Society

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick vs. Systemic Oppression Colin Kaepernick vs. Systemic Oppression

We talk to Colin Kaepernick at his recent Know Your Rights Camp with an in-depth report about the camp, and give historical context to Kaepernick’s activism.

May 16, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Unbelievable Man-Baby Fires Comey! The Unbelievable Man-Baby Fires Comey!

Just like on his old TV show…

May 16, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Jeff Merkley

Can Senator Jeff Merkley Help Democrats Reclaim the Health-Care Narrative? Can Senator Jeff Merkley Help Democrats Reclaim the Health-Care Narrative?

The soft-spoken Oregonian is a relentless legislator and a staunch progressive—and his rise comes at a crucial time.

May 16, 2017 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Ibtihaj Muhammad

‘I Wouldn’t Be Able to Sleep at Night if I Closed My Mouth on Social Issues’ ‘I Wouldn’t Be Able to Sleep at Night if I Closed My Mouth on Social Issues’

Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad speaks to The Nation about why being a representative figure is more often a blessing than a burden.

May 15, 2017 / Dave Zirin

trump impeachment clock

The Donald Trump Impeachment Clock Is Ticking The Donald Trump Impeachment Clock Is Ticking

Congressman Mark Pocan says it has “moved us an hour closer to midnight.”

May 15, 2017 / John Nichols

Voters cast their ballots

The Supreme Court Won’t Reinstate the Country’s Worst Voter-Suppression Law The Supreme Court Won’t Reinstate the Country’s Worst Voter-Suppression Law

The federal courts ruled that North Carolina’s restrictions targeted black voters “with almost surgical precision.”

May 15, 2017 / Ari Berman

Empire, Conquest, and the War America Forgot

Empire, Conquest, and the War America Forgot Empire, Conquest, and the War America Forgot

The historian William Hogeland talks about the first war the United States ever fought and the “problematic and thorny and painful” questions his new book raises.

May 15, 2017 / Richard Kreitner

jeff sessions mandatory minimum

Welcome to the ‘War On Drugs,’ Redux Welcome to the ‘War On Drugs,’ Redux

Punishing low-level drug offenders is back in style. Thanks a lot, Jeff Sessions.

May 12, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Trump Carrier Factory

Donald Trump Is Waging a War on Workers Donald Trump Is Waging a War on Workers

On almost every measure, Trump is making life worse for the working class.

May 12, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Donald Trump Supporter

Rick Perlstein: Trump Has Exposed the Dark Underbelly of American Conservatism Rick Perlstein: Trump Has Exposed the Dark Underbelly of American Conservatism

How historians missed the angry, violent, racist side of the conservative movement.

May 12, 2017 / Jon Wiener

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