The “Nuns on the Bus” leader reflects on the significance of the recent meeting of the pontiff and the president at the Vatican.

Single moms and absentee dads are not the problem. And going to college does not mean you'll escape the poverty trap.

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...

Bill talks to best-selling author Thomas Cahill about why Pope Francis has conservatives up in arms.

The Democratic senator defends proposed $8-to-$9 billion cuts to SNAP, and poverty advocates respond.

Is Congress pushes austerity, how can we re-declare war on poverty?

Struggling parents whose lives are derailed by recent food stamp cuts shared their stories with members of Congress yesterday.

This isn’t how a 'free market' is supposed to work.

This month's food stamp cuts, and the additional cuts likely to come with a new farm bill, will have a devastating impact on the lives of millions of Americans.