Politics

Peterson Air Force Base

This Is What World War III With China Might Look Like This Is What World War III With China Might Look Like

Spoiler alert: We probably wouldn’t win.

Sep 26, 2017 / Alfred W. McCoy

Colin Kaepernick

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

Minnesota wage protest

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 / Jimmy Tobias

LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum.

LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum. LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum.

And his victim-blaming of Puerto Rico proves it.

Sep 26, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

Riding With Trump Riding With Trump

Don’t worry, he has all the best driving skills.

Sep 26, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Robert E. Lee Statue

Have the White Supremacists Left Charlottesville? Have the White Supremacists Left Charlottesville?

The city has a reputation as a liberal oasis in the South. But racism is homegrown here.

Sep 25, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Trump in Alabama

Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee

He’s stoking racial divisions in order to maintain a grip on a Senate seat that Democrats are surprisingly competitive for.

Sep 25, 2017 / John Nichols

Donald Trump in Florida

Donald Trump Is Running America Like It’s a Casino Donald Trump Is Running America Like It’s a Casino

Can’t imagine why that’s a problem.

Sep 25, 2017 / Nomi Prins

Kaepernick Reid Anthem Kneel

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 / Dave Zirin

The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump

The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump

His comments about NFL players reveal just how divisive and narcissistic the president really is.

Sep 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin

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