Oakland Residents Respond as the Largest Police Training in the World Invades Oakland Residents Respond as the Largest Police Training in the World Invades
The Urban Shield police expo has become so popular among police around the world that the Sheriff’s Office no longer has to advertise.
Sep 21, 2015 / Aaron Miguel Cantú
September 20, 1962: Ole Miss Denies Admission to James Meredith September 20, 1962: Ole Miss Denies Admission to James Meredith
“We cannot stand before the judgment bar of world opinion so long as there erupts an Oxford, Mississippi. What we are doing speaks so loud they cannot hear what we say.”
Sep 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
September 19, 1881: President James Garfield Dies, Fatally Wounded by a Disgruntled Office-Seeking Assassin September 19, 1881: President James Garfield Dies, Fatally Wounded by a Disgruntled Office-Seeking Assassin
“He will now always remain one of the saints of American story, without a spot on the whiteness of his garments, one of the few Presidents who have left the White House amid univer...
Sep 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism Bernie Sanders Offers GOP Debaters a Tutorial on Democratic Socialism
The Republican candidates had a lot to say about the senator, and he has something to say to them.
Sep 18, 2015 / John Nichols
The Media Can No Longer Pretend That Trump’s Racist Birtherism Is Old News The Media Can No Longer Pretend That Trump’s Racist Birtherism Is Old News
Trump had successfully built a great big wall to keep his ugly birther narrative from crossing into his current presidential run—until last night.
Sep 18, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas
The ouster of business-first Athletic Director Steve Patterson has many at the University of Texas hopeful for the future. But one professor says that there are no guarantees the s...
Sep 18, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Tell Etsy to Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes Tell Etsy to Pay Its Fair Share of Taxes
Despite its claim to be a socially responsible company, Etsy is taking advantage of secretive tax-haven laws in Ireland.
Sep 18, 2015 / NationAction
Living Under Israel’s Missiles Living Under Israel’s Missiles
Four boys of the Bakr family were killed by a missile strike during last year’s incursion. Their surviving family members are still scarred from the attack.
Sep 18, 2015 / Dan Cohen and Rebecca Pierce
Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans Low Interest Rates Help Private-Equity Moguls and Hurt Average Americans
Today’s near-zero rates are free money for investors, but murder for savers and retirees.
Sep 18, 2015 / William D. Cohan
An Open Letter to Richard Sherman An Open Letter to Richard Sherman
The former NBA player and “activist athlete” shares his disappointment with football’s most prominent political voice.
Sep 18, 2015 / Etan Thomas