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Speed Kills

Speed Kills Speed Kills

Has digital technology destroyed leisure?

Jan 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

On Bill Moyers’s Legacy

On Bill Moyers’s Legacy On Bill Moyers’s Legacy

Following a career of more than forty years, Bill Moyers retires.

Jan 13, 2015 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

On the Death of the Irreplaceable Mike Marqusee

On the Death of the Irreplaceable Mike Marqusee On the Death of the Irreplaceable Mike Marqusee

My sportswriting mentor and hero Mike Marqusee has died. If you don’t know his work, here is a time to learn it.

Jan 13, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin

This Is the Key to Recovering Black Wealth in America

This Is the Key to Recovering Black Wealth in America This Is the Key to Recovering Black Wealth in America

America’s giant wealth disparity is driven by a history of racist redlining.

Jan 13, 2015 / Editorial / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert

The Charlie Hebdo ‘Hot Takes’

The Charlie Hebdo ‘Hot Takes’ The Charlie Hebdo ‘Hot Takes’

What is it about horrific events that brings out horrific media coverage?

Jan 13, 2015 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

‘Vessel’ Inspires the Future Fight for Abortion Rights

‘Vessel’ Inspires the Future Fight for Abortion Rights ‘Vessel’ Inspires the Future Fight for Abortion Rights

The new documentary following Dutch doctor Rebecca Gomperts provides important context to necessary change for global reproductive rights.

Jan 12, 2015 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

When Free Doesn’t Mean Fair for Community College When Free Doesn’t Mean Fair for Community College

Obama's initiative is a step forward, but community colleges and the students they teach need much more: an end to the disinvestment of our public education system.

Jan 12, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Margaret Cho Can Be Hysterically Funny About Koreans—but She Wasn’t Last Night

Margaret Cho Can Be Hysterically Funny About Koreans—but She Wasn’t Last Night Margaret Cho Can Be Hysterically Funny About Koreans—but She Wasn’t Last Night

Yes, her schtick as a North Korean general was a gross bit of yellowface minstrelsy, but let’s remember her longer career.

Jan 12, 2015 / Blog / Richard Kim

On Naked Emperors and College Football’s Championship

On Naked Emperors and College Football’s Championship On Naked Emperors and College Football’s Championship

Ohio State and Oregon will play for the college football title, with little regard for the effect on their academic mission.

Jan 12, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin

It’s Not Just the Cops

It’s Not Just the Cops It’s Not Just the Cops

Public defenders know that the trouble with our justice system extends far beyond abusive policing.

Jan 12, 2015 / Jonathan Rapping

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