Americans aren't moving much, and when they do they're leaving the places with the most opportunity.

Nearly 50 years after his death it is King's words and deeds that live on in the American memory -- not that of the racists who hated him or the Black Power advocates who scorned him.

Earlier this month a former Red Guard member apologized for her behavior during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, but one journalist thinks more of a reckoning is needed.

Surveillance expert Heidi Boghosian says Obama's plans for reforming America's spying program could either help to restore public trust in government or "thin the lifeblood" of our democracy.

Bill discusses our country's most successful effort to cut poverty with another veteran of that fight, Peter Edelman, who is today one of the leading experts on poverty.

Conservatives have pursued a divide-and-conquer strategy intended to convince working-class whites that the poor were their enemies. It’s starting to backfire.

The war on poverty helped raise millions above the poverty line, but where do we stand today?

The arc of justice is long and mysterious, but it's there.

Vietnam war activists knew they were being watched, infiltrated and undermined by the FBI. But they didn’t know the extent of the agency’s efforts.

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