How to Organize to Win How to Organize to Win
Rebuilding the democratic infrastructure is too important to leave up to the consultocracy.
Mar 16, 2018 / Marshall Ganz
Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North
Alexandra Acevedo fled Honduras—one of the most dangerous places on earth to be queer—to find safety and the freedom to be herself.
Mar 13, 2018 / Michael Snyder
Winter Olympic Roundup: New Athletic Heroes Alongside the Same Old Grifts Winter Olympic Roundup: New Athletic Heroes Alongside the Same Old Grifts
The awe-inspiring athletes should not obscure the ugly realities of the games.
Feb 26, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Olympian Adam Rippon Stands Up to Mike Pence’s Homophobia Olympian Adam Rippon Stands Up to Mike Pence’s Homophobia
Joining the historic ranks of Olympic dissenters, the first openly gay US Winter Olympian has challenged the Oval Office.
Jan 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin
2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash 2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash
Following an old script, right-wing racist minions spent this year trying to make athlete activists pay a price for being conscious.
Dec 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Justice Kennedy Appears Ready to Undo His Own Legacy on LGBTQ Rights Justice Kennedy Appears Ready to Undo His Own Legacy on LGBTQ Rights
Based on a single quote, which doesn’t say what he thinks it says.
Dec 5, 2017 / Sarah Posner
What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS? What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?
We’ve seen a flood of retrospective projects about AIDS—from books to dance to architecture and art. But who is being remembered? And why?
Nov 30, 2017 / Alisa Solomon
The Christian Legal Army Behind ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ The Christian Legal Army Behind ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’
A special investigation into the rise of Alliance Defending Freedom.
Nov 28, 2017 / Feature / Sarah Posner
Sign Up for ‘Take Action Now,’ the Newsletter that Helps You Connect to the Resistance Sign Up for ‘Take Action Now,’ the Newsletter that Helps You Connect to the Resistance
Every Tuesday, “Take Action Now” features three actions involving time commitments ranging from five minutes to many days.
Nov 3, 2017 / 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