Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law
In an opinion that cited Michelle Alexander and Ta-Nehisi Coates, Justice Sotomayor railed against the gutting of the Fourth Amendment.
Jun 20, 2016 / John Nichols
Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’ Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’
A conversation with the Black Lives Matter organizer jailed for “lynching” in Pasadena.
Jun 20, 2016 / Reniqua Allen
I Would Have Told Him to Love Himself I Would Have Told Him to Love Himself
Thoughts on being queer and Muslim in the wake of Omar Mateen’s massacre.
Jun 20, 2016 / HXA
6 Reasons Why Students Didn’t Graduate This Year—and What They’re Doing About It 6 Reasons Why Students Didn’t Graduate This Year—and What They’re Doing About It
The end of school is a cause for celebration. It’s also a reminder of discrimination and violence.
Jun 20, 2016 / StudentNation / Shiba Bandeeba, Clarissa Brooks, Michael Davis, Naseem Gibson, Darrell Moore, Axel Herrera Ramos, and Luke Risher
LeBron James Wins His Own Rumble in the Jungle LeBron James Wins His Own Rumble in the Jungle
Muhammad Ali staked his claim to the title of the Greatest when he beat George Foreman at the Rumble in the Jungle. LeBron James just gave us the sequel.
Jun 20, 2016 / Dave Zirin
By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment
Should ultra-wealthy foreign nationals be able to transform their personal vendettas against foreign governments into law?
Jun 20, 2016 / James Carden
The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance
What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care?
Jun 20, 2016 / Mark Betancourt
The Victims of For-Profit Education Are Creating a Debtors’ Movement The Victims of For-Profit Education Are Creating a Debtors’ Movement
The entire for-profit education model is predatory and financially unstable, and exploits students’ dreams of a college education.
Jun 19, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America
It is time to recognize that “divisive hate-mongering is seeping into the mainstream,” and that a toxic politics threatens not just civility but democracy.
Jun 17, 2016 / John Nichols
Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform? Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform?
They’re peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions—a backbone of Mexico’s social-justice movements.
Jun 17, 2016 / David Bacon