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Demonstrators protest Guantanamo

Does This Trump Move Seem Familiar? Probably Because George Bush Did It First. Does This Trump Move Seem Familiar? Probably Because George Bush Did It First.

Remember Guantánamo?

Oct 16, 2017 / Karen J. Greenberg

Buffalo Bills

Player Protests Are Not a Spectator Sport Player Protests Are Not a Spectator Sport

Amplifying the movement is critical, it is not a substitute for a movement in and of itself.

Oct 16, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Hoax Under Water

Hoax Under Water Hoax Under Water

EPA chief Scott Pruitt rolls back the Clean Power Plan while fires burn in California and oceans rise.

Oct 16, 2017 / OppArt / Steve Breen

Harvey Weinstein’s Greatest Enabler Was Hollywood Itself

Harvey Weinstein’s Greatest Enabler Was Hollywood Itself Harvey Weinstein’s Greatest Enabler Was Hollywood Itself

The entire film industry is built on pervasive and entrenched sexism. That’s what needs to change.

Oct 15, 2017 / Lizzy Ratner

Rohingya Bangladesh

A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya

They potentially face the final two stages of genocide—mass annihilation and erasure from the country’s history.

Oct 13, 2017 / Neve Gordon

Trump in the White House

‪Donald Trump’s Lies About the Iran Deal Reveal He Is Dangerously Out of Touch with Reality‬ ‪Donald Trump’s Lies About the Iran Deal Reveal He Is Dangerously Out of Touch with Reality‬

The president needs to be checked and balanced by Congress.

Oct 13, 2017 / John Nichols

Puerto Rico Damage

In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure In Puerto Rico, Disconnection and Chaos, but Grace Under Pressure

With almost no power and shortages of water and medicine, this island is full of people suffering from PTSD.

Oct 13, 2017 / Ed Morales

Trump Is Deliberately Trying to Cripple Obamacare

Trump Is Deliberately Trying to Cripple Obamacare Trump Is Deliberately Trying to Cripple Obamacare

And the threat won’t go away until we have a better, simpler health-care system. 

Oct 13, 2017 / David Dayen

Harvey Flooded Prison

After Harvey, Texas Inmates Were Left in Flooded Prisons Without Adequate Water or Food After Harvey, Texas Inmates Were Left in Flooded Prisons Without Adequate Water or Food

The treatment allegedly follows a pattern of neglect set during previous years’ hurricanes.

Oct 13, 2017 / John Washington

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones Is the NFL’s Biggest Distraction Jerry Jones Is the NFL’s Biggest Distraction

The twisted morality of the Dallas Cowboys owner is finally coming home to roost.

Oct 13, 2017 / David Tigabu and Dave Zirin

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