Wallace Shawn Reflects on His Art in the Age of Antagonism Wallace Shawn Reflects on His Art in the Age of Antagonism
“Now our country is run by people who really believe in crushing the poor and killing them.”
Jul 9, 2026 / Q&A / Elaine Schiff
The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have The Higher Education Revolution We Need to Have
Our universities are selling us out. If we want that to change, we have to change the way they’re run.
Jul 9, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves
I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses. I Quit College Basketball to Transition. This Is What the Debate About Trans Athletes Misses.
In order to make progress on gender equity in sports, we must expand our understanding of trans people.
Jul 9, 2026 / Maxwell Nagle
Did Trump Doom the US Men at the World Cup? Did Trump Doom the US Men at the World Cup?
We talk to authors Leander Schaerlaeckens and Dr. Vincent Intondi about the World Cup.
Jul 8, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Gulliver Can’t Travel Gulliver Can’t Travel
A Mexican artist paints his house and immigrants’ struggles.
Jul 8, 2026 / OppArt / Hector Duarte and Peter Kuper
Leqaa Kordia’s Long Road Home Leqaa Kordia’s Long Road Home
The Palestinian activist was locked up in an ICE prison for a year. Now she is rebuilding her life, piece by piece and meal by meal.
Jul 8, 2026 / Shaan Merchant
The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps The Trump Administration Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Get Food Stamps
New work requirements and restrictions on SNAP have kicked millions off the benefit rolls, with more reductions to come.
Jul 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert
The Great American State Fair’s Great Belly Flop The Great American State Fair’s Great Belly Flop
How a Trump-centric celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial succumbed to terrible weather and worse planning.
Jul 7, 2026 / Amanda Moore
The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun The “Merge” With AI Has Already Begun
As AI insinuates itself into every corner of our lives, many of us are growing inured to the push to digitize the whole world—including humanity itself.
Jul 7, 2026 / Émile Torres
The World Cup Meets Casino Capitalism The World Cup Meets Casino Capitalism
FIFA’s new prediction market partners cast a shadow over the people’s game.
Jul 7, 2026 / Jules Boykoff