Qatar’s World Cup Preparations Could Kill as Many as 4,000 Migrant Workers Qatar’s World Cup Preparations Could Kill as Many as 4,000 Migrant Workers
Will the scandals roiling FIFA put a stop to the deadly construction projects?
Jun 15, 2015 / Michelle Chen
These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week These Carwashers Were Being Paid as Little as $125 a Week
How everyone benefits from the merger of worker protection and sustainability in one of the city’s least-regulated industries.
Jun 12, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Irresistible Realness of Dusty Rhodes The Irresistible Realness of Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes was a fake wrestler telling real truths in dark times.
Jun 12, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin
From McKinney to HB 2: How Texas Lawmakers and Law Enforcement Disregard Women’s Lives From McKinney to HB 2: How Texas Lawmakers and Law Enforcement Disregard Women’s Lives
With both the McKinney pool fiasco and the unrelenting attack on abortion rights, the state has put the safety of women and girls at risk.
Jun 11, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain
How to Dump Tenants and Make a Fortune How to Dump Tenants and Make a Fortune
The chaotic, abusive process through which New York City landlords turn affordable housing into luxury apartments.
A Voter-Fraud Witch Hunt in Kansas A Voter-Fraud Witch Hunt in Kansas
The leading crusader behind the myth of voter fraud now has the power to prosecute bogus fraud cases.
Jun 11, 2015 / Blog / Ari Berman
Amnesty for Edward Snowden Amnesty for Edward Snowden
His claims have been vindicated by the courts, Congress, and the US public. It’s time to bring him home.
Jun 11, 2015 / Martin Garbus
Can Congress Stop the CIA From Torturing Again? Can Congress Stop the CIA From Torturing Again?
Senators John McCain and Dianne Feinstein have introduced a measure to prevent the CIA from evading the bans on torture that are already law.
Jun 10, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion
The anti-abortion movement claims that no one wants to see the law come down on women who end their pregnancies, but it’s already happening.
Jun 10, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
The Department of Education’s Debt-Forgiveness Plan Does Not Go Far Enough The Department of Education’s Debt-Forgiveness Plan Does Not Go Far Enough
The Corinthian strikers are asking for debt justice, not forgiveness.
Jun 10, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen