Society

Caster Semenya

Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports Too Much Testosterone? The Discrimination Women Face in International Sports

Katrina Karkazis joins us to talk about the IAAF's sex-testing rules.

May 2, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

A father and his son await tutorship by immigration lawyers in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, April 27, 2018.

Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump Support Asylum Seekers From the Migrant Caravan Vilified by Trump

You can also join a campaign to expose the Wall Street companies profiting off of the immigrant detention industry.

May 1, 2018 / NationAction

BLM Sacramento

The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless

The remarkable work of this year’s Hillman Prize winners is a timely reminder of the indispensable role of the free press in sustaining a democracy.

May 1, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families Betsy DeVos Is Facing Backlash for Her Plan to Push School Vouchers on Military Families

The secretary of education’s latest school-privatization scheme is not going well.

May 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying

It’s sad!

May 1, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias

A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias

Why are so many journalists defending Sarah Huckabee Sanders?

Apr 30, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Chiago immigrants rights

Sanctuary Cities Are Fighting the Trump Administration—and Winning Sanctuary Cities Are Fighting the Trump Administration—and Winning

Dispatches from the urban resistance, from Chicago to Minneapolis and beyond.

Apr 30, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove

Kaepernick Reid Anthem Kneel

‘There’s No Substitute for Confrontation’: An Interview With Howard Bryant on Today’s Political Black Athlete ‘There’s No Substitute for Confrontation’: An Interview With Howard Bryant on Today’s Political Black Athlete

Bryant’s new book explores what happens when black athletic struggle is revived, but collides with our post-9/11 world. 

Apr 30, 2018 / Dave Zirin

From My Cold, Dead Fingers

From My Cold, Dead Fingers From My Cold, Dead Fingers

US gun-violence stats as of April 23, 2018.

Apr 30, 2018 / OppArt / Isabella Bannerman

Paul Ryan Is Making ‘Very Flimsy’ Excuses for Firing the Priest Who Urged the House to Care for the Poor

Paul Ryan Is Making ‘Very Flimsy’ Excuses for Firing the Priest Who Urged the House to Care for the Poor Paul Ryan Is Making ‘Very Flimsy’ Excuses for Firing the Priest Who Urged the House to Care for the Poor

Father Patrick Conroy reminded members of Congress that their decisions have an impact on income inequality. Now he’s out.

Apr 27, 2018 / John Nichols

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