Society

Janus v. AFSCME unions free speech case

How Employers Already Compel Speech From Workers How Employers Already Compel Speech From Workers

There is selective concern about the central issue of Janus v. AFSCME.

Feb 27, 2018 / Sean McElwee

Parkland, Florida Shooting

A Former SWAT Operator Says the Cop Who Stood Outside Is Another Victim of the Parkland Massacre A Former SWAT Operator Says the Cop Who Stood Outside Is Another Victim of the Parkland Massacre

“Good guys with guns” are not going to prevent—or even lessen the horror of—mass shootings.

Feb 27, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Net Neutrality protester

Join the #OneMoreVote Day of Action for Net Neutrality Join the #OneMoreVote Day of Action for Net Neutrality

In the Senate, we’re just one vote away from repealing the FCC’s plan to destroy net neutrality.

Feb 27, 2018 / NationAction

March Madness

Just How Many Scandals Can the NCAA Take? Just How Many Scandals Can the NCAA Take?

Georgetown legend Monica McNutt sits down for a full-length conversation on basketball, sexual harassment and Black Panther.

Feb 27, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Artists Take Aim at Guns… AGAIN.

Artists Take Aim at Guns… AGAIN. Artists Take Aim at Guns… AGAIN.

Thoughts and prayers don’t stop bullets and our children keep dying as Congress fails to act.

Feb 27, 2018 / OppArt / Steve Brodner, Edel Rodriguez, Peter Kuper, Felipe Galindo, Anthony Freda, and Thomas Kerr

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

6 New Ways to Deflect From Gun Control! 6 New Ways to Deflect From Gun Control!

Conservatives grapple wildly with another mass shooting.

Feb 27, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Supreme Court

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

Pittsburgh Parkland Protest

After Parkland, Students Across the Country Are Walking Out in Solidarity After Parkland, Students Across the Country Are Walking Out in Solidarity

Pittsburgh high-school students left school without permission and were punished for doing so. They say it was worth it.

Feb 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

Ivanka Trump

Winter Olympic Roundup: New Athletic Heroes Alongside the Same Old Grifts Winter Olympic Roundup: New Athletic Heroes Alongside the Same Old Grifts

The awe-inspiring athletes should not obscure the ugly realities of the games. 

Feb 26, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Uber protest Seattle

These Cities Aren’t Waiting for the Supreme Court to Decide Whether or Not to Gut Unions These Cities Aren’t Waiting for the Supreme Court to Decide Whether or Not to Gut Unions

They’re finding ways to support organizing now.

Feb 26, 2018 / Brad Lander and Helen Gym

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