The vast divide between America's rich and poor made stark by the destruction of San Jose's "Jungle."

The "open Internet" is no match for revolving doors and buckets of cash.

Watch clips from Bill's interview with a former GOP congressional analyst on the Deep State.

National security and law enforcement aren't the only areas where the state often operates unseen from the public. Other parts of the government also operate secretly.

The scholar notes that "if absolute power corrupts absolutely, invisible power corrupts invisibly," but says that the Deep State apparatus is vulnerable to a vigilant public.

The bond between the private security industry and the government is soldered by plutocracy, perpetual war, reduction of industrial capacity, US exceptionalism and political malfunction.

What makes a society a fun place to be? Really nice weather and exciting nightlife options certainly help. So does avoiding a starkly skewed distribution of income and wealth.

In a special report, Alternet uncovers the hidden corporate cash behind America’s out-of-control national surveillance state and finds that Democratic leaders are full-fledged players, right along with Republicans.

Bill reports on striking extremes of wealth and poverty in California’s Silicon Valley, and writer Sherman Alexie discusses the influence of his Native American heritage.

In an extended essay, Bill shares striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the country.