What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots. What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.
The only question is how far Democrats are willing to go to defend women’s rights.
Sep 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal
New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet
Despite passing a landmark bill banning new contracts with the agency, there’s still a long way to go to truly abolish it at the state level.
Sep 1, 2021 / Whitney Strub
Fall of Oppression Fall of Oppression
A mural created in Bushwick, New York City, in cooperation with the arts group Groundswell.
Sep 1, 2021 / OppArt / Raúl Ayala
Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy
The American far right has transformed politics in unprecedented ways. Can this be reversed?
Sep 1, 2021 / Robert Crawford
How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire? How Do You Tell the Story of a Fire?
A conversation with reporter Lizzie Johnson about the aftermath of wildfires and the human cost of neglected infrastructure.
Sep 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Emma Hager
“Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas “Roe v. Wade” Will Functionally Cease to Exist in Texas
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, the country’s most dangerous anti-abortion law will go into effect, banning abortions after six weeks and placing a cash bounty on providers.
Aug 31, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
Vaccine News Vaccine News
Tragicomic portraits of a comic tragedy.
Aug 31, 2021 / OppArt / Rob Rogers
Five Years Later: Steve Wyche on Breaking the Kaepernick Story Five Years Later: Steve Wyche on Breaking the Kaepernick Story
NFL Network’s Steve Wyche joins the show to talk about breaking the Kaepernick story and what it all means five years later.
Aug 31, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates Made Baseball History On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates Made Baseball History
There are many factors behind the “cleansing” of African Americans from a sport to which we were so essential for most of the 20th century.
Aug 31, 2021 / Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology The Rhetoric of Pop Psychology
Jesse Singal’s takedown of trendy science aimed at fixing human behavior in The Quick Fix reveals the limits of a certain strand of journalism.
Aug 31, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon