The Best Veep Pick for Hillary Clinton Is a Person of Color The Best Veep Pick for Hillary Clinton Is a Person of Color
Clinton owes her campaign to the people of color who have overwhelmingly voted for her, and her pick for vice president should recognize that.
Jul 8, 2016 / Steve Phillips
Trump Just Can’t Quit His Wacko, Racist, Anti-Semitic Supporters Trump Just Can’t Quit His Wacko, Racist, Anti-Semitic Supporters
Maniacally defending the use of a Star of David in an anti-Clinton image shows why Trump won’t be president.
Jul 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Why Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Are Dead Why Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Are Dead
We have too much law enforcement, too deeply enmeshed in our lives, and that fact is making us less, not more safe.
Jul 7, 2016 / Kai Wright
The Insufficiency of Pan-Africanism as We Know It The Insufficiency of Pan-Africanism as We Know It
The fact that many people identify, however loosely, with being African doesn’t replace the need for the services that only a government can provide.
Jul 7, 2016 / Anakwa Dwamena
What Kind of Justice Can There Be When Judges Have to Find Defendants Guilty to Keep Their Court Open? What Kind of Justice Can There Be When Judges Have to Find Defendants Guilty to Keep Their Court Open?
A Louisiana court forces defendants to literally pay for their crimes—without questioning whether they can afford to.
Jul 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Kevin Durant and the Discomfort With Player Power Kevin Durant and the Discomfort With Player Power
The NBA star has been pilloried for going to the Golden State Warriors. But the collective anger says more about us than him.
Jul 5, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Front Row for the Fall of England Front Row for the Fall of England
England’s soccer loss to Iceland in the European Championships adds insult to injury in the wake of Brexit.
Jun 29, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The 2 Things Britain Can’t Leave in the EU The 2 Things Britain Can’t Leave in the EU
Hint: They’re both real problems that Brexit has likely worsened.
Jun 28, 2016 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
The Other ‘Political Revolution’ Growing in Washington The Other ‘Political Revolution’ Growing in Washington
Black feminists have moved a big idea that is breaking up the Beltway’s neoliberal consensus.
Jun 28, 2016 / Dorian T. Warren
Neo-Nazis and Leftists Brawl in Sacramento Neo-Nazis and Leftists Brawl in Sacramento
Trump has unleashed demons on the land, and his demagoguery thrives on this kind of violent chaos.
Jun 27, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky