Samuel R. Delany Speaks Samuel R. Delany Speaks
The award-winning novelist discusses the intersection of race, sexual identity, and science fiction.
Aug 24, 2015 / Cecilia D’Anastasio
Home Healthcare Workers Haven’t Qualified for Minimum Wage for 80 Years. Now They Do. Home Healthcare Workers Haven’t Qualified for Minimum Wage for 80 Years. Now They Do.
The workers caring for some of our most vulnerable citizens are finally receiving the recognition they deserve.
Aug 24, 2015 / Michelle Chen
August 24, 1891: Thomas Edison Receives a Patent for His Movie Camera, the Kinetograph August 24, 1891: Thomas Edison Receives a Patent for His Movie Camera, the Kinetograph
“Members of society saw themselves in moving-pictures last night and enjoyed the novelty immensely.”
Aug 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
August 23: Sacco and Vanzetti Are Executed in Massachusetts (1927); AND the Hitler-Stalin Pact Is Signed (1939) August 23: Sacco and Vanzetti Are Executed in Massachusetts (1927); AND the Hitler-Stalin Pact Is Signed (1939)
Is this the single darkest day on the calendar for the international left?
Aug 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
August 22, 1996: Bill Clinton Ends Welfare As We Know It August 22, 1996: Bill Clinton Ends Welfare As We Know It
“The death knell of any government-supported vision of an equitable, egalitarian America.”
Aug 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Trumpismo From Boston to the Dominican Republic Trumpismo From Boston to the Dominican Republic
It’s not just rhetoric. Donald Trump’s odious message is driving anti-immigrant hate crimes.
Aug 21, 2015 / Greg Grandin
Jon Stewart as a Debate Moderator? Yes, Please! Jon Stewart as a Debate Moderator? Yes, Please!
We need more primary and general election debates, featuring more candidates, more issues and bolder moderators.
Aug 21, 2015 / John Nichols
The Lives of Others The Lives of Others
We’ve built ourselves this crowd-sourced panopticon, and now we have to live in it.
Aug 21, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
No Surprise: Trump Is a Union Buster at His Own Hotel No Surprise: Trump Is a Union Buster at His Own Hotel
Amid the buffoonery of Donald Trump’s campaign, workers at his Vegas hotel are demanding justice.
Aug 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Today’s Sports News Would Boggle the Mind of a 1965 Sportswriter Today’s Sports News Would Boggle the Mind of a 1965 Sportswriter
If a sportswriter from 50 years ago traveled to 2015, they would think the world had been turned on its head.
Aug 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin