Writer Sherman Alexie talks about the destructiveness of feeling "lost and insignificant inside the larger culture."

Last year, 29 current and recent students of Chicago's Harper High School were shot. Eight of them died. What's it like to live amidst persistent gun violence?

Bryan Stevenson talks about the hard truths of America's unequal justice system in this 2012 TED talk.

Author Alex Steffen explains the technology and design innovations that could "transform our cities into low-carbon engines of prosperity."

The FTC's investigation into the search giant ended before questions were asked about Google's ability to limit what we read on the Internet.

A collection of links to the articles and editorials that we're passing around the office today.

We check in with Haydil Henriquez, a young poet featured on Bill Moyers Journal in 2007 who was inspired by our guest Martín Espada.

Submit your clever ideas in the latest caption-the-cartoon contest and you may end up in our winners gallery!

In our staff meeting this morning, Bill gave a heartfelt tribute to Aaron Swartz, the activist and Internet prodigy who took his own life on Friday.

The economist and New York Times columnist joins Bill in the studio today to talk about why our top priority should be getting America back to work.