Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger? Jovan Belcher’s Murder-Suicide: Did the Kansas City Chiefs Pull the Trigger?
In what could be an explosive lawsuit, the NFL may have to answer for changes in Jovan Belcher’s brain that led to his murder of Kasandra Perkins and his own suicide.
Jan 6, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Three Ways to Fight Racism in 2014 Three Ways to Fight Racism in 2014
Key issues on my racial justice agenda for this year.
Jan 3, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
This Is David Brooks on Drugs This Is David Brooks on Drugs
David Brooks’s blinkered pot column shows how our elites are shielded from the consequences of the war on drugs.
Jan 3, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports Is it Getting Better? Chris Kluwe, Aaron Rodgers and LGBT Rights in Sports
The NFL’s Chris Kluwe and Aaron Rodgers have shown, in distinct ways, that progress for LGBT rights in sports is elusive.
Jan 2, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
America After 9/11 America After 9/11
A systematic look at the patterns of rights abuses in the United States’ domestic “war on terror” since September 11, 2001.
Jan 2, 2014 / The Nation
The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth The Benghazi ‘Al Qaeda’ Myth
The New York Times demolishes conspiracy theories with plain, old-fashioned good reporting.
Jan 2, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Happy New Year, Losers Happy New Year, Losers
Thanks to Chief Justice John Roberts, millions of poor Americans won’t get health insurance.
Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / William Greider
How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime How Tarek Mehanna Went to Prison for a Thought Crime
As the government embraces a “counter-radicalization” approach to counterterrorism, prosecutors are turning radical beliefs into criminal acts.
Dec 31, 2013 / Amna Akbar
Bonus Question: What Does a Progressive School Policy Really Look Like? Bonus Question: What Does a Progressive School Policy Really Look Like?
de Blasio’s pick for schools chancellor is a great first step toward changing the direction of school reform in New York. But it was just the first step.
Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two A Look Back at the Year in Crazy, Part Two
Walmart organizes a food drive for its own employees and the Obamacare website bombs.
Dec 31, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow