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Moyers and Company
Under the editorial direction of Bill Moyers, the non-profit, award-winning Moyers & Company offer independent news and commentary covering elections, money and politics, inequality, climate change, voting rights, the media and more.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game – but Pay Me a Living Wage
Michael Winship: The SF Giants stadium concession workers are seeking their fair share.
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Denying a Head Start in Washington State
To get a sense of just how foolish and shortsighted the $85 billion across-the-board sequester cuts are you donu2019t have to look any further than Head Start.
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Good Consumers, Bad Citizens
Michael Winship: When did we stop being citizens and become merely consumers?
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It’s Not Just One Bad “Apple“
Two charts show that beyond Apple there are plenty more American companies that continue to increase their offshore holdings.
Why Tim DeChristopher Went to Prison for His Protest
Only weeks after his release from prison, the activist talks with Bill about the necessity of civil disobedience in the fight for environmental justice.
Enabling Greed Makes US Sick
A new study from Johns Hopkins shows elevated levels of arsenic in chicken meat.
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Release of New “Gatsby” Is Timely Reminder of Persistent Wealth Gap
With all the fanfare around the new movie version of The Great Gatsby, it's a good time to be reminded of the book's depiction of conspicuous consumption.
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Don’t Shoot – Organize!
There is an alternative to force, blood, and suffering. It's called democracy.
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Sandy Hook Promise: There Will Be Change
As the NRA holds its annual meeting in Houston this weekend (expected attendance: more than 70,000), you see its tracks everywhere.
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Honey Bee Die-Off Caused by Multiple Factors Including Pesticides
New legislation in Europe curves the use of pesticides in order to fight the decline in bee populations.