As the survivor of multiple relapses and near-fatal experiences with his addiction to alcohol and other drugs, William C. Moyers knows what it’s like to desperately need a good treatment program but not know how to find one. He and his parents, journalist Bill Moyers and Judith Moyers, talk about their experience confronting William’s addiction and the journey through intervention, treatment, and recovery. William Moyers’ book Now What? An Insider’s Guide to Addiction and Recovery leads readers through recognizing when someone needs help, finding a quality treatment program, navigating the treatment process, and establishing a support system after treatment.

There are many ways to tell the story of what has happened in Egypt since the start of the revolution two years ago. Journalist Christopher Lydon chose the art created by Egypt’s leading novelists, architects, poets, musicians, and painters.

A new bill in Congress would allow up to 40,000 immigrants in same-sex marriages a pathway to legal residency, but Republicans like Senator John McCain have said that adding "social issues" to the immigration reforms currently being considered is "the best way to derail it."

This weekend, two football teams go head-to-head in the biggest sports event on the American calendar. But this year, the Superbowl isn’t just about two teams. It’s also about two brothers: Jim Harbaugh, head coach the San Francisco 49ers and John Harbaugh, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens.

When author and Wesleyan University professor of film studies Jeanine Basinger decided to write a history of marriage at the movies, she remembered that her friends had been so skeptical of her own, back in 1967.

What is truly beautiful to you? Is it the face of someone you love? The first several notes of your favorite song? Or perhaps it’s a sunny day.

Reforming the nation's immigration laws is likely to be a top priority for President Barack Obama in his second term in office. An immigration overhaul could eventually lead to millions of illegal immigrants becoming U.S. citizens. Katherine Tabares is an undocumented immigrant living in New York City and studying political science at LaGuardia Community College.

In the weeks since a young woman was brutally gang-raped and left for dead in streets of New Delhi, India, a global conversation has emerged over gender roles in India, the United States and many other countries. Today, The Takeaway continues that conversation with a look at what we teach our boys about gender, both in India, and here at home.

As of January 1st, Texas began its own, state-funded Women's Health Program, forgoing federal Medicaid funds to avoid using Planned Parenthood health providers. Ben Philpott, senior reporter for KUT in Austin, discusses the new program and how it serves low-income women in Texas.

Temitayo Fagbenle is sixteen-years-old, and like a lot of teenagers, she sees a lot of images online that fall squarely under the definition of sexual cyberbullying; or in layman’s terms: slut shaming. They're photos of girls in various states of undress, often taken by their own boyfriends, and then posted on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere.

The Consequences of Teaching Vulnerable Populations to Be Invisible | A Teenage Girl's Perspective on the Culture of Online Slut-Shaming | The Geithner Legacy | Why the Kilogram Standard is Gaining Weight | 'Farewell, Fred Voodoo': A Journalist's Career in Haiti

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. In her cover story for Time Magazine, staff writer Kate Pickert explains why she believes the abortion-rights cause is in crisis, and the pro-life movement is winning the fight over abortion rights.

What's in Store for the 113th Congress | House Allows Violence Against Women Act to Expire | 40 Years On: The Battle Over Roe v. Wade | New Movie Releases: 'On the Road,' 'The Impossible,' 'Promised Land' | The Science Behind Human Optimism in a Grim World | 2013: What's in a Number?

A new show on Oxygen called "All My Babies' Mamas" has led to public outrage, debate, and even a petition at Change.org, demanding that the producers pull the show. The main assertion from critics: that it negatively depicts black men. Jamilah King, culture editor at Colorlines.com, explains.

On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced a rule change that will help undocumented immigrants who are immediate relatives of American citizens. Julia Preston, national immigration correspondent for Takeaway partner The New York Times, explains the intricacies of this new policy, which may affect up to one million people. 

Local Government Reform in Afghanistan | Lessons from the Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan | America's Infrastructure Crisis | New Immigration Policy Helps Undocumented with Citizen Relatives | Family, Reality, and Outrage | Lessons from Traditional Societies on Raising Children, Caring for the Elderly | Pulitzer-Prize Winning Photographer on Capturing Tragedy

As we enter the new year, many of us are looking ahead to the future, but as writing instructor Susan Shapiro sees it, it might be more constructive for us to look back at the past-- and particularly at our biggest mistakes and humiliations.