‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech ‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech
Fifty years ago today, the civil-rights leader described the nightmare to come: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of...
Apr 4, 2017 / Eric Tang
GoldLink’s Local Sound GoldLink’s Local Sound
The DC rapper’s new album raises the question of what “place” in the pop-culture landscape even means anymore.
Apr 4, 2017 / Marcus J. Moore
The Unvarnished Cruelty of Donald Trump’s GOP The Unvarnished Cruelty of Donald Trump’s GOP
In one day, his team weakened police oversight, defunded a global family planning program, and drafted a plan gutting the most popular provision of the ACA.
Apr 4, 2017 / Joan Walsh
How To Win a Sports Strike How To Win a Sports Strike
The Women’s Hockey Strike, the Oakland Raiders move, and Frank Martin.
Apr 4, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Hungary Is Forcing All Asylum Seekers into Detention Camps Hungary Is Forcing All Asylum Seekers into Detention Camps
Victor Orbán is taking Fortress Europe to new extremes.
Apr 4, 2017 / Jeanne Carstensen
Le Pen’s Long Shadow Le Pen’s Long Shadow
If you want to understand the wave of right-wing populism erupting in Europe and the United States, France is a good place to start.
Apr 4, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control Sean Spicer Is in Complete Control
Poor Spicey.
Apr 4, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
The NCAA’s Collegiate Cartel The NCAA’s Collegiate Cartel
Why I think the NCAA has more in common with the mob than higher ed.
Apr 3, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Bernie Sanders Just Introduced His Free College Tuition Plan Bernie Sanders Just Introduced His Free College Tuition Plan
Joining with Elizabeth Warren, Sanders wants students to organize around the legislation.
Apr 3, 2017 / StudentNation / George Zornick
Trump’s Generals Are Considering a Wider War in Yemen Trump’s Generals Are Considering a Wider War in Yemen
A humanitarian crisis already threatens to starve millions. Deeper US involvement in the civil war will only make it far worse.
Apr 3, 2017 / Juan Cole