Oakland Catcher Bruce Maxwell Breaks Baseball’s Politics Line Oakland Catcher Bruce Maxwell Breaks Baseball’s Politics Line
There is a wall in baseball between sports and politics. One player just put a crack in it.
Sep 29, 2017 / Dave Zirin
How Citizen Action Saved the New York Public Library How Citizen Action Saved the New York Public Library
Grassroots activists thwarted a costly and destructive renovation scheme—but the NYPL still lacks effective governance.
Sep 28, 2017 / Feature / Scott Sherman
VIDEO: We’re DACA Recipients, but We’re Fighting for All Undocumented Immigrants VIDEO: We’re DACA Recipients, but We’re Fighting for All Undocumented Immigrants
These young activists aren’t going to stop until the rights of all 11 million undocumented immigrants are protected.
Sep 27, 2017 / Video / Armando Aparicio, David Zlutnick, and Leighton Akio Woodhouse
Demand Immediate Aid for Puerto Rico Demand Immediate Aid for Puerto Rico
You can also register your friends and family to vote and march for racial justice.
Sep 26, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power
The examples of Manning and Kaepernick show some of America’s most powerful institutions treating the truth as an inconvenience or, worse, an enemy to defeat.
Sep 26, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Red-State Governments Are Trying to Take Back Your Minimum-Wage Hike and LGBTQ Protections Red-State Governments Are Trying to Take Back Your Minimum-Wage Hike and LGBTQ Protections
But these cities won’t let them.
Sep 26, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’ For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’
Donald Trump thought targeting NFL players with his racialized venom would be smart politics. He was wrong.
Sep 24, 2017 / Editorial / Dave Zirin
4 Disabled People Dead in Another Week of Police Brutality 4 Disabled People Dead in Another Week of Police Brutality
Police don’t need better training; they need to stop treating noncompliance as justification for violence.
Sep 22, 2017 / David M. Perry
Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes? Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes?
The NBA wants to be seen as more friendly to player activism than the NFL. Let’s find out.
Sep 22, 2017 / Dave Zirin
What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary? What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?
According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.
Sep 22, 2017 / Audio / Jon Wiener