Letters From the June 3-10, 2019, Issue Letters From the June 3-10, 2019, Issue
A priceless answer… On the record… Corrections and clarifications
May 17, 2019 / Our Readers
Eurovision’s Muddled DNA Eurovision’s Muddled DNA
Pop genetics don’t belong in a musical event—or its marketing.
May 16, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
A Victory in the Case of Braeden Bradforth A Victory in the Case of Braeden Bradforth
Finally, an independent investigation has been opened into the high school football star’s death.
May 16, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy Trump’s Prodigious Lying Threatens Our Democracy
Even after 10,000 falsehoods, many in the media find themselves unable to call a president who lies a liar.
May 16, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
There’s No Running From the Horror of Alabama’s Anti-Abortion Law There’s No Running From the Horror of Alabama’s Anti-Abortion Law
For Democrats, this must be the hill we fight on—and even die on, if necessary.
May 16, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump’s Tax Maneuvers Are Typical for His Class Donald Trump’s Tax Maneuvers Are Typical for His Class
If there’s a tax-evasion problem, it festers at the top of our income scale. Yet the IRS too often expends its precious resources going after the poor.
May 16, 2019 / Bryce Covert
The Soccer Fans That Toppled a Government The Soccer Fans That Toppled a Government
From Algeria’s soccer stadiums, fans launched an uprising that brought down President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
May 15, 2019 / Mickaël Correia
Facebook Faces Hate Facebook Faces Hate
Zuckerberg under pressure to address his platform’s problem.
May 15, 2019 / OppArt / Randall Enos
The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
Payal Arora’s The Next Billion Users turns a critical eye to the humanitarian push to connect the globe.
May 14, 2019 / Evan Malmgren
Wrestling’s Radical Champion Wrestling’s Radical Champion
Wrestler David Starr joins the show to talk about his activism and the world of wrestling.
May 14, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin