Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football
WCC commissioner Gloria Nevarez joins the show to talk aspirations and challenges of leading a non-power 5 conference.
Dec 4, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control
A Senate resolution to end US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen shows that the politics of war are finally evolving.
Dec 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tarana Burke Talks About How to Support Survivors—When They’re Your Kids Tarana Burke Talks About How to Support Survivors—When They’re Your Kids
The founder of the #MeToo movement has guidance for how parents can make their children feel safe talking about sexual assault and trauma.
Dec 4, 2018 / Dani McClain
These Utah Activists Are Determined to Stop Trump From Stealing Our Public Lands These Utah Activists Are Determined to Stop Trump From Stealing Our Public Lands
A year after Trump shrunk Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante, Native Americans, green groups, and cities are fighting back.
Dec 4, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
George H.W. Bush, Icon of the WASP Establishment—and of Brutal US Repression in the Third World George H.W. Bush, Icon of the WASP Establishment—and of Brutal US Repression in the Third World
Obituaries have transformed the terror that Bush inflicted, depicting it as heroism.
Dec 4, 2018 / Greg Grandin
These 5 Academics Have Brought Us to the Brink of Geopolitical Disaster These 5 Academics Have Brought Us to the Brink of Geopolitical Disaster
Do you know their names?
Dec 3, 2018 / Alfred W. McCoy
Is the Nail-Salon Industry Any Better for Workers Now? Is the Nail-Salon Industry Any Better for Workers Now?
Three years after a landmark exposé, have conditions improved in nail salons?
Dec 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Want the Youth Vote in 2020? Champion the Green New Deal Now. Want the Youth Vote in 2020? Champion the Green New Deal Now.
This is just the beginning—a generation of climate voters is ready to engage with every part of the democratic process to confront this crisis.
Dec 3, 2018 / StudentNation / Jesse Meisenhelter
The NFL Still Only Cares About Violence Against Women When There’s Video The NFL Still Only Cares About Violence Against Women When There’s Video
Without public outcries, this is a league that constantly does the wrong thing.
Dec 3, 2018 / Dave Zirin