Politics

Northwestern football practice

The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union

The National Labor Relations Board may have ruled against the Northwestern football players’ efforts to organize, but this fight is far from over.

Aug 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Abortion protest

Black Women in the Rural South Are Still Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired Black Women in the Rural South Are Still Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

A new report finds that too many suffer from rampant poverty and limited access to healthcare.

Aug 17, 2015 / Dani McClain

Civil Rights March

Equality: Why We Can’t Wait Equality: Why We Can’t Wait

In a 1991 special issue, Julian Bond argued that the fight for racial and gender equality wasn’t a “special interest”—it was essential to the progressive struggle.

Aug 17, 2015 / Julian Bond and Adolph Reed Jr.

Julian Bond

What Julian Bond Taught Me What Julian Bond Taught Me

Freedom movements don’t just happen, they are made—and not by charismatic leaders, but by everyday people possessing great courage.

Aug 17, 2015 / Jeanne Theoharis

California Drought

If You Want to Know the Future of the Climate, Look at California If You Want to Know the Future of the Climate, Look at California

California’s struggle with climate change will soon reach the rest of the country.

Aug 17, 2015 / William deBuys

Julian Bond

Honor Julian Bond’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights Honor Julian Bond’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights

The civil rights leader helped pass the Voting Rights Act and fought for voting rights over five decades.

Aug 17, 2015 / Ari Berman

Prison Education

Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It? Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It?

Giving prisoners access to financial aid for college tuition is the first step towards “de-carceration.”

Aug 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Julian Bond

Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future

When the civil-rights leader was nominated for vice president in 1968, we got a glimpse of the new politics.

Aug 17, 2015 / John Nichols

August 17, 1998: President Bill Clinton Acknowledges an Affair With a White House Intern

August 17, 1998: President Bill Clinton Acknowledges an Affair With a White House Intern August 17, 1998: President Bill Clinton Acknowledges an Affair With a White House Intern

“Clinton’s behavior in the Lewinsky matter has been consistent with the conduct of his presidency.”

Aug 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

LeBron James

Hurricane Katrina and the Revival of the Political Athlete Hurricane Katrina and the Revival of the Political Athlete

After Hurricane Katrina, athletes spoke out in rage for the first time in decades. It can’t stop and it won’t stop.

Aug 14, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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