Dave Zirin: Prayers for Boston, Baghdad, Mogadishu Dave Zirin: Prayers for Boston, Baghdad, Mogadishu
With 20,000 runners from 96 countries in tow, it's hard to avoid the global implications of this year's Boston Marathon.
Apr 16, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq On Almost Getting PTSD in Iraq
What used to be called "shell shock" is now the daily stress of living in a war zone.
Apr 16, 2013 / Jeremiah Goulka
After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other
Rehab is hard, painful, miserable work. But those runners, I suspect, will run again.
Apr 16, 2013 / Blog / Chloe Angyal
‘We Are Not a Failing School!’ ‘We Are Not a Failing School!’
A school-closing hearing in Chicago becomes a test of whether corporate-driven school "reform" can be responsive and humane.
Apr 16, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Boston and a History Borne on the Night Wind of the Past Boston and a History Borne on the Night Wind of the Past
Amid speculation about the bombing, a great city and its people are responding to tragedy with a strength that is the stuff of poetry.
Apr 16, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love The Boston Marathon: All My Tears, All My Love
Today's bombing will change the Boston Marathon forever—that, in and of itself, is a tragedy.
Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 15 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 15
This week, Newark walks out, Arizona kneecaps its students and UNC rape survivors create a national underground network. And more!
Apr 15, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Undocumented Youth Infiltrates Another Immigrant Detention Center Undocumented Youth Infiltrates Another Immigrant Detention Center
Twenty-seven-year-old Claudia Muñoz checked into a Michigan facility—to fight for the release of those being unfairly held.
Apr 15, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform OpinionNation: Immigration Activists and Experts on Their ‘Dealbreakers’ on Immigration Reform
A fair path to citizenship, an end to deportations, a better temporary worker program, immigration reform that works for women—three activists and a policy expert talk about ...
Apr 15, 2013 / OpinionNation / Sarahi Uribe, Kica Matos, Ai-jen Poo, and Janice Fine
A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control A Tale of Two Joes: Biden Praises Scarborough on Gun Control
In a blast of blarney, Biden gives Scarborough an ego boost and a possible campaign ad.
Apr 12, 2013 / Blog / Leslie Savan