Europe Is Telling Gay Asylum Seekers They Are Not Gay Enough Europe Is Telling Gay Asylum Seekers They Are Not Gay Enough
The legitimacy of asylum claims is adjudicated with outdated and often inscrutable policies.
Jan 3, 2020 / Makana Eyre and Martin Goillandeau
Trump Will Claim Credit for a Robust Economy. This Is How We Fight Back. Trump Will Claim Credit for a Robust Economy. This Is How We Fight Back.
The most prosperous regions are controlled by Democrats and are benefiting because of Democratic policies, while Trumplandia is lagging.
Jan 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
China’s Secret Weapon Abroad: Tourists China’s Secret Weapon Abroad: Tourists
Unsuspecting tourists play a key role in China’s plans for economic coercion.
Jan 3, 2020 / Nithin Coca
The Towering, Complicated Legacy of David Stern The Towering, Complicated Legacy of David Stern
The NBA commissioner, who helmed the league for 30 years, has passed away, and his history demands serious examination.
Jan 2, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Gun Basics—and Other Lessons Gun Basics—and Other Lessons
Getting along is a necessity when you know you’re likely to run into each other at the only gas station in town. But it’s also a frame of mind.
Jan 1, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
This F#$%ing Decade This F#$%ing Decade
For years, media and political elites refused to acknowledge the growing racism and radicalism of the Republican party. Their “both-sidesism” led to Trump’s GOP takeover.
Dec 31, 2019 / Joan Walsh
This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America
The “green wave” emerged in response to staggering rates of femicide, and then began mounting challenges to the highly restrictive abortion laws in the region.
Dec 31, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
#MeToo Made Me Reconsider My Wartime Affair #MeToo Made Me Reconsider My Wartime Affair
Was it love? A search for validation and empowerment? Or was he taking advantage?
Dec 31, 2019 / Teresa Fazio
Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be Bill Greider Showed Us What American Journalism Could Be
Join me in raising a glass to a legend, my mentor and friend, a reporter who prized reality over false notions of “balance.” He will be missed.
Dec 31, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
A Real Basket Case A Real Basket Case
Gun culture is weaving itself into daily American life.
Dec 30, 2019 / OppArt / Jappie King Black