Big money has moved North Carolina far to the right politically but citizen protesters are fighting back against “extremist policies.” See why the conflict unfolding in North Carolina could be a testing ground for what’s to come in every state.

Long-term unemployed workers will lose federal benefits shortly after Christmas. What’s happened in North Carolina since July is an indication of what will happen nationwide, and it's not pretty.

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

In a moving post, journalist Chris Hedges recounts his experience teaching writing to 28 prisoners at a maximum-security prison.

Financial reporter David Dayen thinks he's found a smoking gun.

The wealthiest Americans probably pay more for tax planning than they do in estate taxes.

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

A new report from the Center for Public Integrity says the Federal Election Commission is hamstrung by political bickering, case backlogs, staff departures — even Chinese hackers.

You can buy a poster celebrating the movement that decried capitalism's excesses from the big box store that best illustrates capitalism's excesses.

The Koch brothers "fund organizations that advance public policies that directly contradict Catholic teaching on a range of moral issues," the group writes.