A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women A New Study Debunks the NRA’s Claim That Guns Protect Women
Women are 100 times more likely to be killed by a man with a gun than to use a firearm in self defense.
Sep 22, 2017 / George Zornick
4 Disabled People Dead in Another Week of Police Brutality 4 Disabled People Dead in Another Week of Police Brutality
Police don’t need better training; they need to stop treating noncompliance as justification for violence.
Sep 22, 2017 / David M. Perry
The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms
The French president’s proposed labor code would have grave consequences for workers.
Sep 22, 2017 / Cole Stangler
Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes? Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes?
The NBA wants to be seen as more friendly to player activism than the NFL. Let’s find out.
Sep 22, 2017 / Dave Zirin
What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary? What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?
According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.
Sep 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener
How to Lose Elections and Influence People How to Lose Elections and Influence People
Labour may have lost the election, but it laid the foundation for a more progressive UK.
Sep 22, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge
In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values In the Manning Affair, Harvard Once Again Demonstrates Its ‘Liberal’ Values
This year, the university dumps Manning and Michelle Jones. In the 1960s, it honored Vietnam War architect—and admitted war criminal—Robert McNamara.
Sep 22, 2017 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career Bernie Sanders Just Gave One of the Finest Speeches of His Career
Outlining a vision of an America on the side of peace and justice, the senator shredded Trump’s brutish foreign policies.
Sep 21, 2017 / John Nichols
The GOP’s Latest Obamacare Repeal Push Isn’t Really About Health Care The GOP’s Latest Obamacare Repeal Push Isn’t Really About Health Care
It’s about how to finance tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
Sep 21, 2017 / George Zornick
On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest On Graham-Cassidy, Republicans Are Either Stupid or Dishonest
GOP senators who support the bill either don’t know what’s in it, or are lying through their teeth about it.
Sep 21, 2017 / Joan Walsh