Read an excerpt from a 1906 Cosmopolitan exposé condemning rich donors who foot the bills for political parties and “manipulate the prosperity produced by all, so that it heaps up riches for the few.” Sound familiar?

There's a full year of difficult negotiations ahead.

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...

From 2010 to 2013, the median wealth of white households increased to $141,900. Meanwhile, the median wealth of black households fell to $11,000 in 2013.

Speaking at the Senate on Friday evening, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the mega-bank should be broken "into pieces."

The US Chamber of Commerce, one of the biggest corporate trade associations, and ALEC, one of the biggest corporate lobbying groups, are both startlingly hostile to shareholders.

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...

Watch video from the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the state of civil rights in response to the recent killings of unarmed black men by white police officers.

Watch more from Bill's conversation with John R. MacArthur, publisher of Harper's Magazine, including reaction to an obscure -- yet critical -- provision attached to the $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill.

John R. MacArthur of Harper’s Magazine says he's hoping progressive candidates will run for president, despite being intimidated by the "Clinton fundraising machine."