The essays in Some Truths Are Not Self-Evident remind us that Zinn was not just a historian: he was also deeply involved in the major 20th century struggles for social justice in the United States.

The suggestion that "the cheapest generation" are forgoing major financial decisions because of our values is a stretch.

In this excerpt from Steve Fraser's new book, The Age of Acquiescence, the historian wonders why people in the second Gilded Age aren't fighting back the way they did the first time.

In June 2013, Bill Moyers joined Stephen Colbert to discuss "Two American Families," a Frontline documentary on the disappearing middle class. Watch what happens.

Americans are fed up now with the powers that be, just as they were in the First Gilded Age. So why aren't people rising up to the same degree today?

Washington continues to reward wealthy donors and Wall Street, but what about everyday Americans? Author and historian Steve Fraser has answers.

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.

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."

There was much to admire at The New Republic, Ta-Nehisi Coates writes, but not its racist legacy.