Will the Death Penalty Return to the US This Week? Will the Death Penalty Return to the US This Week?
If a Georgia execution goes as planned, it will be the first to take place in the United States since Oklahoma officials botched the lethal injection of Clayton Lockett on April 29...
Jun 17, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart The New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Has a Diverse Cast and a Cynical Heart
Yes, it humanizes the women held in Litchfield Penitentiary—but it laughs at the idea that they could change anything about their circumstances.
Jun 16, 2014 / Salamishah Tillet
For Many Brazilians, the World Cup Means Chaos For Many Brazilians, the World Cup Means Chaos
For many of Brazil’s residents, the battles between World Cup teams aren’t nearly as important as the battle to keep their homes, or to protest free from the threat of ...
Jun 16, 2014 / Blog / Press Room and Dave Zirin
Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: ‘Don’t Tear Gas the Tourists!’ Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: ‘Don’t Tear Gas the Tourists!’
Police repression of a FIFA Go Home protest near Brazil’s legendary Maracanã stadum had unintended consequences.
Jun 16, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
New York City Housing Authority May Be the City’s Worst Landlord New York City Housing Authority May Be the City’s Worst Landlord
Low-income residents demand accountability from NYCHA.
Jun 16, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution How the ‘War on Terror’ Became a War on the Constitution
Since 9/11, power-hungry political leaders have eviscerated the First Amendment—and we’ve allowed them to do it.
Jun 16, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
How Fox News Created a Monster—and Made Two Others Disappear How Fox News Created a Monster—and Made Two Others Disappear
From Bergdahl to the Las Vegas cop killers, Fox and friends enter Orwell’s “Eastasia.”
Jun 16, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Students Storm Christie-Corbett Fundraiser, Sideline Westboro Baptists and #RiseNGrind Students Storm Christie-Corbett Fundraiser, Sideline Westboro Baptists and #RiseNGrind
As the school year ends—and fall elections heat up—students walk out, tape up and unionize for justice.
Jun 15, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: ‘No One Lives Here Anymore’ Dispatches From Brazil’s World Cup: ‘No One Lives Here Anymore’
At a favela five minutes from Brazil’s most famous stadium, every family has been removed by force.
Jun 15, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers California Just Abolished Due Process for Public School Teachers
Hardline reformers are using Vergara v. State of California to dismantle tenure in other states.
Jun 13, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen