The Sham Presidency

By Neal Gabler / Moyers & Company May 6, 2017 To an inordinate degree, Donald Trump’s is a perceptual presidency—one in which appearances are everything, and policies are subordinate to the perception of presidential action. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Ultimate Inside Job — Dismantling the Government — Is Well Underway

By Steven Harper / Moyers and Company Apr 25, 2017 Through Cabinet appointments, Donald Trump is gutting federal agencies that have improved our lives in ways most Americans will no longer take for granted. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

We Need the Truth About Donald Trump and Russia—Now

By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Jan 18, 2017 For the sake of democracy, an independent commission or special prosecutor must be appointed to investigate Russian influence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Wade Into the Swamp of Right-Wing Media to Understand All the Twisted ‘Truths’

By Todd Gitlin / Moyers & Company Jan 11, 2017 Large numbers of Americans have come to accept this propaganda as a baseline for what they call reality. Dig deeper ( 8 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 $1 Billion Election No One Is Noticing

By John Light / Moyers and Company Oct 19, 2016 While most media attention is on the presidential circus, candidates for statewide and local offices have raked in massive amounts of campaign donations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Newsrooms Fail to Reflect America, and Why It Matters

By Alicia Shepard / Moyers & Company Aug 31, 2016 Too often, there's only one person among the reporters and editors to speak up for diversity. Dig deeper ( 6 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 )

Facing Hate With Elie Wiesel

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2016 "We must speak We must take sides," the late Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate and author told Bill Moyers in this timeless interview We must take sides". Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

The Real Digital Divide Afflicting American Politics

By Neal Gabler / Moyers & Company Jun 30, 2016 Rather than creating a community, the internet and social media have divided and disengaged us and set our politics adrift. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Ghosts of ’68 Haunt the Election of 2016

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company May 13, 2016 A slender, long-forgotten work of fiction foresaw the rage and frustration of Donald Trump's America. 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 )