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March Madness

Just How Many Scandals Can the NCAA Take? Just How Many Scandals Can the NCAA Take?

Georgetown legend Monica McNutt sits down for a full-length conversation on basketball, sexual harassment and Black Panther.

Feb 27, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Artists Take Aim at Guns… AGAIN.

Artists Take Aim at Guns… AGAIN. Artists Take Aim at Guns… AGAIN.

Thoughts and prayers don’t stop bullets and our children keep dying as Congress fails to act.

Feb 27, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner, Edel Rodriguez, Peter Kuper, Felipe Galindo, Anthony Freda, and Thomas Kerr

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

6 New Ways to Deflect From Gun Control! 6 New Ways to Deflect From Gun Control!

Conservatives grapple wildly with another mass shooting.

Feb 27, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Scott Walker Donald Trump

Eric Holder and the NDRC Are Suing Scott Walker Eric Holder and the NDRC Are Suing Scott Walker

The former attorney general is challenging the Republican governor’s antidemocratic refusal to call special elections.

Feb 26, 2018 / John Nichols

Supreme Court

SCOTUS Leaves DACA in Place—for Now SCOTUS Leaves DACA in Place—for Now

In a setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court declined to take a case that would determine the fate of Dreamers. 

Feb 26, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Nuclear Football

Nukes Are the New Normal Nukes Are the New Normal

Say, here’s an idea: Let’s make it easier for Trump to pull the nuclear trigger.

Feb 26, 2018 / Rajan Menon

Pittsburgh Parkland Protest

After Parkland, Students Across the Country Are Walking Out in Solidarity After Parkland, Students Across the Country Are Walking Out in Solidarity

Pittsburgh high-school students left school without permission and were punished for doing so. They say it was worth it.

Feb 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

David Lang’s Collaborators

David Lang’s Collaborators David Lang’s Collaborators

Many musicians have mined the Internet for lyrics—what Lang has done with The Day is make it memorable.

Feb 26, 2018 / David Hajdu

Ivanka Trump

Winter Olympic Roundup: New Athletic Heroes Alongside the Same Old Grifts Winter Olympic Roundup: New Athletic Heroes Alongside the Same Old Grifts

The awe-inspiring athletes should not obscure the ugly realities of the games. 

Feb 26, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities?

Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities? Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities?

By pushing business-friendly legislation, the ridesharing industry could be starving cities of taxes that could otherwise be invested in public transportation.

Feb 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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