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Journalist Mary Heaton Vorse Spent Decades on the Front Lines of Labor Journalist Mary Heaton Vorse Spent Decades on the Front Lines of Labor

The Progressive Era labor journalist, feminist, and war correspondent devoted her long and uncompromising career to giving poor and working people a voice.

Feb 8, 2022 / Kim Kelly

Behind the Olympic Curtain

Behind the Olympic Curtain Behind the Olympic Curtain

China’s human rights abuses.

Feb 8, 2022 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Why France Is Targeting Muslim Women Athletes

Why France Is Targeting Muslim Women Athletes Why France Is Targeting Muslim Women Athletes

CBC contributor Shireen Ahmed joins the show to talk about a bigoted new law passed by the French Senate.

Feb 8, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The Black Migrant Trail of Tragedies

The Black Migrant Trail of Tragedies The Black Migrant Trail of Tragedies

Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean who make the dangerous trek across the Americas to the US face racist policies and practices everywhere they go.

Feb 8, 2022 / Feature / Kovie Biakolo

It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard

It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard

Over a decade after the Great Recession, key institutions are still not listening to warnings from Black scholars on a range of issues. The time for excuses is over.

Feb 7, 2022 / Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

The NFL’s Shift on the Flores Lawsuit Betrays Its Vulnerability

The NFL’s Shift on the Flores Lawsuit Betrays Its Vulnerability The NFL’s Shift on the Flores Lawsuit Betrays Its Vulnerability

A letter from Roger Goodell reveals a league that knows it could be in trouble.

Feb 7, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Big Enough

Big Enough Big Enough

Dangerous and offensive.

Feb 7, 2022 / OppArt / Ed Wexler

A Manifesto for Dignity in a Digital Age

A Manifesto for Dignity in a Digital Age A Manifesto for Dignity in a Digital Age

On Ro Khanna’s bold vision.

Feb 7, 2022 / Martha C. Nussbaum

Baseball Players Can’t Live on “a Cup of Coffee”

Baseball Players Can’t Live on “a Cup of Coffee” Baseball Players Can’t Live on “a Cup of Coffee”

The media’s “billionaires vs. millionaires” view of the current baseball lockout is a major league lie. The vast majority of players who reach the big leagues don’t play long enoug...

Feb 7, 2022 / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

Has the Pandemic Pushed Universities to the Brink?

Has the Pandemic Pushed Universities to the Brink? Has the Pandemic Pushed Universities to the Brink?

Covid has turned the gap between universities and colleges serving mainly privileged students and those serving needy ones into a chasm and it is unclear if the latter will be able...

Feb 7, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Delbanco

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