Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes? Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes?
The NBA wants to be seen as more friendly to player activism than the NFL. Let’s find out.
Sep 22, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism
As a set of policies and as an ideal for a more pluralist society, it has failed not because of recent waves of immigration but because of how Europeans view their own culture and ...
Sep 20, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Joan W. Scott
How Trump Has Normalized the Unspeakable How Trump Has Normalized the Unspeakable
He has legitimized bigotry and given the imprimatur of a major political party to criminal violence.
Sep 20, 2017 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump? Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump?
You could be forgiven for thinking the movement has gone quiet. But you’d be wrong.
Sep 19, 2017 / Feature / Dani McClain
Seattle to Michael Bennett: We’ve Got Your Back Seattle to Michael Bennett: We’ve Got Your Back
At a time when other NFL teams are discouraging player protests, the Seahawks are welcoming it.
Sep 18, 2017 / Dave Zirin
How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore? How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore?
A panel on race and resistance in Trump’s America, featuring Alicia Garza, Walter Mosley, Steve Phillips, Joan Walsh, and Mark Hertsgaard.
Sep 15, 2017 / Audio / Mark Hertsgaard
How to Stand in Solidarity With Undocumented Immigrants How to Stand in Solidarity With Undocumented Immigrants
As politicians debate the fate of Dreamers, we all need to join the fight.
Sep 15, 2017 / no-paywall / John Washington
My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left
From disability rights to Black Lives Matter to the environmental movement, bodily autonomy can bring together disparate strands of the American left.
Sep 13, 2017 / David M. Perry
Statement of Solidarity With Michael Bennett Statement of Solidarity With Michael Bennett
“Michael Bennett has been sitting during the anthem precisely to raise these issues of racist injustice that are now an intimate part of his life. Now we stand with him.”
Sep 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
We Tried to Peacefully Protest. Then the University Shut Us Down. We Tried to Peacefully Protest. Then the University Shut Us Down.
But we’ll continue to stand up for what is right until the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stops putting white supremacy on a literal pedestal.
Sep 12, 2017 / StudentNation / Angum Check and Tim Osborn