Society

A Police Story Unravels: How Did the NYPD Break an NBA Player’s Leg?

A Police Story Unravels: How Did the NYPD Break an NBA Player’s Leg? A Police Story Unravels: How Did the NYPD Break an NBA Player’s Leg?

Thabo Sefolosha of the Atlanta Hawks is looking for payback after New York’s Finest ended his season prematurely.

Apr 15, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Ask NYU: What’s The Deal With Andrew Hamilton?

Ask NYU: What’s The Deal With Andrew Hamilton? Ask NYU: What’s The Deal With Andrew Hamilton?

NYU students have some questions for university's next president. 

Apr 15, 2015 / StudentNation / Bridget Casey and StudentNation

How to Die

How to Die How to Die

Atul Gawande argues that physicians should focus care on the good life—including its very end.

Apr 14, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Sophia Rosenfeld

You’ll Definitely Guess How Republicans Want to Pay for Childcare

You’ll Definitely Guess How Republicans Want to Pay for Childcare You’ll Definitely Guess How Republicans Want to Pay for Childcare

Tax breaks for childcare will be a disaster. Luckily, we know a better way.

Apr 14, 2015 / Bryce Covert

If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

But more often than not, states are preventing workers from securing unemployment benefits.

Apr 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Students of color

Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days

More education helps an individual woman earn better, but it doesn’t erase the gender wage gap.

Apr 14, 2015 / Bryce Covert

Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed

Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed

And other lies your local Officer Friendly tells you.

Apr 14, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano taught us not to be embarrassed for refusing to acclimate to the horrors of the present.

Apr 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin

April 13, 1919: Eugene V. Debs Is Sent to Prison

April 13, 1919: Eugene V. Debs Is Sent to Prison April 13, 1919: Eugene V. Debs Is Sent to Prison

“How can you punish a man with so compelling a consciousness of the right?”

Apr 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Family Values

Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Family Values Hillary Clinton’s Feminist Family Values

Clinton’s surprisingly powerful campaign announcement suggests that Democrats are finding an authentic version of pro-family politics.

Apr 12, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg

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