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Bill Moyers, Michael Winship: Don’t Let Them Silence You — Vote, Dammit.

A new nationwide effort to suppress the vote, nurtured by fear and fierce resistance to inevitable demographic change, has hammered the ideals of democracy in the United States. (Photo: Erik … Continue reading

November 2, 2014 · Leave a comment

Bill Moyers & Michael Winship: Climate Change You Can Believe In

The pain is only going to get worse for us and for future generations, unless we act now. Just as Sunday’s big People’s Climate March and next week’s UN global … Continue reading

September 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship: Politicians Show Their Gratitude Where It Count$

As the world burns, our political class whoops it up with the plutocracy, whether in Martha’s Vineyard or at the Kochs’ posh retreat in southern California. There shall be eternal … Continue reading

September 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

Getting the Hogs out of the Creek

“Recovering politician” Jim Hightower says of our democracy, “The water won’t clear up until we get the hogs out of the creek.” Bill Moyers interviews Jim to find out how ordinary … Continue reading

July 18, 2014 · Leave a comment

Is the Supreme Court Out of Order?

The latest session of the US Supreme Court was especially contentious, with important decisions on the separation of church and state, organized labor, campaign finance reform, birth control and women’s … Continue reading

July 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

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