Where Free Speech Ends, Ignorance Begins

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Mar 15, 2017 Recent attempts to quash the freedom to speak reflect the know-nothing intolerance afflicting this nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protest Stopped the ‘Predators,’ but They Will Be Back

By Michael Winship and Bill Moyers / Moyers & Co. Jan 8, 2017 The public outcry after the GOP tried to quash an ethics watchdog is the kind of citizen action we'll need to survive the next four years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

This Could Be Democracy’s Last Stop. Vote.

By Michael Winship / Moyers and Company Nov 8, 2016 Donald Trump's rhetoric during the last days of the campaign has led even the most equable of journalists to the end of his rope. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Lost Innocence of 9/11

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Sep 12, 2016 The renewed patriotism and commitment we felt 15 years ago has decayed, sullied by jingoism, xenophobia and paranoid fantasies about race and religion. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Drugs and Privilege: Big Business, Congress and the EpiPen

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Aug 31, 2016 This new price gouge is the latest example of a corrupt system that hurts regular Americans—but we will hold accountable those who are responsible. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Democrats Ignore the 500-Pound Lobbyist in the Room

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Jul 7, 2016 In all of the 35 single-spaced pages of the Democratic Party’s platform draft, there is just one mention of lobbying. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Democrats Can’t Unite Unless Wasserman Schultz Goes

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 21, 2016 The Democratic National Committee chair has thrown fuel on the flames of infighting just as the party faces a critical November election. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

May Is the Month for Protest—Daniel Berrigan Would Agree

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company May 7, 2016 The Jesuit writer and activist's death is a reminder of the necessity—and power—of protest in America. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Panama Papers Offer More Evidence That Free Trade Isn’t Really Free

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2016 As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about "free trade" deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

It’s Time for Democrats Rahm Emanuel and Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Go

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2016 They represent everything wrong with the Democratic Party. Hillary Clinton should tell them to take a hike. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Sits Down With Bill Moyers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 22, 2012 In one of the most pointed, sweeping and personal public conversations about Chris Hedges' life and work yet, Bill Moyers speaks with the journalist after the release of “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt,” the book Hedges co-authored with fellow reporter and artist Joe Sacco. Bill Moyers speaks with Chris Hedges in one of the most pointed, sweeping and personal public conversations about the journalist's life and work yet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Facing the Truth About Torture (Video)

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2012 Earlier this month, eight members of the Bush administration were found guilty of torture and war crimes by an unofficial tribunal in Malaysia for defying international law and torturing people in the post-9/11 era. On this Memorial Day, Bill Moyers and Michael Winship urge Americans to demand a reckoning. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )