Society

Denver, Colorado

Let’s Start Saving Journalism by Saving This One Newspaper Let’s Start Saving Journalism by Saving This One Newspaper

A union’s urgent struggle to preserve The Denver Post has been joined by the paper’s editorial page.

Apr 10, 2018 / John Nichols

MLK at Peace Rally

What Did Martin Luther King Have to Do With Sports? What Did Martin Luther King Have to Do With Sports?

Professor Louis Moore joins the show to talk about his research on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s connection to the worlds of sports and politics.

Apr 10, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Diehard Gun Nut Definitely Has the Answer to Gun Debate Diehard Gun Nut Definitely Has the Answer to Gun Debate

How could guns be responsible for gun violence?

Apr 10, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Paul Manafort, Rick Gates

Is Paul Manafort the Colluder in Chief? Is Paul Manafort the Colluder in Chief?

New filings by special counsel Mueller suggest Manafort had ties to Russian military intelligence in 2016.

Apr 9, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

Student debt protest

What Do Debt-Free College Plans Actually Mean for Students? What Do Debt-Free College Plans Actually Mean for Students?

As states across the country roll out programs to increase access to higher education, are students really getting a fair deal?

Apr 9, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook Is ‘All-In’ With Oklahoma’s Striking Teachers Russell Westbrook Is ‘All-In’ With Oklahoma’s Striking Teachers

The reigning NBA MVP is standing up for Oklahoma’s teachers.

Apr 9, 2018 / Dave Zirin

March for Our Lives

March for Our Lives March for Our Lives

People take to the streets demanding sane gun-control laws.

Apr 9, 2018 / OppArt / Andrew Courtney

LePen Marche Blanche

The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France

Along with the rise of anti-Semitism in Muslim and Arab communities, there’s growing hostility to France’s Muslims within the Jewish community, which draws its source in the defens...

Apr 6, 2018 / Sylvain Cypel

Students protest Charles Murray

Scientific Racism Isn’t ‘Back’—It Never Went Away Scientific Racism Isn’t ‘Back’—It Never Went Away

In the age of Trump, believers of the once-popular tenets of scientific racism are feeling emboldened.

Apr 6, 2018 / Ed Burmila

Trump speaks to navy and shipyard personnel

How Racism Could Drive Support for War With Iran How Racism Could Drive Support for War With Iran

Racial animus has long driven imperial invasions. 

Apr 6, 2018 / Sean McElwee and Jon Green

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