Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure
A conversation with George Aumoithe on the history of disease prevention, the economic roots of the crisis American hospitals face, and why we need to do better.
Jan 19, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic Rand Paul Abandons His Hippocratic Oath to Play Politics During a Pandemic
The senator from Kentucky’s “Fire Fauci” crusade is a crude scheme to exploit fears and raise campaign cash, and Dr. Anthony Fauci called him out on it.
Jan 19, 2022 / John Nichols
Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics
The IOC bureaucracy should let the skeleton competitor claim his rightful place at the Beijing Games.
Jan 18, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Redistricting, Restrictions Redistricting, Restrictions
Destroying women’s rights.
Eric Dickerson Brings the Smoke Eric Dickerson Brings the Smoke
We talk to NFL great Eric Dickerson about his new book.
Jan 18, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Columbia University Has Lost Its Way Columbia University Has Lost Its Way
The Ivy League institution’s approach to the contract negotiations with its grad student workers reveals how it has evolved into a predatory business.
Jan 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Katherine Franke
If the Senate Fails to Act, Voting Is Not the Only Freedom on the Line If the Senate Fails to Act, Voting Is Not the Only Freedom on the Line
The same state legislators who are attacking voting rights are pushing ever-more-extreme bans and restrictions on abortion rights and access.
Jan 18, 2022 / Mini Timmaraju
Fossil Fuel, Fuels Doom Fossil Fuel, Fuels Doom
Oil companies spend millions to stop climate action.
Jan 17, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson 5 Lessons From Hunter S. Thompson
Wisdom from the godfather of gonzo.
Jan 17, 2022 / Peter Richardson
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty Martin Luther King Jr. and the Unfinished Work of Abolishing Poverty
Democrats failed to embrace his Freedom Budget for All Americans in the 1960s. That failure needs to be addressed today with a bold program to abolish poverty and injustice.
Jan 17, 2022 / John Nichols