Society

City of God Joy

Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure

On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.

Aug 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin

‘They’re Coming for the Ones You Love’: My Weekend of Gun Training in the Desert

‘They’re Coming for the Ones You Love’: My Weekend of Gun Training in the Desert ‘They’re Coming for the Ones You Love’: My Weekend of Gun Training in the Desert

At Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, fear is a booming business.

Aug 10, 2016 / Feature / Patrick Blanchfield

Donald Trump Detroit

Donald Trump Is Already Setting Up His Next Con Donald Trump Is Already Setting Up His Next Con

Trump’s lies about election rigging will do real damage to a Clinton presidency.

Aug 9, 2016 / Joan Walsh

RNC confetti

The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think The Circus and This Year’s Presidential Election Have More in Common Than You Think

Elephants, a ringleader who’s a walking Ponzi scheme, and insults flying left and right—welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth.

Aug 9, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings

The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings The School-Security Industry Is Cashing In Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings

A spike in spending on high-tech security is diverting educational funds from districts across the country.

Aug 9, 2016 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Finally, Millennials Are Proving Themselves Useful Finally, Millennials Are Proving Themselves Useful

And totally not in a creepy way.

Aug 9, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Racial Wealth Gap

The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today

Just as past public policies created the racial wealth gap, current policy widens it.

Aug 8, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Oneida John Humphrey Noyes

Oneida’s Original, Utopian Vision Oneida’s Original, Utopian Vision

Championing the free market is compatible with the company’s original free-love doctrine: The fierce desire of men to feel competent bankrolls both.

Aug 8, 2016 / Hannah Gold

Ieshia Evans in Baton Rouge

A Tale of Two Pictures A Tale of Two Pictures

Black Lives Matter resists definition and is full of contradictions, but that’s where its power lies.

Aug 8, 2016 / Joshua Clover

Radio station

One More Media Organization Just Admitted: Unpaid Internships Have to Go One More Media Organization Just Admitted: Unpaid Internships Have to Go

An organizing drive at New York Public Radio’s WNYC yielded an unlikely victory for interns—a paycheck.

Aug 8, 2016 / Natalie Pattillo

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