A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia A Landmark Environmental Precedent Was Just Set in Virginia
Thanks to frontline activists and a new law promoting environmental justice, Virginia became one of the first states to recognize the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black,...
Feb 2, 2022 / Crystal “Red Bear” Cavalier-Keck
Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats? Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?
The state’s proposed maps could add at least three blue seats.
Feb 2, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled
What’s most striking about the Mailer contretemps is how it embodies so many aspects of the current discourse around cancel culture and free speech.
Feb 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / David Klion
Undocumented Students Still Need Support Undocumented Students Still Need Support
The struggles facing undocumented youth in New York City have only been heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feb 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela
The Exit From the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding in Plain Sight The Exit From the Ukraine Crisis That’s Hiding in Plain Sight
A 2015 agreement between Russia and Ukraine can provide the best chance at a lasting peace.
Feb 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Turkey Helps ISIS Attack Rojava Turkey Helps ISIS Attack Rojava
The Kurdish people have sacrificed 13,000 lives in the fight against ISIS. Progressives should support their effort to build a secure base for direct democracy, feminism, and plura...
Feb 1, 2022 / Meredith Tax
Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook
The former president’s promise to pardon January 6 insurrectionists recalls the fascist’s strongman tactics.
Feb 1, 2022 / John Nichols
Nature on the Political Chopping Block Nature on the Political Chopping Block
Inaction on climate and we all pay the price.
Talking ’90s Knicks With Chris Herring Talking ’90s Knicks With Chris Herring
NBA scribe Chris Herring joins the show to talk about his book Blood in the Garden.
Feb 1, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Limits of Understanding the Pandemic Philosophically The Limits of Understanding the Pandemic Philosophically
Byung-Chul Han’s The Palliative Society tries to contextualize the emotional and cultural ramifications of Covid-19 without ever addressing its material consequences.
Feb 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Clinton Williamson