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Breaking: Numerous People Are Running For President Breaking: Numerous People Are Running For President

But only one of them is going to win!

Feb 2, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Humans of the Iowa Caucus

Humans of the Iowa Caucus Humans of the Iowa Caucus

Profiles of 21 voters in the days before the caucuses.

Feb 1, 2016 / Photo Essay / Richard Kreitner and Thomas Bollier

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What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council? What’s Life Like in America’s First City With a Muslim-Majority City Council?

While the media highlight “conflict,” residents say there’s not much ethnic tension worth mentioning.

Feb 1, 2016 / Tom Perkins

Freedom From Ammon Bundy

Freedom From Ammon Bundy Freedom From Ammon Bundy

With the occupation quickly unraveling, there are outstanding questions about the death of one occupier and the future of Harney County.

Jan 29, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Why I’m Ready for More Slavery Films

Why I’m Ready for More Slavery Films Why I’m Ready for More Slavery Films

As politicians and pundits dismiss slavery as ancient history, we need more movies forcing us to confront its reality.

Jan 29, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sports Taught America That ‘Bigotry Is Not a Cool Thing’

The sports legend sits down with The Nation’s Dave Zirin.

Jan 29, 2016 / The Nation

Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore

Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore

Dramatizing the school-to-prison pipeline—and organizing theater audiences in the process.

Jan 29, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Cam Newton: The Bridge to Somewhere

Cam Newton: The Bridge to Somewhere Cam Newton: The Bridge to Somewhere

The Carolina Panthers quarterback, once derided as a phony, is using this Super Bowl to announce to the world that he does not have to be anyone but his authentic self.

Jan 29, 2016 / Dave Zirin

They’ve All Come to Look for Hillary

They’ve All Come to Look for Hillary They’ve All Come to Look for Hillary

It’s Bernie’s ad, but can Hillary start humming Simon & Garfunkel’s “America” anyway?

Jan 28, 2016 / Leslie Savan

How the EPA Has Failed to Challenge Environmental Racism in Flint—and Beyond

How the EPA Has Failed to Challenge Environmental Racism in Flint—and Beyond How the EPA Has Failed to Challenge Environmental Racism in Flint—and Beyond

Since the early 1990s, the agency has received over 300 discrimination complaints. It’s never once issued a formal finding of a violation.

Jan 28, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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