How the Kaepernick Effect Reached Small-Town Iowa How the Kaepernick Effect Reached Small-Town Iowa
Taking a knee was controversial in the NFL. Imagine the reaction in “Steve King country.”
Sep 24, 2021 / Dave Zirin
The Battle for Thacker Pass The Battle for Thacker Pass
In Nevada’s high desert, environmentalists, Indigenous organizers, and ranchers have locked arms to block a lithium mine.
Sep 23, 2021 / Evan Malmgren
Minneapolis Inches Closer to Disbanding Its Police Department Minneapolis Inches Closer to Disbanding Its Police Department
Voters will have a chance this fall to decide whether to keep the 154-year-old police department or create a new public safety agency.
Sep 17, 2021 / Ibrahim Hirsi
5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong 5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong
More important than the man who took the knee is the movement he helped launch.
Aug 19, 2021 / Dave Zirin
At Risk in Israel’s Backlash Against Ben and Jerry’s? The Right to Protest. At Risk in Israel’s Backlash Against Ben and Jerry’s? The Right to Protest.
Israel’s push to punish the ice cream company is part of a larger offensive against Palestine activists—one that mirrors the broader right-wing assault on social justice movements.
Aug 11, 2021 / Amira Mattar
The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back
The Indigenous-led leftist collective is committed to freeing the world from capitalism and colonialism.
Aug 10, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell
Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics
The IOC’s efforts to quell visible dissent failed.
Aug 10, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games
The “2020” Tokyo Olympics are being held in dangerous heat during a deadly pandemic.
Aug 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games Anti-Asian Racism and the 2020 Olympic Games
How can IOC President Thomas Bach force through these games against the will of 80 percent of the population? It helps if you don’t even know who they are.
Jul 16, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time
A shrinking economy, frightening new rates of Covid infections, and growing discontent with the government are fueling once-in-a-generation protests.
Jul 13, 2021 / William M. LeoGrande