office during the inaugural ceremonies at the state capitol in Raleigh, NC, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
    1 Jan 2014 … The 900,000 poorest working families in North Carolina just got another tax hike from the conservatives who swept state legislature elections in 2010. Continue reading