Society

Demonstrators at a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the US Capitol

How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote

After you strip away the lies about rampant voter fraud, the GOP bill is a frontal assault on hard-won protections of the franchise.

Mar 25, 2026 / Anthony Conwright

A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces poses as she rides on top of a bus during the Las Vegas Aces WNBA championship victory parade and rally on Las Vegas Boulevard on October 17, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The WNBA Union Scores a Win, and Iftar With Mayor Mamdani The WNBA Union Scores a Win, and Iftar With Mayor Mamdani

Maya Goldberg-Safir joins Edge of Sports to talk about the new WNBA deal, and we discuss Mohamed Diawara spending Iftar with Zohran Mamdani.

Mar 24, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani attends a ceremony by the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah.

Iran Assassinations Escalate, Israel Invades Southern Lebanon, the US Pressures Zambia Over Aid for Minerals Iran Assassinations Escalate, Israel Invades Southern Lebanon, the US Pressures Zambia Over Aid for Minerals

Derek wore his Fitbit to a CIA black site, both exposing the security state and meeting his daily step goal.

Mar 24, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A scene from the film

The Radical Texas War Against the “Devil’s Rope” The Radical Texas War Against the “Devil’s Rope”

An excerpt from the new book The Myth of Red Texas.

Mar 24, 2026 / David Griscom

AI Makes Life Easier… for AI

AI Makes Life Easier… for AI AI Makes Life Easier… for AI

Scraping our creativity and our jobs.

Mar 24, 2026 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

An election worker sorts mail-in ballots for the 2024 presidential election in Martinez, California, on Election Day.

The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Cave on Mail-In Ballots The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Cave on Mail-In Ballots

The GOP shouldn’t win this case, but the fact that Trump has been throwing a tantrum about it for years means they likely will.

Mar 24, 2026 / Elie Mystal

President Donald Trump poses for a selfie with Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw on December 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

2 FIFA Rulings on Israel, 1 Familiar Deference to MAGA 2 FIFA Rulings on Israel, 1 Familiar Deference to MAGA

The world’s soccer governing body reminded fans what its theoretical commitment to “neutrality” means in practice: siding with the genocidaire.

Mar 24, 2026 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

No Safe Ground for Iranian Women

No Safe Ground for Iranian Women No Safe Ground for Iranian Women

Oppression at home, bombs from abroad.

Mar 23, 2026 / OppArt / Adriana Mosquera Soto

Marc Andreessen holding forth at TechCrunch Disrupt 2016 in San Francisco.

Marc Andreessen’s Dangerously Unexamined Life Marc Andreessen’s Dangerously Unexamined Life

The tech mogul has declared himself an enemy of introspection, and that conveniently erases considerations of conscience from his amoral investment empire.

Mar 23, 2026 / David Futrelle

Student “ICE Out” protests at UCLA in January 2026.

How Can Universities Protect Their Immigrant Students? How Can Universities Protect Their Immigrant Students?

With federal cuts and heightened fear on campus, first-generation students at schools like UCLA are asking their institutions to defend and expand their right to education.

Mar 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Lucy Wong Ryniejski

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