The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show
The spotlight, fairly or unfairly, is on hip-hop artist Travis Scott, for crossing the line and performing on Super Bowl Sunday.
Jan 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago? Cops Usually Get Away With Murder. What Was Different in Chicago?
When there is the will to seriously prosecute an officer, the public can hold the police accountable.
Oct 12, 2018 / Ed Burmila
NFL Player Protests Were Never About the Anthem or the Flag NFL Player Protests Were Never About the Anthem or the Flag
Yet the distortions continue, to the benefit of those who want to shut down discussions of racial inequity and police violence.
Aug 10, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Could Fewer Independent Police Forces Help Reduce Police Brutality in Pennsylvania? Could Fewer Independent Police Forces Help Reduce Police Brutality in Pennsylvania?
Allegheny County’s intense regional fragmentation is the unsustainable legacy of industrial capitalism—could changing that help save the lives of young people like Antwon Rose?
Jul 31, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld
Another Black Teen’s Death by Police Brutality Drew Hundreds to Protest in Pittsburgh Another Black Teen’s Death by Police Brutality Drew Hundreds to Protest in Pittsburgh
The unarmed 17-year-old was shot in the back by police.
Jun 25, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld
Dawuane Smoot and the Subterranean Fire in the NFL Dawuane Smoot and the Subterranean Fire in the NFL
A little-known player’s response to the NFL’s punitive anthem decision just shows how badly the league screwed this up.
May 30, 2018 / Dave Zirin
The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem
This is about labor rights, and whether NFL players will exercise them in the face of a craven crackdown.
May 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin
‘Please Give Us Justice’: New California Law Aims to Hold Police Accountable ‘Please Give Us Justice’: New California Law Aims to Hold Police Accountable
A “first of its kind” bill would raise use-of-force guidelines for police from “reasonable” to “necessary”—a higher standard that could save lives.
May 2, 2018 / Safiya Charles
Russell Westbrook Is ‘All-In’ With Oklahoma’s Striking Teachers Russell Westbrook Is ‘All-In’ With Oklahoma’s Striking Teachers
The reigning NBA MVP is standing up for Oklahoma’s teachers.
Apr 9, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark
His fate has sent a collective shudder of horror through the city’s African-American community.
Mar 30, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky