A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games
The “2020” Tokyo Olympics are being held in dangerous heat during a deadly pandemic.
Aug 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
“Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike “Death by DeSantis” Threatens Florida as Covid Numbers Spike
As the governor jets around the country promising to lead the fight against public health mandates, Florida sees record levels of infection.
Aug 3, 2021 / John Nichols
“We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich “We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich
The Nobel laureate on a new wave of repressions in Belarus, the role of women in revolution, and life after the pandemic.
Aug 2, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers Graduate Workers at UT Austin Are Undervalued, Underpaid, and Demanding Answers
After a year of precarious pandemic protocols, the health of grad workers is now at risk.
Aug 2, 2021 / StudentNation / Annie Bares and John Mellison
The Story of “El Chapo” and Why the Drug War Will Never End The Story of “El Chapo” and Why the Drug War Will Never End
A conversation with Noah Hurowitz about his new book on the Mexican drug lord and the lurid spectacle of mainstream drug coverage.
Aug 2, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Siegel
What It Takes What It Takes
Exit through the grift shop. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of July 26.
Jul 30, 2021 / Steve Brodner
The Delta Variant Is Contagious as Hell—and People Are Selfish The Delta Variant Is Contagious as Hell—and People Are Selfish
As fierce as the variant is, we could slow its course. But first, Republicans would have to learn basic decency and wear a damn mask.
Jul 30, 2021 / Elie Mystal
We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine
Sixty years after Eisenhower warned the nation against the threat of the military-industrial complex, America continues to maintain a bloated, imperialistic military presence at ho...
Jul 30, 2021 / William Astore
New York City’s Radical Proposal for Noncitizen Voting New York City’s Radical Proposal for Noncitizen Voting
The “Our City, Our Vote” bill would add almost 1 million new potential voters to the rolls—the largest addition of voters in this country in half a century.
Jul 30, 2021 / John Washington