There's a major disconnect between rhetoric and reality when it comes to Congress confronting hunger in America.

The nation’s largest civil rights group is seeking action from the Department of Justice and is targeting the NRA and ALEC-inspired "stand your ground" laws.

Read these thought provoking reactions to George Zimmerman's not-guilty verdict from around the Web.

From New York to Los Angeles to Sanford, Fla., protesters express their anger and sadness at the acquittal of George Zimmerman.

Those who think voter discrimination is no longer a problem in Texas need only look back to last summer to see evidence to the contrary.

Marty Kaplan discusses media distractions that keep us from focusing on inequality, and Gary May puts American voting rights in historical context.

An acclaimed historian puts into perspective the 2013 Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act, which was signed into law in 1965.

Watch the latest update of Bill's 20-year chronicle of two Milwaukee families who epitomize the modern struggles of America's beleaguered middle class.

In this animated video, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why America's top one percent now take home nearly 20 percent of the country's total income.

Replay the conversation about Bill's recent Frontline documentary with writer David Rohde, filmmakers Tom Casciato and Kathleen Hughes, and family member Keith Stanley.