‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’ ‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’
In the midst of death, thinking about life, art, the water’s edge, and Paul Robeson.
Sep 16, 2020 / Aja Beech
Trump’s Nevada Rally Is a Mockery to Millions Trump’s Nevada Rally Is a Mockery to Millions
It flies in the face of CDC guidelines and insults all Americans who have sacrificed to slow the pandemic’s spread.
Sep 15, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Refugees Face Fire and Terror in Greece Refugees Face Fire and Terror in Greece
Burned out of their homes, they now confront tear gas from police, beatings by fascists, and threats of imprisonment by the government.
Sep 15, 2020 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Bob Woodward’s Accidental Scoop Bob Woodward’s Accidental Scoop
Once an investigative journalist, Woodward is now just a court historian.
Sep 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The ‘Disposable Populations’ of Sports The ‘Disposable Populations’ of Sports
A new study points to the blood being shed for the World Cup. That shouldn’t blind us to the deaths and misery caused by stadium boondoggles here at home.
Sep 11, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Trump Lied, Americans Died Trump Lied, Americans Died
This presidency is America’s preexisting condition. Until it is ended, Donald Trump will continue to lie, and Americans will continue to die.
Sep 10, 2020 / John Nichols
The Wrong Lesson The Wrong Lesson
Returning to “business as usual” on US campuses is not only a medical danger but also poor pedagogy.
Sep 9, 2020 / StudentNation / Nathan Schneider
A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become A New Study Exposes Just How Racist College Sports Have Become
Revenue-producing sports like football and basketball are subsidizing the athletic endeavors of the country club set.
Sep 8, 2020 / Dave Zirin
You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic? You Think Things Couldn’t Get Any Worse With the Pandemic?
Think again. The past two weeks have been nothing short of a clusterfuck in Washington.
Sep 3, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves
Covid Country Diary Covid Country Diary
We left Manhattan for the Catskills in March; two months into the city’s lockdown, this rural county had the highest per capita number of new cases in the state.
Sep 2, 2020 / Laura Flanders