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The Preordained: Why LeBron James Was Always Coming Back to Cleveland

The Preordained: Why LeBron James Was Always Coming Back to Cleveland The Preordained: Why LeBron James Was Always Coming Back to Cleveland

I predicted last year that LeBron James would return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Here is why. 

Jul 12, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James

Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James Sherwood Anderson Has Some Notes on Ohio to Share with LeBron James

“Have you a city that smells worse than Akron?”

Jul 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

It’s Time for a New Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement

It’s Time for a New Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement It’s Time for a New Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement

African-Americans and white people struggled together during the civil rights era. We need that once again.

Jul 10, 2014 / Author

Spied On for Being Muslim

Spied On for Being Muslim Spied On for Being Muslim

A new investigation by The Intercept reveals how racist anti-Muslim neocons are driving the nation’s law enforcement agenda.

Jul 10, 2014 / Moustafa Bayoumi

The GOP’s Completely Incoherent Stance on the Border Crisis

The GOP’s Completely Incoherent Stance on the Border Crisis The GOP’s Completely Incoherent Stance on the Border Crisis

Now that Obama has asked for nearly $4 billion to help kick the kids out more quickly, Republicans don’t want to pony up the money.

Jul 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Transgender Violence Is a #YesAllWomen Issue

Transgender Violence Is a #YesAllWomen Issue Transgender Violence Is a #YesAllWomen Issue

By failing to connect the plight of trans women to the struggles of all women, feminists overlook the same culture of male entitlement they seek to combat.

Jul 10, 2014 / Meredith Talusan

The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932

The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932 The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932

Margaret Sanger and Charlotte Perkins Gilman and John Dewey, oh my!

Jul 10, 2014 / Richard Kreitner

This Is What Happens When the Security State and Anti-Muslim Paranoia Collide

This Is What Happens When the Security State and Anti-Muslim Paranoia Collide This Is What Happens When the Security State and Anti-Muslim Paranoia Collide

A new report reveals that the NSA spied on five prominent American Muslims.

Jul 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Anti-Pot Activists May Care Too Much About the Prescription Drug Industry’s Health

Anti-Pot Activists May Care Too Much About the Prescription Drug Industry’s Health Anti-Pot Activists May Care Too Much About the Prescription Drug Industry’s Health

Lee Fang and Chris Hayes discuss the true motivation behind anti-pot campaigns. 

Jul 9, 2014 / Chris Hayes

How the US’s Foreign Policy Created an Immigrant Refugee Crisis on Its Own Southern Border

How the US’s Foreign Policy Created an Immigrant Refugee Crisis on Its Own Southern Border How the US’s Foreign Policy Created an Immigrant Refugee Crisis on Its Own Southern Border

President Obama is showing little concern for international law, and none at all for Washington’s historic responsibility in Central America.

Jul 9, 2014 / James North

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