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LeBron James

LeBron James Wins His Own Rumble in the Jungle LeBron James Wins His Own Rumble in the Jungle

Muhammad Ali staked his claim to the title of the Greatest when he beat George Foreman at the Rumble in the Jungle. LeBron James just gave us the sequel.

Jun 20, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Magnitsky Documentary

By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment

Should ultra-wealthy foreign nationals be able to transform their personal vendettas against foreign governments into law?

Jun 20, 2016 / James Carden

Ben Taub Hospital

The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance

What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care?

Jun 20, 2016 / Mark Betancourt

Corinthian Colleges

The Victims of For-Profit Education Are Creating a Debtors’ Movement The Victims of For-Profit Education Are Creating a Debtors’ Movement

The entire for-profit education model is predatory and financially unstable, and exploits students’ dreams of a college education.

Jun 19, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

Jo Cox memorial

An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America

It is time to recognize that “divisive hate-mongering is seeping into the mainstream,” and that a toxic politics threatens not just civility but democracy.

Jun 17, 2016 / John Nichols

Mexico City education

Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform? Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform?

They’re peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions—a backbone of Mexico’s social-justice movements.

Jun 17, 2016 / David Bacon

Attallah Shabazz

Read What Malcolm X’s Daughter Said at Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Read What Malcolm X’s Daughter Said at Muhammad Ali’s Funeral

Her words demand to be read and reread, to better understand the past as well as where we need to go.

Jun 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin

‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis

‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis ‘It’s Like Responding to a Battlefield in a Civilian Community’: Medical Professionals Declare Gun Violence a Crisis

Doctors have an intimate view of the uptick in mass shootings.  

Jun 17, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Janet McTeer in Taming of the Shrew

Shrewd Taming Shrewd Taming

Despite its all-female cast, a new production of The Taming of the Shrew is still a man’s story.

Jun 16, 2016 / Carey Purcell

A sign calling to ban assault rifles

Hillary Clinton Is Basically the Only Person in DC Who Wants to Ban Assault Weapons Hillary Clinton Is Basically the Only Person in DC Who Wants to Ban Assault Weapons

Congress is not poised to act, and none of the major gun-control groups even have a position.

Jun 16, 2016 / George Zornick

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