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Chris Mosier presents the Sport for Equality Award during the Beyond Sport Global Awards on July 26, 2017 in New York City.

How Sports Have Been Used to Attack Trans People How Sports Have Been Used to Attack Trans People

Chris Mosier, the first openly transgender athlete for Team USA, answers five questions about the struggle for trans lives.

Feb 28, 2022 / Highlights / Dave Zirin

Ukraine peace protest

I Am Russian. I Stand With Ukraine. I Am Russian. I Stand With Ukraine.

A letter of solidarity with Ukraine from a 22-year-old Russian citizen.

Feb 25, 2022 / Highlights / Finley Muratova

Afghan family prepares tea

Biden Is Fine With Mass Civilian Death Biden Is Fine With Mass Civilian Death

The hoarding of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves is a striking example of the administration’s capacity for brutality.

Feb 14, 2022 / Highlights / Chris Gelardi

The Immortal Influence of Greg Tate

The Immortal Influence of Greg Tate The Immortal Influence of Greg Tate

His writing will be a touchstone for generations of critics to come.

Feb 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse

The Question Dave Hickey Dared to Ask

The Question Dave Hickey Dared to Ask The Question Dave Hickey Dared to Ask

His work and life were committed to the trickiest of queries: Why do people despise critics?

Dec 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace

COP26 Global Day for Climate Justice march, London

You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation

Over more than a century, PR firms built and fine-tuned a machine to deceive the public.

Nov 17, 2021 / Covering Climate Now / Amy Westervelt

Em Rata

Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism” Emily Ratajkowski: “I’m Very Displeased With Capitalism”

A conversation with the essayist and model about her debut collection My Body, critiquing capitalism, the commodification of one’s image, and much more.

Nov 17, 2021 / Highlights / Larissa Pham

Capitol Insurrection

Congress and the States Are Constitutionally Empowered to Crack Down on Trump and His Seditionists Congress and the States Are Constitutionally Empowered to Crack Down on Trump and His Seditionists

Just as Speaker Pelosi has excluded members of Congress’s “sedition caucus,” from the January 6 inquiry, so state officials have the right to exclude Trump and his co-conspirators ...

Jul 27, 2021 / Highlights / John Nichols

What Next for Haiti?

What Next for Haiti? What Next for Haiti?

The announced arrests didn’t solve the murder of Jovenel Moïse. Nor do they address the deeper problems of a country where the presidency has become a business, not a duty.

Jul 12, 2021 / Highlights / Amy Wilentz

MacKenzie Scott

Meet MacKenzie Scott, Our New Good Billionaire Meet MacKenzie Scott, Our New Good Billionaire

With Bill Gates in disgrace, oligarchy's apologists have been pushing Scott as a replacement. But is Jeff Bezos's ex-wife really an improvement?

Jul 9, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Tim Schwab

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