5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong 5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong
More important than the man who took the knee is the movement he helped launch.
Aug 19, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Why Transphobia Is at the Heart of the White Power Movement Why Transphobia Is at the Heart of the White Power Movement
Gender nonconformity threatens a worldview that is fixated on immutable and antiquated gender roles.
Aug 18, 2021 / Talia Lavin
Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder
In California, migrant workers in the country on H-2A visas are laboring through heat, atrocious housing, and other afflictions.
Aug 13, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
At Risk in Israel’s Backlash Against Ben and Jerry’s? The Right to Protest. At Risk in Israel’s Backlash Against Ben and Jerry’s? The Right to Protest.
Israel’s push to punish the ice cream company is part of a larger offensive against Palestine activists—one that mirrors the broader right-wing assault on social justice movements.
Aug 11, 2021 / Amira Mattar
Thwarting the Republican Backlash Against Democracy Thwarting the Republican Backlash Against Democracy
If the filibuster remains in place, the right to vote will be under serious threat, undermining democracy in the process.
Aug 11, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back
The Indigenous-led leftist collective is committed to freeing the world from capitalism and colonialism.
Aug 10, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell
Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics
The IOC’s efforts to quell visible dissent failed.
Aug 10, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Richard Trumka, 1949–2021 Richard Trumka, 1949–2021
The labor leader practiced “true solidarity”—from his days as an anti-apartheid activist to his bold embrace of immigrant rights and Black Lives Matter.
Aug 5, 2021 / John Nichols
Why Brazil’s First Trans State Legislator Built a Refuge for Black Queer and Trans People Why Brazil’s First Trans State Legislator Built a Refuge for Black Queer and Trans People
Erica Malunguinho, an artist, educator, and politician, is fighting for an inclusive future.
Aug 3, 2021 / Q&A / Thomas Jean Lax
A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games
The “2020” Tokyo Olympics are being held in dangerous heat during a deadly pandemic.
Aug 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff