A roundup of the stories the Moyers & Company crew are reading today.

Unions fought to win all sorts of benefits for Americans, ranging from widespread employer-sponsored health care to reduced workdays. But this Labor Day, many of these hard-fought benefits are under attack.

This summer's heated battles over the implementation of "Obamacare" are a microcosm of a much larger ideological clash over the role of the government in society.

Low-wage, temporary work is becoming a new normal in post-recession America, and today's temp workers are no longer in it temporarily.

Organizer Illai Kenney talks about the challenges that younger activists face in being heard in the modern civil rights movement, and the burdens and benefits of being young and black in America.

With the recent, deadly Syrian gas attack – crossing the now notorious “red line” of which President Obama warned – the war drums are beating once again.

A roundup of the stories the Moyers & Company crew are reading today.

Back in Capone’s day, Prohibition gave rise to a rash of epic crime-boss fortunes. These days, deregulation has spawned a new generation of fabulously rich racketeers.

The Sunlight Foundation's Lisa Rosenberg offers some practical remedies to the culture of corruption and greed in Washington depicted in Mark Leibovich's recent book.

Automatic spending cuts mean less medical care for veterans, yet Congress continues to appropriate funds for outdated and needlessly expensive weapons.