States of Neglect: Oklahoma, Iowa, and Maine Are Failing Disabled Residents States of Neglect: Oklahoma, Iowa, and Maine Are Failing Disabled Residents
Individuals with disabilities helped saved Medicaid at the federal level. Now states are abandoning them.
Nov 14, 2017 / David M. Perry
Prosecutors Keep Their Jobs by Putting People in Jail. Can They Be Leaders in the Fight for Criminal-Justice Reform? Prosecutors Keep Their Jobs by Putting People in Jail. Can They Be Leaders in the Fight for Criminal-Justice Reform?
A new wave of “progressive” prosecutors has made big promises. But is it possible for them to bring change when they are so reliant on law enforcement to do their jobs?
Nov 14, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
Pandering to the Military Won’t Save NFL Players From Racist Backlash Pandering to the Military Won’t Save NFL Players From Racist Backlash
The proud tradition of athlete activists has always included a critique of US militarism.
Nov 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
King, Gandhi, and Thurman: A Conversation With Sarah Azaransky King, Gandhi, and Thurman: A Conversation With Sarah Azaransky
The author of This Worldwide Struggle discusses the interreligious and international roots of the civil-rights movement.
Nov 13, 2017 / Q&A / Anakwa Dwamena
2nd Amendment: Massacring America (1 of 5) 2nd Amendment: Massacring America (1 of 5)
Government prayers won’t produce sane gun laws. Five artists’ responses.
Nov 13, 2017 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall, Peter Kuper, Andrea Arroyo, Thomas Kerr, and Sylvia Hernández
Philadelphia Just Elected the Most Radical DA in the Country—Now What? Philadelphia Just Elected the Most Radical DA in the Country—Now What?
Larry Krasner has pledged to fight mass incarceration, and activists say they’ll be watching.
Nov 10, 2017 / Daniel Denvir
Colin Kaepernick Is Not Your Father’s Willie Horton Colin Kaepernick Is Not Your Father’s Willie Horton
Using racism to scapegoat NFL players was a craven and election-losing move for Ed Gillespie.
Nov 9, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump Don’t Let AT&T Exploit Your Distrust of Trump
He may hate CNN, but there’s good reasons for a sell-off.
Nov 9, 2017 / David Dayen
How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women How Temporary Work Visas Hurt Migrant Women
By linking the ability to be in this country with obedience to an employer, temporary visas put women migrants in a bind.
Nov 9, 2017 / Michelle Chen