Activism

William Shawcross

Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal Why British Conservatives Are Salivating Over the Oxfam Scandal

The Oxfam scandal is a moment of reckoning for the aid sector, but it also gives Tories a plum opportunity to undermine a critical voice.

Mar 23, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein

Student Gun Protest

We’ve Been Presented with Two Options: Militarization or Regulation We’ve Been Presented with Two Options: Militarization or Regulation

For me, school is a refuge. I cannot imagine that sanctity violated by the introduction of weapons.

Mar 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Claire Devine

Student walkout for gun control

How to Join the Movement to End Gun Violence How to Join the Movement to End Gun Violence

Contact your elected officials, support grassroots organizations, and vote.

Mar 23, 2018 / no-paywall / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi

Tell It to the Judge, Big Oil

Tell It to the Judge, Big Oil Tell It to the Judge, Big Oil

Polluters admit climate-change basics in an unprecedented court hearing but still duck responsibility.

Mar 22, 2018 / Jason Mark

Don’t Delete Facebook, Regulate It

Don’t Delete Facebook, Regulate It Don’t Delete Facebook, Regulate It

It should be treated like any other vital utility.

Mar 22, 2018 / Editorial / Bruce Shapiro

Trump Opioid Speech

Why Trump’s Call to Execute Drug Dealers Matters Why Trump’s Call to Execute Drug Dealers Matters

Prosecutors across the country are already applying Trump’s “tough" approach through the use of drug-induced-homicide laws.

Mar 22, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

5 Years Later, ‘Lean In’ Seems Like a Relic from Another Time

5 Years Later, ‘Lean In’ Seems Like a Relic from Another Time 5 Years Later, ‘Lean In’ Seems Like a Relic from Another Time

Sheryl Sandberg preached fitting into the power structure. Instead, women are challenging it.

Mar 21, 2018 / Helaine Olen

Basketball

Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health

The former NBA player n the NBA’s mental-health policy and why it falls woefully short.

Mar 21, 2018 / Audio / Dave Zirin

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Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue Letters From the April 16, 2018, Issue

Beyond #MeToo… A place to be… After Parkland… A scandal [web only]…

Mar 21, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

Alwaleed bin Talal

Why Are US Colleges Collaborating With Saudi Arabia? Why Are US Colleges Collaborating With Saudi Arabia?

Harvard, Georgetown, Yale Law School, UNH—all have taken money from the Saudi government or businessmen allied with it.

Mar 20, 2018 / Stanley Heller

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