Society

Joel Olsteen Preaching

The Houston Stadium Grift Comes Home to Roost The Houston Stadium Grift Comes Home to Roost

As the waters rise, it is unconscionable to keep spending money on sports arenas so billionaires can plunder and vultures like Joel Osteen can stay on the grift.

Aug 31, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Daenerys Targaryen and Drogon

This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep

In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.

Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

Anti-SB 4 Protests in Texas

Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge

The nation’s harshest law targeting sanctuary cities won’t go into effect—for now.

Aug 31, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Juvenile prisons

Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants

Young people are too often viewed as social liabilities rather than individuals with a future.

Aug 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen

A girl stands holding a sign alongside supporters of the Affordable Care Act at a rally in Denver on Tuesday, January 31, 2017.

The War on Medicaid Is Moving to the States The War on Medicaid Is Moving to the States

Congressional Republicans failed to gut the program this summer, but now it’s under siege from GOP governors. 

Aug 31, 2017 / Greg Kaufmann

Harvey rescue

Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools

Adding to the usual back-to-school worries, the tropical storm has brought fears of homelessness and deportation to the mix. 

Aug 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Brittany Ferrell

‘Whose Streets?’ Captures the Fury and Hope of the Post-Ferguson Moment ‘Whose Streets?’ Captures the Fury and Hope of the Post-Ferguson Moment

Watching this film months after the footage was collected, with Trump in the White House, can leave you feeling sick.

Aug 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Katie Yow with Poster

Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony Why 1 Anarchist Is Choosing Jail Over Grand-Jury Testimony

For decades, grand juries have been used to investigate and intimidate activist communities.

Aug 30, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

An elderly woman in a wheelchair is rescued from the flood waters of tropical storm Harvey in east Houston, Texas, U.S., August 28, 2017.

Support People With Disabilities Facing Harvey Support People With Disabilities Facing Harvey

You can also take action to defend DACA and join a march to confront white supremacy.

Aug 29, 2017 / NationAction

Early embryos two days after co-injection with a gene-correcting enzyme.

We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR

We’re on the cusp of being able to genetically shape our offspring, but without accurately informing would-be parents, genetic diversity will become a code for poverty.

Aug 29, 2017 / David M. Perry

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