Dartmouth Students Who Protested Rape Are Charged With Violating School Rules Dartmouth Students Who Protested Rape Are Charged With Violating School Rules
Their crime: "failing to follow college officials' instructions" about protesting.
Jun 1, 2013 / Jon Wiener
To Be Young and Black in America: Always Considered a Threat To Be Young and Black in America: Always Considered a Threat
An unarmed 14-year-old black teenager was choked by police because they considered him a threat. Of course they did.
May 31, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
In Defense of Bill Simmons. Seriously. In Defense of Bill Simmons. Seriously.
Sportswriter Bill Simmons gets a lot of heat for a lot of reasons. But discussing the effect of Dr. King’s death on the city of Memphis shouldn’t be one of them.
May 31, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point? Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point?
Rape jokes, anti-feminist jibes and other forms of hate speech are—in the public eye—no longer anomalies.
May 30, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die? Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die?
Here’s what you can do to help save Beatriz, the victim of “pro-life” orthodoxy on overdrive.
May 30, 2013 / Katha Pollitt
Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations Obama’s Chicago Fundraiser Targeted by Families Fighting Record Deportations
A dozen people were arrested today protesting the Obama administration’s continued detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants.
May 29, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Dave Zirin: Rutgers Has Some Explaining to Do Dave Zirin: Rutgers Has Some Explaining to Do
The university’s new athletic director has a record of abusing players—and lying about it. How long will her selection hold up? Dave Zirin breaks down what’s at p...
May 29, 2013 / Press Room
Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Does Obama Really Think? Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Does Obama Really Think?
If the president "went Bulworth," he could pull lyrics straight from Warren Beatty's 1998 film.
May 29, 2013 / Press Room
Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims
The military’s dismal record on sexual assault shows it just isn’t taking the problem seriously.
May 29, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Christie Implosion: Why Rutgers Is Trapped in Scandal and Crisis The Christie Implosion: Why Rutgers Is Trapped in Scandal and Crisis
Hiring new athletic director Julie Hermann—without looking into her own bullying past—is symptomatic of school leadership that needs to be replaced.
May 28, 2013 / Dave Zirin