Our senior writer remembers what the folksinger's music meant to him.

Two characters from Herman Melville's novels foretold the dangerous future of American empire.

Mythologist Joseph Campbell talks about how our connection to the universe adds perspective to our lives.

Bill talks to Philip Levine, a recent US poet laureate, who explores how his years working on Detroit's assembly lines inspired his poetry.

Bill talks to best-selling author Thomas Cahill about why Pope Francis has conservatives up in arms, and to Philip Levine, who explores how his years working on Detroit's assembly lines inspired his poetry.

A former American poet laureate shares his poetry on life in working class Detroit.

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

After months of negotiations, back-up dancers for the pop star have a union contract, which activists hope could become an industry standard.

In a rare television interview, this visionary author, environmentalist and farmer discusses a sensible, but no-compromise plan to save the Earth.

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