How Right-Wing Media Played the Mainstream Press in the 2016 Election How Right-Wing Media Played the Mainstream Press in the 2016 Election
Stories that originated in the right’s echo chamber were able to make the leap into the mainstream.
Sep 1, 2017 / Joshua Holland
These Southern Cities Are at the Heart of the Struggle Against White Supremacy These Southern Cities Are at the Heart of the Struggle Against White Supremacy
Dispatches from the urban resistance, from Durham to Birmingham.
Aug 31, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias
Martin Sheen on Deportation, Immigration, and the Soul of a Country Martin Sheen on Deportation, Immigration, and the Soul of a Country
The United States is turning its back on history by denying our immigrant past.
Aug 31, 2017 / Robert Greenwald
The Houston Stadium Grift Comes Home to Roost The Houston Stadium Grift Comes Home to Roost
As the waters rise, it is unconscionable to keep spending money on sports arenas so billionaires can plunder and vultures like Joel Osteen can stay on the grift.
Aug 31, 2017 / Dave Zirin
This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep
In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.
Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge Texas’s Virulently Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Was Just Blocked by a Federal Judge
The nation’s harshest law targeting sanctuary cities won’t go into effect—for now.
Aug 31, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants Our Criminal Courts Are Failing Juvenile Defendants
Young people are too often viewed as social liabilities rather than individuals with a future.
Aug 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen
The War on Medicaid Is Moving to the States The War on Medicaid Is Moving to the States
Congressional Republicans failed to gut the program this summer, but now it’s under siege from GOP governors.
Aug 31, 2017 / Greg Kaufmann
Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools Harvey Strains Texas’s Already Overburdened Schools
Adding to the usual back-to-school worries, the tropical storm has brought fears of homelessness and deportation to the mix.
Aug 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen
‘Whose Streets?’ Captures the Fury and Hope of the Post-Ferguson Moment ‘Whose Streets?’ Captures the Fury and Hope of the Post-Ferguson Moment
Watching this film months after the footage was collected, with Trump in the White House, can leave you feeling sick.
Aug 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson