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Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head

Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head Suzan-Lori Parks Dares to Get Into Your Head

In her recent play White Noise and a new film adaptation of Native Son, Parks probes the terrible truths of the American imagination.

May 28, 2019 / Alisa Solomon

Women’s Lives at Stake

Women’s Lives at Stake Women’s Lives at Stake

The abortion ban takes us backward.

May 28, 2019 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting

How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting

Remind them that many of the most popular US programs were once called “socialist.”

May 28, 2019 / Peter Dreier

Addiction Kills

Addiction Kills Addiction Kills

America’s attachment to guns: till death us do part.

May 27, 2019 / OppArt / Anthony Freda

DSA High School

Socialism Is More Popular Than Donald Trump Socialism Is More Popular Than Donald Trump

The president is campaigning against socialism. New polling suggests he is failing.

May 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Lebron James

LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism

The basketball superstar is trying to fight food insecurity alongside a corporation that aggravates that very problem.

May 24, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev

Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev Werner Herzog’s Curious Love Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev

In Herzog’s latest film, Meeting Gorbachev, we end up learning a lot more about the director than about his subject.

May 24, 2019 / Elena Goukassian

Trump’s Tweets Trample Truth

Trump’s Tweets Trample Truth Trump’s Tweets Trample Truth

Everyday lies, lies, and more lies.

May 24, 2019 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Ashley Massaro

On the Passing of Former WWE ‘Diva’ and Whistle-Blower Ashley Massaro On the Passing of Former WWE ‘Diva’ and Whistle-Blower Ashley Massaro

She will be remembered for her courageous truth-telling.

May 23, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Indigenous-Colombian Protest

For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace

Hundreds of human-rights defenders have been killed since the accords. And Afro-Colombians like Goldman Environmental Prize–winner Francia Márquez are a particular target.

May 23, 2019 / Roosbelinda Cárdenas

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