Society

Steven Donziger

Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger

Documents reveal a close collaboration between the oil giant, its law firm, and the “private prosecutor” who sent the environmentalist lawyer to federal prison.

Jan 27, 2022 / James North

Our Coronavirus Criminals

Our Coronavirus Criminals Our Coronavirus Criminals

John Nichols on pandemic profiteers, plus Eric Foner on slaveholders in Congress. 

Jan 27, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Supreme Court vs. the Earth

The Supreme Court vs. the Earth The Supreme Court vs. the Earth

The conservatives on the Supreme Court are increasingly inserting themselves into the climate fight—and you guess which side they’re on.

Jan 26, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Healing

Healing Healing

First aid.

Jan 26, 2022 / OppArt / Suzanne Faris

Voters at a polling place

When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself

The fact that white people are suddenly having to recognize themselves as having a race has only added to growing resentment over the country’s demographic changes.

Jan 26, 2022 / Kali Holloway

College Mental Health

Colleges Struggle to Address a Mental Health Crisis Colleges Struggle to Address a Mental Health Crisis

As the Covid-19 pandemic worsened, expectations and resources on campus remained largely the same.

Jan 26, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Xie

American Gothic Horror

American Gothic Horror American Gothic Horror

The number of dead from Covid steadily rises.

Jan 25, 2022 / OppArt / Ron Hauge

A black-and-white photo with a mushroom-shaped explosion.

The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice

Even though the first atomic bomb exploded in their state, New Mexicans were never compensated for the health consequences of nuclear contamination. These campaigners have vowed to...

Jan 25, 2022 / Sofia Martinez

A Professor With an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports

A Professor With an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports A Professor With an Alternative Way Forward for College Sports

USC professor Ben Carrington talks about Lincoln Riley and the systemic issues plaguing college athletics today.

Jan 25, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger.

ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger. ICE Is Detaining More Immigrants. Covid Is Putting Them in Danger.

The Biden administration is placing millions of incarcerated people—including over 20,000 who are in ICE detention—at risk of a Covid-19 illness, disability, and death.

Jan 25, 2022 / Sophia Gurulé and Abdullah Shihipar

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