Multimedia artists Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman, or Climbing PoeTree present their original spoken word poetry. This performance was given at the 2013 Bioneers Annual Conference. Published on Dec 9, 2013

Actor, director and activist Danny Glover explains his view on social movements. This speech (of which a clip is featured) took place at the 2013 National Bioneers Conference. Published on Dec 9, 2013

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim called for economic growth that creates more just societies, and he defined the institution’s goal of boosting shared prosperity as the World Bank Group’s way of tackling the global challenge of inequality.

Portland Development Commission (Oregon),  Earth Day Lecture with Ozzie Gonzalez, LEED A.P, addressing the celebration of EarthDay and stepping back to consider community and social equity as part of a sustainable future.  Published on Apr 26, 2012

"A Billion Stuffed, A Billion Starved." Talk by Eric Holt-Gimenez, Executive Director of Food First - Institute for Food and Development Policy given August 2, 2013 at the Justice Begins With Seeds 2013 International Conference at Seattle First Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA. Published on Aug 18, 2013 by  TalkingStickTV

Bill Moyers has followed the stories of two Milwaukee families since 1991. Like thousands of others, they were caught in the powerful undertow of a merciless economy and a changing city, constantly faced with devastating challenges and difficult choices. Bill revisits his reports on these families, and also explores the human price of inequality with journalists Barbara Miner and Barbara Garson. Click on images to order their books from Amazon or visit your local book store. Thank you.

Published on Jul 4, 2013

Prix Pictet is the global award in photography and sustainability and Luc Delahaye is 2013 award winner. Luc Delahaye was announced as the winner of the Prix Pictet Power at the Saatchi Gallery, London on 9 October 2012.

Luc Delahaye is known for his large-scale colour works depicting conflicts, world events or social issues. His pictures are characterised by detachment, directness and rich details, a documentary approach which is countered by dramatic intensity and a narrative structure. Delahaye started his career as a photojournalist.

Bill reports on the hypocrisy of "justice for all" in a society where billions are squandered for a war born in fraud while the poor are pushed aside. He draws particular attention to the failing legacy of Gideon vs. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme ruling that established the constitutional right of criminal defendants to legal representation, even if they can't afford it. Turns out true justice -- not just the word that comes from our lips when we recite the Pledge of Allegiance -- is still unaffordable for those who need it most. Published on Mar 29, 2013

The unprecedented level of economic inequality in America is undeniable. In an extended essay, Bill shares examples of the striking extremes of wealth and poverty across the country, including a video report on California's Silicon Valley. There, Facebook, Google, and Apple are minting millionaires, while the area's homeless -- who've grown 20 percent in the last two years -- are living in tent cities at their virtual doorsteps.

Social equality illustration by Brandon Cripps.

Published on Apr 11, 2013