The People of Oakland Need to Occupy Their Sports Teams The People of Oakland Need to Occupy Their Sports Teams
As the Warriors play in the NBA finals, could all the sports franchises of Oakland leave town?
Jun 8, 2015 / Dave Zirin
How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out How Many People Are Killed by Police? We’re Only Beginning to Find Out
The number of lives matters
Jun 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan
How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina
What began as isolated ideological attacks is looking more and more like a wholesale gutting of the state’s public colleges.
Jun 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers? What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?
Two gay New York City entrepreneurs stirred anger by helping anti-gay GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz fundraise. Why'd they do it? Israel.
Jun 5, 2015 / Ali Gharib
There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US
A constitutional ruling in the Dominican Republic has delegitimized the existence of hundreds of thousands of Haitians.
Jun 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin
How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier How Texas Politicians Just Made Finding a Lump in Your Breast Even Scarier
State legislators have passed a budget that prioritizes anti-choice politics over access to life-saving cancer screenings.
Jun 4, 2015 / Dani McClain
Why Public Libraries Matter Why Public Libraries Matter
It’s time for America to stop starving its libraries of funding.
Jun 4, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
School Districts Stopped Paying Attention, but Teen Pregnancy Is Still a Problem School Districts Stopped Paying Attention, but Teen Pregnancy Is Still a Problem
Are online schools a better option for teen moms—or just a high-tech version of schools that once hid pregnant girls from shame?
Jun 3, 2015 / Erin Einhorn
Thank You, Edward Snowden: Without You, Congress Would Not Have Ended the NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection Thank You, Edward Snowden: Without You, Congress Would Not Have Ended the NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection
It's time to drop the espionage charges against Snowden.
Jun 3, 2015 / Jon Wiener
This School Successfully Sent Teen Mothers to College. So Why Was It Shut Down? This School Successfully Sent Teen Mothers to College. So Why Was It Shut Down?
Dozens of dedicated programs for pregnant and parenting teens have been shut down in recent years as teen pregnancy rates have plunged and cash-strapped cities and states have look...
Jun 3, 2015 / Erin Einhorn