Society

Immigrant rights rallies

Who Did Andrew Cuomo Leave Out of His ‘Tuition-Free’ Plan? Undocumented Students. Who Did Andrew Cuomo Leave Out of His ‘Tuition-Free’ Plan? Undocumented Students.

The majority of CUNY students take classes part-night or at night, making it virtually impossible to cross the 30 credit threshold.

May 30, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

Etan Thomas and others

A Rally for Colin Kaepernick—and Free Speech A Rally for Colin Kaepernick—and Free Speech

People are putting the NFL on notice over its treatment of Colin Kaepernick.

May 30, 2017 / Dave Zirin and Brandon Jordan

Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid and Eli Harold

Etan Thomas: Why I Attended a Protest of the NFL’s Blackballing of Kaepernick Etan Thomas: Why I Attended a Protest of the NFL’s Blackballing of Kaepernick

Protests at the league office in New York City.

May 30, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

No Rational Nation Would Ever Elect Such a Leader No Rational Nation Would Ever Elect Such a Leader

How much stress can democracy withstand before it collapses? Hmm...

May 30, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’

‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’ ‘The America and the World of Our Dreams—How Far Away They Seem on This Memorial Day!’

Ninety-nine years ago, an editorial in the magazine pleaded for “a world freed from the burden of mutual national distrust and hatred and deceit.”

May 29, 2017 / Column / Richard Kreitner

hillary clinton wellesley

Hillary Clinton Roasts the Toxic Trump Administration in a Remarkable Speech Hillary Clinton Roasts the Toxic Trump Administration in a Remarkable Speech

“When people in power invent their own facts and attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society.”

May 26, 2017 / John Nichols

CNN Roundtable on Trump's Civil War Comments

Conservatives Complain That Republicans Have a Liberal Bias Conservatives Complain That Republicans Have a Liberal Bias

Trump’s negative media coverage is being driven not by Democrats but by law-enforcement sources and pissed-off Republicans.

May 26, 2017 / Joshua Holland

A group marches through downtown Austin heading to the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017.

How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law

Activists will gather at the Texas State Capitol this Monday—and they’re asking for everyone’s support.

May 26, 2017 / NationAction

stacey abrams

Trumpism Will Be Defeated by a Movement on the Horizon Trumpism Will Be Defeated by a Movement on the Horizon

Georgia House minority leader Stacey Abrams is showing one way forward.

May 26, 2017 / Kai Wright

medicare for all protest

Will the Republican Health-Care Debacle Pave the Way for ‘Medicare for All’? Will the Republican Health-Care Debacle Pave the Way for ‘Medicare for All’?

Only if progressives force the debate.

May 25, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

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