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Here’s a Path to Medicare for (Almost) All That Isn’t Doomed to Fail Here’s a Path to Medicare for (Almost) All That Isn’t Doomed to Fail

Bernie Sanders and John Conyers are proposing massive changes, for a huge number of people, in a very short space of time. There’s a better, less risky way.

Nov 20, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Immigration Kids Sent Back

Immigration Kids Sent Back Immigration Kids Sent Back

When the dreamers are dreamless.

Nov 20, 2017 / OppArt / Edel Rodriguez

Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’

Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’ Hari Kondabolu Lays Bare ‘The Problem With Apu’

The comedian’s new documentary takes on the ultimate comedic sacred cow: The Simpsons.

Nov 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Morocco protest

The Revolutionary Potential of Journalism in Morocco The Revolutionary Potential of Journalism in Morocco

Despite free-speech reforms, Moroccan reporters work in a “perpetual state of dread.”

Nov 17, 2017 / Benjamin Lesire-Ogrel and Cole Stangler

Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder

By Having the Washington R*dskins Host a Game on Thanksgiving, NFL Owners Show Their True Colors By Having the Washington R*dskins Host a Game on Thanksgiving, NFL Owners Show Their True Colors

Whether it’s a question of tin-eared insensitivity, or their own sick, private joke, Washington will be hosting the Thanksgiving game for the first time in league history.

Nov 17, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Shamir’s Reinvention

Shamir’s Reinvention Shamir’s Reinvention

On Revelations, he trades the glitz and brashness of his early work for a more ruminative and uncertain sound.

Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

Columbia graduate students

The GOP Tax Plan Would Make It Even Harder to Be a Grad Student The GOP Tax Plan Would Make It Even Harder to Be a Grad Student

Cutting a vital tuition exemption, the plan would push students even further into poverty.

Nov 17, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Tarana Burke

Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities Tarana Burke Says #MeToo Should Center Marginalized Communities

An interview with the woman who launched the Me Too campaign over a decade ago.

Nov 17, 2017 / Q&A / Elizabeth Adetiba

Franken Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing

What Should Democrats Do About Al Franken? What Should Democrats Do About Al Franken?

With work, Franken can and should survive this story of his past bad behavior. But if there are more tales like this, he’s probably history.

Nov 16, 2017 / Joan Walsh

#MeToo March

Men Have Everything to Gain by Intervening in Sexual Harassment Men Have Everything to Gain by Intervening in Sexual Harassment

An acclaimed sportswriter weighs in on jock culture, masculinity, and the role of the male bystander.

Nov 16, 2017 / Robert Lipsyte

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