Lost in the discussion of the government shutdown is the millions of poor Americans -- many of them children -- who are hurt when the federal agencies stop functioning.

The NYT reports that a who's who of conservative activists headed by deep-pocketed funders have planned for months to trigger a budgetary showdown as a last-gasp effort to kill off Obamacare.

When it comes to climate change, there is not paper enough on this planet to properly scale up the story to the right size.

A round-up of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ.

A new study reveals that Republican loyalists are frightened of change and think they've already lost.

This week's crisis of government means two crises for the private sector.

ALEC is pushing the USDA to relax regulations on food safety that keep us from getting sick.

Bill Moyers shares his thoughts on the shutdown and the antics of our bought and paid for Congress.

In a rare television interview, environmental legend and writer leaves his Kentucky farm for an inspiring conversation with Bill.

Environmental activist Bill McKibben says Berry's foresight helped revolutionize our food system, but we've still got a long way to go.