Why Boston Was Compelled to Pull Its 2024 Olympic Bid Why Boston Was Compelled to Pull Its 2024 Olympic Bid
The crumbling of Boston’s 2024 Olympic bid is a victory for activists and a loss for the city’s most entrenched business interests.
Jul 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Why I’m Going to Miss Jon Stewart Why I’m Going to Miss Jon Stewart
And how will we watch the GOP debates without him?
Jul 28, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse? For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse?
Why it’s a mistake for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.
Jul 28, 2015 / Connie M. Razza
Obligatory Donald Trump Cartoon Obligatory Donald Trump Cartoon
Have you heard how outrageous he is?
Jul 28, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement How the 2000 Election in Florida Led to a New Wave of Voter Disenfranchisement
A botched voter purge prevented thousands from voting—and empowered a new generation of voting-rights critics.
Jul 28, 2015 / Feature / Ari Berman
Are You Haitian? Are You Haitian?
American media upped its coverage of the Dominican Republic’s internment and deportation practices, but the repression of Haitians continues.
Jul 27, 2015 / Greg Grandin
An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel An Open Letter to the NBA Players Traveling to Israel
The NBA’s trip to Israel—sponsored by Sheldon Adelson—raises questions for players who aligned themselves with the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Jul 27, 2015 / Dave Zirin
July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman Desegregates the US Military July 26, 1948: President Harry Truman Desegregates the US Military
“Russia's race-equality doctrines create far more serious psychological and propaganda difficulties for the army than did the self-defeating racism of Nazi Germany.”
Jul 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan
Jeremy Scahill on the “brief moment when it seemed the contents of the WikiLeaks documents would spark an inquiry into what they say about the war and the way the United States is ...
Jul 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Donald Trumps the Media Donald Trumps the Media
We think he’s dead, but Franken-Donald keeps coming back.
Jul 24, 2015 / Leslie Savan