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Displaced Congolese families

The Forgotten Refugees The Forgotten Refugees

A new report highlights the crisis facing unprotected, internally displaced populations.

Aug 3, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Ray Lewis (52) chases San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) during the NFL Super Bowl XLVII game on February 3, 2013.

Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way Colin Kaepernick Finally Has a Shot at Getting Signed, but a High-Profile Trump Apologist Stands in His Way

The embattled quarterback is often derided as “divisive”—but it’s Ray Lewis who is dividing Baltimore.

Aug 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Medicare for all at Trump Tower

Medicare-for-All Isn’t the Solution for Universal Health Care Medicare-for-All Isn’t the Solution for Universal Health Care

The health-care debate is moving to the left. But if progressives don’t start sweating the details, we’re going to fail yet again.

Aug 2, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke Are Purging Climate Scientists for Telling the Truth

Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke Are Purging Climate Scientists for Telling the Truth Donald Trump and Ryan Zinke Are Purging Climate Scientists for Telling the Truth

Dozens of senior officials have been reassigned at the Department of the Interior, including Dr. Virginia Burkett, who contributed to the IPCC reports that won the Nobel Peace Priz...

Aug 2, 2017 / Adam Federman

Congress Russia Investigation

We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football We Need to Stop Using Russia as a Political Football

From Nixon to Trump, there have always been long-term risks in exploiting foreign policy for domestic political gain.

Aug 2, 2017 / Vadim Nikitin

Yale Law

No, Law School Didn’t Teach Us to ‘Engage’ With Racists No, Law School Didn’t Teach Us to ‘Engage’ With Racists

Rather, we intend to use our legal training to fight injustice wherever we encounter it.

Aug 1, 2017 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Health-care protest

Is State-Level Single Payer Within Reach? Is State-Level Single Payer Within Reach?

Scandinavian-style health care is part of at least one candidate’s platform for 2018.

Aug 1, 2017 / Ann Jones

Anti-deportation protest

Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants

You can also show your support for workers in a Nissan plant in Mississippi and lobby your members of Congress to think beyond resistance.

Aug 1, 2017 / NationAction

Unveiling of 'A Better Deal'

There’s an Even Better Deal the Democrats Could Be Considering There’s an Even Better Deal the Democrats Could Be Considering

Democrats have an opportunity to draw an even sharper contrast with the GOP by embracing the kind of bold populism that this moment demands.

Aug 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A worker assembles a football helmet in Lowell, Massachusetts.

The NFL’s Concussion Calamity The NFL’s Concussion Calamity

Dr. Chris Nowinski of the Concussion Legacy Foundation on a groundbreaking new study on CTE.

Aug 1, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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