Politics

Calamida de Olimpica

One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy

Vila Autódromo may have suffered mass displacement for the Olympic Games, but they have survived and emerged as a symbol that you can fight Rio’s City Hall and win.

Aug 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Trump / Wilmington riots

The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action The Scary History of Trump’s Second-Amendment Call to Action

In North Carolina, we have heard this before, and lived through the bloody consequences of white terrorist rhetoric.

Aug 17, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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The Phony Populism of Donald Trump The Phony Populism of Donald Trump

Defeating Trump means unapologetically embracing the progressive populism needed to move the country forward.

Aug 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Voter ID North Carolina

North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote North Carolina Won’t Stop Suppressing the Vote

After courts restored a week of early voting, Republicans are now brazenly cutting early-voting hours.

Aug 16, 2016 / Ari Berman

Renato Cinco

This Rio City Council Member Is Standing Up to the Olympics This Rio City Council Member Is Standing Up to the Olympics

He got his start trying to legalize marijuana. Now he’s tackling political corruption.

Aug 16, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Introducing the Donald Trump Comedy Hour Introducing the Donald Trump Comedy Hour

TV’s newest comedian is famous for not holding back.

Aug 16, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Michael Hayden

Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons Trump Opponents Hint at Sedition While Clinton Partisans Embrace the Neocons

Regardless of who wins, this election has caused national-security experts to discard the traditional allegiances of the Iraq-War era.

Aug 15, 2016 / James Carden

Early Voting Ohio

Donald Trump Is Encouraging Intimidation and Racial Profiling at the Polls Donald Trump Is Encouraging Intimidation and Racial Profiling at the Polls

Courts blocked the GOP from intimidating minority voters. Now Trump is trying again.

Aug 15, 2016 / Ari Berman

Favela hut in Rio

The Other Olympic Village Continues to Resist Displacement The Other Olympic Village Continues to Resist Displacement

Messages of resilience sprang up as quickly as the cookie-cutter homes Rio built for the favela’s remaining citizens.

Aug 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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‘Hope’ Is a Verb, and It Can Revive Our Democracy ‘Hope’ Is a Verb, and It Can Revive Our Democracy

Our moral movement is spreading out from North Carolina, one powerful gathering at a time.

Aug 12, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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