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#BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out

#BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out #BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out

This weekend saw a series of quiet, on-field demonstrations in memory of Michael Brown and Eric Garner that demonstrate the reach of a new movement.

Dec 8, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You

Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You

The city now has a Retail Workers Bill of Rights.

Dec 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass

Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass Right-Wing Media’s Painful Pivot From Demonizing Mike Brown to Giving Eric Garner a Moral Pass

How to bury two dead black men in the “reverse racism” narrative.

Dec 5, 2014 / Leslie Savan

Jameis Winston’s Peculiar Kind of Privilege

Jameis Winston’s Peculiar Kind of Privilege Jameis Winston’s Peculiar Kind of Privilege

College football star Jameis Winston finds himself protected by police. But not without a price. 

Dec 5, 2014 / Dave Zirin

The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens

The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens

A hunger strike touches on the the things all human beings share: the way pain and deprivation are written on the body.

Dec 5, 2014 / Maria Margaronis

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 12/05/14?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 12/05/14? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 12/05/14?

What are interns reading for the week of 12/05/14?

Dec 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / StudentNation

‘It Hurts Me So Much’: A Dispatch From Ferguson

‘It Hurts Me So Much’: A Dispatch From Ferguson ‘It Hurts Me So Much’: A Dispatch From Ferguson

How residents are doing Mike Brown’s legacy justice.

Dec 5, 2014 / The Nation

We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.

We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops. We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.

Here’s what we actually know about proposed police reforms.

Dec 4, 2014 / Alex S. Vitale

The Civil Rights Movement Came Out of a Moment Like This One

The Civil Rights Movement Came Out of a Moment Like This One The Civil Rights Movement Came Out of a Moment Like This One

If civil rights movement history is any guide, the protests against police brutality are just getting started.

Dec 4, 2014 / Dani McClain

My Message to Michael Brown’s Mom

My Message to Michael Brown’s Mom My Message to Michael Brown’s Mom

Your son’s life did matter.

Dec 4, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry

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