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Working-Class New Yorkers Are in Danger of Going Extinct. So Is Our Accent. Working-Class New Yorkers Are in Danger of Going Extinct. So Is Our Accent.

I’m a proud, fifth-generation New Yorker with a strong outer-borough brogue. I’m also probably the last.

Nov 1, 2016 / Tara Clancy

A Dirty Trick That Won’t Change the Outcome

A Dirty Trick That Won’t Change the Outcome A Dirty Trick That Won’t Change the Outcome

Forget the polls. The overwhelming percentage of people who actually vote have already made up their minds about the character of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Nov 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

J. Edgar Hoover

This Is Not the First Time the FBI Has Interfered With a Presidential Election This Is Not the First Time the FBI Has Interfered With a Presidential Election

Throughout his career, J. Edgar Hoover used the bureau to meddle in presidential politics and secure his own power.

Oct 31, 2016 / Jeff Kisseloff

Veterans against Trump

Donald Trump and the Alt-Right Threaten the Values I Fought for in the Navy Donald Trump and the Alt-Right Threaten the Values I Fought for in the Navy

As a Muslim-American veteran, I’ve seen the fight against hatred move closer to home.

Oct 31, 2016 / Nate Terani

Detroit Lion DeAndre Levy

Detroit Lion DeAndre Levy on ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Why He Raises Money to Test Abandoned Rape Kits Detroit Lion DeAndre Levy on ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Why He Raises Money to Test Abandoned Rape Kits

Here is one NFL player who not only speaks out against rape culture but acts. 

Oct 31, 2016 / Dave Zirin

One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest

One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest One Anthem Singer Exposed How the NBA Will Police Player Protest

Sevyn Streeter wanted to make a simple statement, but the NBA would not allow it.

Oct 28, 2016 / Dave Zirin

What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches?

What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches? What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches?

Amy Poehler sits down with Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.

Oct 28, 2016 / The Nation

Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly

How Trump’s Media Cheerleaders Turned Campaign Coverage Into a Total Disaster How Trump’s Media Cheerleaders Turned Campaign Coverage Into a Total Disaster

Journalists and media moguls have disgraced themselves in pursuit of ratings and ideological goals.

Oct 28, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Donald Trump Thumbs

November 1: Media Malpractice and Election 2016 November 1: Media Malpractice and Election 2016

Tune in for a livestream featuring Joan Walsh, Farai Chideya, Katha Pollitt, and Rinku Sen, moderated by Laura Flanders.

Oct 27, 2016 / The Nation

Harvard Dining Workers protest

Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped Harvard Workers Went On Strike and Won—Here’s How They Did It, and How Students Helped

Solidarity statements and op-eds are important, but direct actions are essential.

Oct 27, 2016 / Collin P. Poirot

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