Society

Florida voters demand Medicaid expansion

Medicaid Expansion Is a Better Deal Than Ever. But Republicans Still Won’t Do It. Medicaid Expansion Is a Better Deal Than Ever. But Republicans Still Won’t Do It.

Their intransigence is costing 4 million Americans health care coverage.

May 4, 2021 / Laura Packard

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Right-Wing Outrage Cycle The Right-Wing Outrage Cycle

By the time the lie has been debunked, it’s too late.

May 4, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

The NFL Player Standing In Solidarity With Trans Athletes

The NFL Player Standing In Solidarity With Trans Athletes The NFL Player Standing In Solidarity With Trans Athletes

NFL free agent RK Russell joins the show to talk about why defending transgender athletes is especially important now.

May 4, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Graham Greene’s God

Graham Greene’s God Graham Greene’s God

As a new biography shows, the British novelist was always haunted by, and uncertain about, his own faith.

May 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / John Banville

Cyber warfare operators

The Cyber Cold War Is Here The Cyber Cold War Is Here

The US government has refused to engage the rest of the world in regulating hostile cyber activities as it continues to launch offensive cyber operations abroad.

May 3, 2021 / John Feffer

Black Women Matters

Black Women Matter Black Women Matter

Police violence against Black women needs to be stopped now.

May 3, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

The Father of Environmental Justice Isn’t Done Yet

The Father of Environmental Justice Isn’t Done Yet The Father of Environmental Justice Isn’t Done Yet

Robert Bullard has been fighting a sometimes lonely battle since the 1970s. For his many heirs, the struggle has just begun.

May 3, 2021 / Feature / Amal Ahmed

The Rise of Adjunct Lit

The Rise of Adjunct Lit The Rise of Adjunct Lit

How a bleak future in and out of the academy has produced a new kind of campus novel.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty

Richard Wright’s Lost Novel

Richard Wright’s Lost Novel Richard Wright’s Lost Novel

In The Man Who Lived Underground, Wright offers a gothic tale of police violence and urban surrealism.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism

The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism

In White Freedom, historian Tyler Stovall examines how liberty for some has always entailed a lack of liberty for many others.  

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

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