Big money has moved North Carolina far to the right politically but citizen protesters are fighting back against “extremist policies.” See why the conflict unfolding in North Carolina could be a testing ground for what’s to come in every state.

A leading activist for home care workers says victories won in 2013 shows that the arc of justice bends, but slowly. She's hoping to pick up the pace in the coming year.

The year after a presidential election, fewer people focus on campaign finance issues, but 2013 was well worth your attention.

In 2014, why not assert a progressive politics that is more vital and determined than what has been known to this point?

Could a recent Supreme Court decision give juvenile lifers a second chance?

As 2013 comes to an end, we asked editors, journalists and friends of BillMoyers.com: What story deserved more attention this year?

Two headline-grabbing numbers suggest we're picking up the tab for a good chunk.

The city is home to more than 40,000 vacant properties. Now neighborhoods are hoping a new public entity can help them bounce back from the post-industrial blues.

While Washington was stuck in the grip of the politics of obstruction, grassroots activists around the country did their part, and they scored some major wins for economic justice, civil liberties and democracy.

Economists Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein have written a new book about how to cure what ails the American economy.