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  • Health & Science
    Saving Lives in the 'Overdose Capital of America'
    November 22, 2017
    | Titi Yu
    A new documentary streaming on Netflix is a window into what it’s like to be on the front lines of the opioid crisis.
  • Activism
    WV Activists Spur GOP Senator to Oppose Health Care Bill
    July 19, 2017
    | Sarah Jaffe
    Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is one of several GOP senators to take on her party and oppose the health care bill this week. One of her constituents explains what she faced at home.
  • Democracy & Government
    The Oregon Idea — Make Voting Easy
    October 19, 2016
    | Hedrick Smith
    Though some states' efforts to suppress voter turnout have been rampant, others are trying to make it easier for citizens to cast ballots on Election Day.
  • Democracy & Government
    Revolutionary New Laws Could Register Millions of Voters
    May 9, 2016
    | Adam Gitlin
    In a year when many states are making it harder to vote, some are pushing in the opposite direction.
  • Justice
    'Calls From Home': A Radio Show Bringing Hope to Inmates in Remote Rural Prisons
    April 28, 2015
    | Elaine Teng
    In a region dominated by coal companies and privatized prisons, activist Amelia Kirby charts a new path for her community.
  • Environment
    How Does Your State Rank on Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
    October 8, 2014
    | John Light
    EPA data shows that some states create far more emissions than others, and a handful of energy-generating states bear the negative effects of our fossil fuel-dependent economy.
  • Why the West Virginia Spill Wasn't a Freak Occurrence
    June 4, 2014
    | Molly M. Ginty
    Charleston residents have no reason to believe their water is safe today.
  • What a Coal Waste Spill into a West Virginia Stream Looks Like
    February 14, 2014
    | Kiley Krow
    “When this much coal slurry goes into the stream, it wipes the stream out.”
  • Why Workers Vote Against Their Own Interests
    January 17, 2014
    | Robert Reich
    Robert Reich writes that desperation for jobs is part of the reason many workers oppose better safety and health regulations for fear they might drive companies out of town.
  • Morning Reads: US Climate Denial Rising; Spooks Wish They Could Kill Snowden
    January 17, 2014
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ.


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