How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools
The logic of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is a recipe for empty cynicism.
Apr 6, 2021 / Gilbert Achcar
Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0 Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0
Major League Baseball is a conservative institution. It speaks volumes that it moved the All-Star Game from Brian Kemp’s Georgia.
Apr 6, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board
A new report shows why the president had no choice but to fire the Trump-appointed general counsel of the NLRB.
Apr 6, 2021 / Lynn Rhinehart
Ann Arbor doesn’t need streetlights Ann Arbor doesn’t need streetlights
Black ass is obvious at 2:00AM on Geddes Avenue. Should I blame N my thighs, sheering denim to skin windows? Or these cornbread- N cultivated hips Clifton passed on to me that seem…
Apr 6, 2021 / Poems / Courtney Faye Taylor
What Is the Future for Women’s Sports Coverage? What Is the Future for Women’s Sports Coverage?
Professor Cheryl Cooky joins the show to talk about her recent research into televised women’s sports.
Apr 6, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay
EMTs and paramedics have been protesting low wages and disrespect from the New York City government since the 1980s.
Apr 6, 2021 / Martha Pskowski
Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx
Why would I take the vaccine when I’ve already injected myself with bleach?
Apr 6, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Are We Living in an Age of Strongmen? Are We Living in an Age of Strongmen?
A new book by Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the past and present challenges posed by authoritarianism, but misses the social and economic conditions in which it arises.
Apr 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Alternative Facts Alternative Facts
“It was zero threat.… Some of them went in, and they are hugging and kissing the police and the guards—you know, they had great relationships.” —Donald Trump on the January 6 riote…
Apr 6, 2021 / Column / Calvin Trillin