This is the story of Ismael “Izzy” Nazario and the time he spent in solitary confinement in New York City’s Rikers Island jail.

The protests in Ferguson and New York City captured the nation's attention, but there were other demonstrations and initiatives that should not be overlooked.

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.

As 2014 draws to a close, we asked editors, journalists and friends of BillMoyers.com: What story didn't get the attention it deserved this year?

Who are the new Dylans, Public Enemys, Simones and De La Rochas of 2014?

The tall tales of the phone and cable lobby keep crumbling down.

Big victory for anti-fracking activists in New York State today as Governor Cuomo announces a permanent ban on fracking in the state.

See what we've been reading this year.

The test of whether a person can afford a lawyer is often so extreme that even the most indigent of defendants may be deemed unworthy of counsel.

Protests against racist injustice — triggered by the failure of the criminal justice system to indict the killers of Michael Brown and Eric Garner — has propelled Obama to recall his community organizing roots.