I’m Heading to Rio for the 2014 World Cup I’m Heading to Rio for the 2014 World Cup
I’m on my way to the World Cup to take the temperature of Brazil’s historic passion for soccer, as well as its rekindled passion for struggle.
Jun 12, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Does Feminism Have a Class Problem? Does Feminism Have a Class Problem?
Whatever you think of Sheryl Sandberg, her book Lean In achieved one very important objective: it exposed the deep class divide within American feminism.
Jun 11, 2014 / Kathleen Geier and Curve Contributors
Eric Cantor Loses, and Immigration Reform Is Damaged Eric Cantor Loses, and Immigration Reform Is Damaged
Eric Cantor made one step towards reform— and was punished for it Tuesday night.
Jun 11, 2014 / George Zornick
Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Are Being Held in a Makeshift Border Patrol Facility
Most of the unaccompanied children waiting in a Nogalas detention facility migrated from violence-torn countries in Central America.
Jun 10, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Al Gore: Snowden Performed an ‘Important Service’ by Revealing Spying That Threatens Democracy Al Gore: Snowden Performed an ‘Important Service’ by Revealing Spying That Threatens Democracy
The former vice president says Americans deserved to know how far NSA spying has gone.
Jun 10, 2014 / John Nichols
What Won’t the GOP Do to Keep the Poor Uninsured? What Won’t the GOP Do to Keep the Poor Uninsured?
The real tragedy of an alleged bribery scandal in Virginia is that hundreds of thousands will be denied health insurance.
Jun 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Americans Are Saddled With $1.2 Trillion in Student Loan Debt Americans Are Saddled With $1.2 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
Senator Elizabeth Warren has a plan to ease this crisis—and Obama just backed it.
Jun 9, 2014 / George Zornick
Soccer Is the Art of the Unforseeable Soccer Is the Art of the Unforseeable
Professional soccer does everything to castrate its own energy of happiness, but it survives in spite of all the spites.
Jun 9, 2014 / Eduardo Galeano
Join Elizabeth Warren in Fighting the Student Loan Debt Crisis Join Elizabeth Warren in Fighting the Student Loan Debt Crisis
A bill introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren would give borrowers a chance to refinance their student loans.
Jun 9, 2014 / NationAction
Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit? Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?
A new graphic novel documents the intense legal wranglings inside one of the most important trials of the Internet age.
Jun 9, 2014 / Clark Stoeckley