Bill Moyers: Can Journalism Survive in a Plutocracy?
Bill Moyers: The Challenge of Journalism Is to Survive in the Pressure Cooker of Plutocracy…
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Election 2014: Corporations Triumph , Progressive Victories, and Roadmap for Democratic Revival
November 5, 2014 by Peter Dreier Election 2014: This post first appeared on BillMoyers.com. MUNCIE,…
Why Racial Equality Is a Myth in America
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ cover story at The Atlantic, “The Case for Reparations,” published last night — and the subject of this week’s Moyers & Company interview — shows how dramatically the legacy of slavery and centuries of legalized and institutionalized…
Fast-Food Workers in Over 150 US Cities and 33 Countries Went on Strike Last Week
On May 15, fast-food workers across the country participated in a simultaneous strike, in what is believed to be the biggest strike of its kind. The protests also spread to other countries — from Ireland to India to El Salvador. Here are some photos…
Why Independent Artists Should Care About Net Neutrality
Artists are supposed to be on the vanguard politically and culturally, and yet, when it comes to Net neutrality, it seems to me creators are behind the curve. Many of the writers, musicians and visual artists I know are vaguely aware that the Internet…
Charter Schools: Study Finds Widespread Fraud, Mismanagement & Waste
Charter school operators want to have it both ways. When they’re answering critics of school privatization, they say charter schools are public — they use public funds and provide students with a tuition-free education. But when it comes to transparency…
Cliven Bundy and the Soul of Modern Conservatism
Cliven Bundy and the Soul of Modern Conservatism (via Moyers & Company) An excerpt of…
Lawrence Lessig Has a “Moonshot” Plan to Halt Our Slide Toward Plutocracy
Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, the crusader for campaign finance reform, feels that his fellow reformers don’t think big or boldly enough to inspire the kind of grassroots campaign that might break elite donors’ stranglehold on America’s political…
Government = Protection Racket for the 1 Percent
The evidence of income inequality just keeps mounting. According to “Working for the Few,” a recent briefing paper from Oxfam, “In the US, the wealthiest one percent captured 95 percent of post-financial crisis growth since 2009, while the bottom…
Reactions to Capital in the Twenty-First Century
This week, Bill talked with economist Paul Krugman about Thomas Piketty’s landmark new book that Bill calls “revolutionary.” You can read an excerpt at the publisher’s website, read a Q&A with Piketty at the Times Economix blog and, if you’…