- November 22, 2017Illiteracy rates are high in Chicago, and Open Books is working to fill the void.
- August 10, 2017When federal agents began cracking down on undocumented immigrants in the Chicago area, Gabe Gonzalez launched a rapid-response network of neighbors to block them.
- December 21, 2016At the grass roots, some journalists are trying to answer fake news with the real thing, but they need help.
- October 26, 2016A Chicago journalist turned teacher talks about the struggle to teach young people about their government — and why she's hopeful.
- April 3, 2015Residents fear that a new redevelopment initiative will usher in another wave of displacement.
- February 26, 2015Rahm Emanuel tried to cast his opponents as corrupt, but it's clear to Chicagoans that he's the one looking out for himself.
- December 12, 2014Watch more from Bill's conversation with John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine, including reaction to an obscure -- yet critical -- provision attached to the $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill.
- May 23, 2014The Atlantic senior editor talks about black vs. white neighborhoods, the messages we send black kids and the elementary school experience that changed him.
- May 22, 2014Watch two short docs from The Atlantic about African-Americans who fought back against housing discrimination in Chicago in the 1960s.
- May 21, 2014 | Moyers & CompanyBill speaks with Ta-Nehisi Coates, a senior editor for The Atlantic about his cover story on why America needs to reconcile with its racist past.