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  • Morning Reads: Latest From Ukraine; Paul Ryan's 'Compassionate Conservatism' Con
    March 4, 2014
    A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ...
  • How 'Unintended Consequences' Can Lead to Poverty
    February 27, 2014
    One doesn't think much about suspended driver's licenses, but one lawmaker says they can have a snowball effect.
  • Crunching Test Scores Isn't Enough to Educate Our Kids
    February 26, 2014
    | David Tansey and Elaine Weiss
    One teacher's perspective on today's data-driven education system.
  • Why Cupid Seems to Be Missing More Often
    February 14, 2014
    | Sam Pizzigati
    Those arrows aren’t hitting their lovelorn targets the way they once did. The reason? New research points to our growing economic divide.
  • Companies That Cater to the Middle Class Are Feeling the Squeeze
    February 4, 2014
    Their customers are tapped out while high-end retailers are thriving.
  • David Simon: America Is a "Horror Show"
    January 31, 2014 | Moyers & Company
    Journalist and creator of the TV series The Wire talks about the crisis of capitalism in America and how it's dividing our country.
  • Deconstructing PISA: Implications for Education Reform
    January 23, 2014
    | Elaine Weiss and Thomas W. Payzant
    This year, three states received PISA scores — as if they were independent countries — which could help policymakers understand what's working and what's not.
  • 10 Groups Building a Movement for Economic Justice from the Grassroots Up
    January 22, 2014
    | Greg Kaufmann
    These organizations are all worth watching as they fight for a fairer economy.
  • We Would Have Eliminated Poverty Entirely by Now if Inequality Hadn't Skyrocketed
    January 17, 2014
    | Matt Bruenig
    The War on Poverty would have been won if years of gains hadn't gone to those at the top.
  • Raising the Minimum Wage Is the “Free Market” Thing to Do
    January 14, 2014
    | Joshua Holland
    In theory, everyone agrees that the government should step in to correct market failures. It's the politics that get in the way.


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