It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment
Trump’s call to execute drug dealers is bizarre and irrational, but so is our criminal-justice system.
Mar 15, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
Dividing Immigrants Into Good and Evil Is a Dangerous Game Dividing Immigrants Into Good and Evil Is a Dangerous Game
And if Democrats agree to play it, they’ve already lost.
Mar 13, 2018 / Aviva Chomsky
A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration
In their choice of a police chief and through other local initiatives, mayors can make major strides in improving the way their constituents interact with police and the criminal j...
Mar 12, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
It’s Time to Abolish ICE It’s Time to Abolish ICE
A mass-deportation strike force is incompatible with democracy and human rights.
Mar 9, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Historical Trauma and Discrimination Historical Trauma and Discrimination
Unethical medical experimentation on African-American women in the 19th century has been followed by prevalent racism, impacting the health of people of color in America today.
Mar 8, 2018 / OppArt / Wilhelmina Grant
The End of March Madness? The End of March Madness?
Sportswriter Patrick Hruby makes the case for athlete compensation and NCAA systemic change.
Mar 6, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism in the US The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism in the US
The attacks against George Soros are an attack on decency in American public life.
Feb 28, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
SCOTUS Leaves DACA in Place—for Now SCOTUS Leaves DACA in Place—for Now
In a setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court declined to take a case that would determine the fate of Dreamers.
Feb 26, 2018 / Julianne Hing
The White-Hot Rage at This Year’s CPAC The White-Hot Rage at This Year’s CPAC
Anger, paranoia, and gun worship dominated the gathering of conservatives near DC.
Feb 23, 2018 / John Knefel
LeBron James Flips the Script—Again LeBron James Flips the Script—Again
Fox News’s Laura Ingraham’s telling him to “shut up and dribble” elicited a sharp response not only from James but from much of the sports world.
Feb 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin