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This Is a Horror Story: How Private Equity Vampires Are Killing Everything This Is a Horror Story: How Private Equity Vampires Are Killing Everything

Corporate plundering did not start and will not stop with Deadspin.

Nov 5, 2019 / Kim Kelly

How Staples Center Kicked LA Gentrification Into Overdrive

How Staples Center Kicked LA Gentrification Into Overdrive How Staples Center Kicked LA Gentrification Into Overdrive

It was hailed as a turning point for a depressed downtown, but its construction helped start a wildfire of displacement.

Oct 31, 2019 / Jonny Coleman and Jacob Woocher

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The Journalists of ‘Deadspin’ Refused to Bow Down The Journalists of ‘Deadspin’ Refused to Bow Down

The bulk of the staff has resigned in response to G/O Media’s efforts to sabotage a sacred publication.

Oct 31, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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I Write About Endless Wars and I Keep Crying at Work I Write About Endless Wars and I Keep Crying at Work

They’re removed from immediate violence, but the media and public relations employees whose jobs require Google alerts for “drone strikes” are reporting PTSD, depression, and burno...

Oct 30, 2019 / Allegra Harpootlian

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Letters From the November 11/18, 2019, Issue Letters From the November 11/18, 2019, Issue

A Matter of Degrees I have been most interested in The Nation’s coverage of the climate crisis, particularly Daniel Judt’s “https://www.thenation.com/article/senegal-climate-injust…

Oct 29, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers

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The Houston Astros Don’t Care About Domestic Violence The Houston Astros Don’t Care About Domestic Violence

Astros Assistant General Manager Brandon Taubman taunted women reporters about domestic violence. Instead of apologizing, the team doubled down.

Oct 22, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War

The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left.

Oct 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

#MeToo Is a Story of Corruption

#MeToo Is a Story of Corruption #MeToo Is a Story of Corruption

The Weinstein investigation ignited a movement because it exposed the vulnerability that millions of working women face.

Oct 15, 2019 / Julie Kohler

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Elizabeth Warren Shows Us How to Fight a Smear Elizabeth Warren Shows Us How to Fight a Smear

But Democrats shouldn’t have to keep refuting garbage stories, especially sexist ones.

Oct 10, 2019 / Joan Walsh

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Pretending Trump Is Like Other Presidents Is Dangerous Pretending Trump Is Like Other Presidents Is Dangerous

The contempt the president showers on journalists is unmatched in modern history.

Oct 10, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

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