The ‘Disposable Populations’ of Sports The ‘Disposable Populations’ of Sports
A new study points to the blood being shed for the World Cup. That shouldn’t blind us to the deaths and misery caused by stadium boondoggles here at home.
Sep 11, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Trump Lied, Americans Died Trump Lied, Americans Died
This presidency is America’s preexisting condition. Until it is ended, Donald Trump will continue to lie, and Americans will continue to die.
Sep 10, 2020 / John Nichols
Our Stutter: Joe Biden, Brayden Harrington—and Me Our Stutter: Joe Biden, Brayden Harrington—and Me
Joe Biden’s narrative about conquering his stammer might be true for him. That doesn’t mean it should be imposed on the rest of us.
Sep 10, 2020 / Barry Yeoman
What ‘The New York Times’ Won’t Tell You About Woman Suffrage What ‘The New York Times’ Won’t Tell You About Woman Suffrage
While Times readers have learned much about the failings of white suffragists, they have remained in the dark about the paper’s own strident attacks on the very idea of allowing wo...
Sep 10, 2020 / Mary Walton
Chris Hayes: The Catastrophe of Trump Chris Hayes: The Catastrophe of Trump
Plus, Joan Walsh on when politics came to late-night TV, 1968.
Sep 10, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, by Any Legal or Constitutional Means Necessary Remove Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, by Any Legal or Constitutional Means Necessary
This scandal-plagued postmaster general has our election in his hands. He’s got to go.
Sep 9, 2020 / John Nichols
For Trump, Defaming His Rape Accuser Is Part of His Job For Trump, Defaming His Rape Accuser Is Part of His Job
Such is the central claim at the heart of the DOJ’s attempt to intervene in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against Trump.
Sep 9, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him
Democrats have ceded opposition to the military-industrial complex to a belligerent fraud.
Sep 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness
Too many Americans still give Trump unwarranted credit for the economy.
Sep 9, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Whale of a History Whale of a History
An artist’s 51-foot-long scratchboard installation examines American capitalism.
Sep 9, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances