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A Philly Thrive protest at the auctioning of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in New York City.

Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia? Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia?

Four years after the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shut down, residents in South and Southwest Philadelphia still don’t know what will come next.

Sep 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

Gary Oldman, Rosalind Eleazar, and Dustin Demri-Burns in “Slow Horses.”

The Ornery Intrigues of “Slow Horses” The Ornery Intrigues of “Slow Horses”

Emblematic of post–prestige television drama, AppleTV+’s spy thriller relies on the dyspeptic repartee and verbal sparring instead of sophisticated plot twists.

Sep 16, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. announcing his retirement from the Supreme Court.

The Plutocratic Threat to Democracy The Plutocratic Threat to Democracy

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Sirota on how the Powell Memo created a plan for corporate domination.

Sep 15, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump during the presidential election campaign at the National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Harris Crushed Trump. Will It Matter? Harris Crushed Trump. Will It Matter?

On this episode of See How They Run, Jeet Heer on the debate and where we go from here.

Sep 14, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

Former president Donald Trump and Ohio Senator JD Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, in New York City.

Trump and Vance Won’t Be Happy Until Springfield Haitians Die Trump and Vance Won’t Be Happy Until Springfield Haitians Die

Trump’s gambit is bad, but Vance’s is even worse. He’s one of Ohio’s senators; these are his constituents. How can he endanger them like this?

Sep 13, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Representative Barbara Lee speaks at a town hall hosted by the advocacy group March for Our Lives at East LA College.

Barbara Lee on Her Vote to Avert Forever Wars, and Why Trump Is Not a Peace Candidate Barbara Lee on Her Vote to Avert Forever Wars, and Why Trump Is Not a Peace Candidate

The California Democrat cast the only vote against a blank check for endless war on September 14, 2001.

Sep 13, 2024 / John Nichols

The K.O.

The K.O. The K.O.

Bully pulp.

Sep 13, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins.

Tyreek Hill and Player Policing, NBA Off-Season Intrigues Tyreek Hill and Player Policing, NBA Off-Season Intrigues

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the pod to talk upcoming NBA season and Tyreek Hill.

Sep 13, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Judiciary workers who were protesting against the controversial Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's Judicial Reform, forced their way into the Senate of the Republic, interrupting the session on the approval of the judicial reform.

The IDF Kills an American Citizen, Mexico Passes Judicial Reform, the Pentagon Seeks a New Home in West Africa The IDF Kills an American Citizen, Mexico Passes Judicial Reform, the Pentagon Seeks a New Home in West Africa

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Sep 13, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the first presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024.

Abortion Took Center Stage at the Debate, but Queering Reproductive Justice Must Be the Goal Abortion Took Center Stage at the Debate, but Queering Reproductive Justice Must Be the Goal

If LGBTQIA+ communities are not centered in the fight for justice, our communities will never be free.

Sep 13, 2024 / Candace Bond-Theriault

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