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  • Inequality and the American Child
    December 30, 2014
    | Joseph E. Stiglitz
    Among developed countries, only Romania has a higher rate of child poverty. That's because America has embraced a policy agenda in recent decades that has caused its economy to become wildly unequal.
  • The Faces of Senior Poverty Are Likely Women of Color
    December 26, 2014
    | Kevin Prindiville
    One of every five women over age 65 who lives alone in America is living in poverty.
  • A Wishlist From America's Children to Policymakers
    December 24, 2014
    | Guest Contributor
    What if all of our children got the life basics that better-off children take for granted?
  • It's a Wonderful Life, Comrade
    December 23, 2014
    | Michael Winship
    The Hollywood Christmas classic was once accused of hiding a subversive Communist message.
  • Leave No Civilian Behind
    December 23, 2014
    | Alyssa Peterson
    The reason veterans should not experience poverty is not because they are veterans. It's because no one should.
  • Activism
    Howard Zinn and the Joy of a Political Life
    December 22, 2014
    | Frances Fox Piven
    The essays in Some Truths Are Not Self-Evident remind us that Zinn was not just a historian: he was also deeply involved in the major 20th century struggles for social justice in the United States.
  • Most Underreported Stories of The Year
    December 22, 2014
    As 2014 draws to a close, we asked editors, journalists and friends of BillMoyers.com: What story didn't get the attention it deserved this year?
  • The Growing Movement for Racial and Social Justice
    December 8, 2014
    | Peter Dreier
    Activists are transforming outrage into community organizing projects, voter registration drives and mass protest campaigns.
  • History
    Revisiting the Kerner Commission Report
    December 7, 2014
    | Theresa Riley
    The 1968 report's stark conclusion was that "our nation is moving towards two societies: one white, one black -- separate and unequal."
  • Inequality
    Is Gentrification Inevitable?
    December 4, 2014
    | Yana Kunichoff
    A discussion with activists, a professor and a local resident on the effect of gentrification and what could be done to protect vulnerable communities.


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