This Week, Look At Real Sharks: Payday Lenders This Week, Look At Real Sharks: Payday Lenders
Activists want to draw attention to some of the most predatory financial companies.
Aug 12, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
The Death of Michael Brown and the Search for Justice in Black America The Death of Michael Brown and the Search for Justice in Black America
Theodore Wafer’s guilty verdict allowed us to breathe easy for a second, but the killing of Michael Brown sucked all the oxygen right back out of the room.
Aug 12, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
‘We Tortured Some Folks’ ‘We Tortured Some Folks’
And the only government official who went to jail for it was the whistleblower who exposed it.
Aug 12, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media Jezebel’s Porn Problem and the Price of Social Media
Jobs that demand constant social media interaction create different burdens for men and women.
Aug 12, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
Who Counts as a Refugee in US Immigration Policy—and Who Doesn’t Who Counts as a Refugee in US Immigration Policy—and Who Doesn’t
Our fickle immigration system leaves many families stuck between violence in their home countries and an aggressive enforcement regime across the border.
Aug 11, 2014 / Pablo Lastra
How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships
Californians fighting domestic violence say there’s a new way to help keep families safe.
Aug 11, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics Why Some People Just Aren’t Buying Glenn Beck’s ‘Evolved’ Politics
Has Glenn Beck really changed?
Aug 8, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Why Has It Taken This Long for a Men’s Pro-Sports Team to Hire a Female Coach? Why Has It Taken This Long for a Men’s Pro-Sports Team to Hire a Female Coach?
Becky Hammon will be the first full-time female assistant coach in any major professional men’s sport in the United States.
Aug 7, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death? Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink of Death?
A man-made famine in South Sudan is brutal evidence of the limits of American nation-building in Africa.
Aug 7, 2014 / Nick Turse
Why It’s Absolutely No Surprise Mayor de Blasio Is Defending ‘Broken Windows’ Why It’s Absolutely No Surprise Mayor de Blasio Is Defending ‘Broken Windows’
The de Blasio administration says it supports “broken windows” so long as it is done in a “respectful” manner. But that’s impossible. It is by definit...
Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith