The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg
All outdoor sports will be profoundly affected by our heating climate. Will the sports world do anything or just let it burn?
Jan 17, 2020 / Dave Zirin
It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day
Honoring Baker alongside Martin Luther King would highlight the long and patient work of building a social movement.
Jan 17, 2020 / Mark Engler
Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment
For young people, surface-level regulations aren’t enough. They’re demanding a fundamental shift in how we think about markets and morals.
Jan 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Connor Chung
Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game
Instead of accepting Trump’s trade deal and compromises on saving the planet, Sanders said in Tuesday’s debate, “We need some corporate responsibility here.”
Jan 15, 2020 / John Nichols
New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs
The measure could tip the scales in favor of keeping stores and factories open and people employed.
Jan 15, 2020 / Bryce Covert
John Carlos Responds to the New Olympics Ban on Political Protest John Carlos Responds to the New Olympics Ban on Political Protest
The 1968 Olympian points out the hypocrisy of new rules against any political demonstrations on the field or medal stand.
Jan 14, 2020 / Dave Zirin
This Is What It Means to Spend a Life Resisting Israeli Injustice This Is What It Means to Spend a Life Resisting Israeli Injustice
An interview with the director of Advocate, the Oscar-shortlisted film about the Israeli lawyer dedicated to defending Palestinians.
Jan 10, 2020 / Mairav Zonszein
Elizabeth Warren Has Made Disability Rights Central to Her Campaign Elizabeth Warren Has Made Disability Rights Central to Her Campaign
The candidate’s engagement with #CripTheVote is a sign that disability politics has finally gone mainstream.
Jan 10, 2020 / Sara Luterman
This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America This Was the Decade of Feminist Uprisings in Latin America
The “green wave” emerged in response to staggering rates of femicide, and then began mounting challenges to the highly restrictive abortion laws in the region.
Dec 31, 2019 / From the Archive / Zoë Carpenter
The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump
How Dakar’s trash depot became a battleground for Chinese industry, the World Bank, and Senegalese organized labor.
Dec 31, 2019 / Katie Jane Fernelius