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Campus Racism Protesters

The Costs of Campus Activism The Costs of Campus Activism

As the number of racial incidents increase on campuses across the country, black student activists often have to choose between stability and justice.

May 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Lauren Lumpkin and Devan Cole

Toys R Us

It’s Time to Crack Down on the Toys ‘R’ Us Vulture Capitalists It’s Time to Crack Down on the Toys ‘R’ Us Vulture Capitalists

Wall Street fund barons profit as tens of thousands lose their livelihoods.

May 23, 2018 / Winnie Wong and Michael Kink

What Does It Take to Write a Novel About Prison?

What Does It Take to Write a Novel About Prison? What Does It Take to Write a Novel About Prison?

An interview with Rachel Kushner about her new novel, The Mars Room.

May 23, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Miami Dolphins

The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem

This is about labor rights, and whether NFL players will exercise them in the face of a craven crackdown.

May 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Kentucky teachers protest inside Capitol builing

Regardless of How the Supreme Court Rules in ‘Janus,’ Labor Needs to Get More Militant Regardless of How the Supreme Court Rules in ‘Janus,’ Labor Needs to Get More Militant

The teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Kentucky show us that successful labor action can happen in any environment.

May 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump says MS-13 gang members are animals

Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’ Gang Members Are Not ‘Animals’

Trump’s dehumanizing language provides cover to his real goal: deporting black and Latino immigrants, including those with no criminal connections. 

May 23, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Peachy

Peachy Peachy

This peach is still a bitter almond.

May 23, 2018 / OppArt / Oscar Hidalgo

Stacey Abrams Makes History

Stacey Abrams Makes History Stacey Abrams Makes History

Meanwhile, it’s yet another good night for women in Democratic primaries across the country.

May 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Zora Neale Hurston and the Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade’s Last Survivor

Zora Neale Hurston and the Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade’s Last Survivor Zora Neale Hurston and the Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade’s Last Survivor

Even after Emancipation, Kossula Oluales spent the rest of his life trying to recover what was lost.

May 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

Stacey Abrams Georgia governor's race

The Revolutionary Implications of Stacey Abrams’s Victory The Revolutionary Implications of Stacey Abrams’s Victory

Her campaign bet on expanding the electorate, especially people of color and progressive whites. They won big.

May 22, 2018 / Steve Phillips

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