Many of our patriotic verses were penned by progressives, and their most important note may be this: people can disagree with their government and still love their country.

See how the sequester cuts are hurting programs that fight hunger in America and around the world.

A group of urban farmers in a lower-income Brooklyn neighborhood has taken on the community's lack of access to healthy food.

Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton explain to Bill how hunger and food insecurity hit people from every walk of life.

The tragic truth about hunger, food insecurity and poverty in America.

Greg Kaufmann, poverty correspondent for The Nation, says the poor in America are demonized to justify huge cuts in crucial programs for low-income Americans.

The amount of federal food assistance is often capped well below what a family needs. See the size of that gap in several U.S. states.

A new Florida law prohibits “living wage” and paid sick-leave policies set by local city and town councils.

Meet the Press host David Gregory ignited further controversy when he asked the journalist who broke the NSA leak story whether he should be charged with a crime.

See how the Supreme Court's decisions on Prop 8 and DOMA will play out across the country.