The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That. The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That.
A broad range of leftist media projects committed to democracy and transparency have flourished in recent years.
Sep 15, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Problem With Idolizing Sexual Liberation The Problem With Idolizing Sexual Liberation
For a lot of people, the contemporary sexual regime celebrating pleasure above all else isn’t that much fun.
Sep 14, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS No, We Shouldn’t Privatize PBS
As Sesame Street partners with HBO, it’s important to remember the vitality of public television.
Sep 14, 2015 / William F. Baker and Evan Leatherwood
The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’ The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’
Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins may have passed away well too soon, but they will be remembered for what they stood for and whom they affected.
Sep 14, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Nashville Elects a Mayor Who Is Serious About Jobs, Wages, Poverty Nashville Elects a Mayor Who Is Serious About Jobs, Wages, Poverty
A candidate who trusted the intelligence of voters wins a decisive victory.
Sep 11, 2015 / John Nichols
In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing
In this magical year of women in sports, we would do well to remember the triumphs and lessons of Marion Jones.
Sep 11, 2015 / Dave Zirin
These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative These New York Schools Aren’t Just Letting Kids Opt Out of Testing—They’re Giving Them an Alternative
Students in the New York Performance Standards Consortium are learning to be critical thinkers, deeply engaged in their education.
Sep 11, 2015 / StudentNation / Howard Martin Katzoff
Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act.
Sep 10, 2015 / Ari Berman
Divided Affections Divided Affections
One writer’s fight against traditions that stifle women in Pakistan.
Sep 10, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Muhammad Idrees Ahmad
Letters From the September 28–October 5, 2015, Issue Letters From the September 28–October 5, 2015, Issue
Ishmael Reed on life in the Major League; Scott Walker as Nixon’s protégé…
Sep 10, 2015 / Our Readers and Jesse McCarthy