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

Based on developments in our post-9/11 world, we could be watching the birth of a new American political system and way of governing for which, as yet, we have no name.

From Afghanistan to Yemen, a short history of American arms ending up in the wrong hands.

Lawmakers in nine states have put forth proposals to shed more light on the unknown interests influencing local elections.

Netanyahu has learned some lessons from American politics that are far uglier and more brutish than polling techniques and media training.

Update: On Thursday morning, Gov. Mike Pence signed into law a bill that allows Indiana businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers in the name of "religious freedom."

The head of a London-based anti-poverty group discusses how the TTIP, a proposed trade deal mostly being negotiated in secret between the EU and US, could impact jobs, food safety and more.

Recent remarks by the director of Securities and Exchange Commission's examinations unit have some questioning the agency's close ties with the industry it regulates.

Oregon showed democracy is possible by making voting easy. If they can do it why not the USA?

Ideologues in state capitols are wasting little time when it comes to enacting an extreme agenda, but local activists are pushing back.