Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction
Like it or not, the “Miracle on Ice” team has long allowed itself to be used by the worst actors in our politics.
Feb 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin
William Barr’s Police-Fueled War on Civil Rights William Barr’s Police-Fueled War on Civil Rights
The attorney general’s obsession with protecting the police is a throwback to the crackdown on protesters in the 1960s.
Dec 27, 2019 / Joshua Clark Davis
Second and Third Thoughts on Tom Wolfe Second and Third Thoughts on Tom Wolfe
He was blithely unaware of how his journalistic cutting edge sliced one family into ribbons—mine.
Jun 1, 2018 / Feature / Jamie Bernstein
Colin Kaepernick’s Message to Chicago Youth: ‘Know Your Rights’ Colin Kaepernick’s Message to Chicago Youth: ‘Know Your Rights’
NFL quarterback took his Know Your Rights Camp to the South Side of Chicago. Here is an exclusive look inside.
May 10, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Campus Admin Ignored Students’ Demands for Black Visibility. So They Took Over Their Building. Campus Admin Ignored Students’ Demands for Black Visibility. So They Took Over Their Building.
The Afrikan/Black Student Alliance of the University of California, Santa Cruz, camped out for three days until the school met its demands.
May 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Georgia Johnson
The Black Panthers’ Overlooked Revolution The Black Panthers’ Overlooked Revolution
Fifty years later, four women who helped build the party look back on the less-attention-grabbing part of its history.
Sep 22, 2016 / Feature / Yohuru Williams and Bryan Shih
‘Sleep Easy, My Brother’ ‘Sleep Easy, My Brother’
Muhammad Ali's funeral was an unforgettable celebration of a man who gave people the courage to speak their truth.
Jun 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin
‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali ‘I Just Wanted to Be Free’: The Radical Reverberations of Muhammad Ali
Ali was shaped by his times. But his death should remind us that he also shaped them.
Jun 4, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Don DeLillo’s American Dream Don DeLillo’s American Dream
His recent protagonists dream only of money, except perhaps for the technological advances that will allow them to go on acquiring it indefinitely.
May 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jon Baskin
Ken Burns on Jackie Robinson and the Republican Party’s ‘Pact With the Devil’ Ken Burns on Jackie Robinson and the Republican Party’s ‘Pact With the Devil’
As PBS prepares to air his two-part documentary on Jackie Robinson, we speak to Ken Burns about what the baseball and civil-rights legend tells us about politics in 2016.
Apr 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin