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Why Hasn’t the NFL Threatened to Pull the Super Bowl From Arizona?

Why Hasn’t the NFL Threatened to Pull the Super Bowl From Arizona? Why Hasn’t the NFL Threatened to Pull the Super Bowl From Arizona?

Roger Goodell has been saying all the right things about the NFL being an open and inclusive environment. Now it’s time to act.

Feb 26, 2014 / Dave Zirin

‘The Legacy of Chokwe Lumumba Must Not Be Buried With the Man’

‘The Legacy of Chokwe Lumumba Must Not Be Buried With the Man’ ‘The Legacy of Chokwe Lumumba Must Not Be Buried With the Man’

The veteran human-rights lawyer Chokwe Lumumba was transforming Jackson when he died at 66.

Feb 26, 2014 / John Nichols

Judged By His Own Standard, Scott Walker Is Not Looking Very Presidential

Judged By His Own Standard, Scott Walker Is Not Looking Very Presidential Judged By His Own Standard, Scott Walker Is Not Looking Very Presidential

The controversial governor says he should be judged by his inner circle. Fair enough.

Feb 25, 2014 / John Nichols

Missouri Set for Fourth Execution in 4 Months, Using Lethal Drug From Mystery Supplier

Missouri Set for Fourth Execution in 4 Months, Using Lethal Drug From Mystery Supplier Missouri Set for Fourth Execution in 4 Months, Using Lethal Drug From Mystery Supplier

Michael Taylor was convicted for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl.

Feb 25, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

American Missionary Kenneth Bae Languishes in a Pyongyang Prison

American Missionary Kenneth Bae Languishes in a Pyongyang Prison American Missionary Kenneth Bae Languishes in a Pyongyang Prison

Resolving this injustice could open doors for diplomacy between the US and North Korea. 

Feb 25, 2014 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Grace Ji-Sun Kim

Staying Safe in a Dangerous World

Staying Safe in a Dangerous World Staying Safe in a Dangerous World

There's only one solution to the American obsession with personal safety: more guns.

Feb 25, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

50 Years Since the Fall of Sonny Liston and the Birth of Muhammad Ali

50 Years Since the Fall of Sonny Liston and the Birth of Muhammad Ali 50 Years Since the Fall of Sonny Liston and the Birth of Muhammad Ali

In Miami, no one gave much of a chance to young boxer Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. against the champ, Sonny Liston. It wouldn’t be the last time Clay would shock the world.

Feb 25, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss

Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss Syria, Russia and What Can Be Done: Some Questions for Bob Dreyfuss

There is nothing progressive about defending Russia’s role in Syria, no matter how one packages it. 

Feb 24, 2014 / Danny Postel

Congressman John Dingell, D—Healthcare Is a Right

Congressman John Dingell, D—Healthcare Is a Right Congressman John Dingell, D—Healthcare Is a Right

Like his father before him, the retiring congressman kept proposing single-payer healthcare. It’s still the best idea.

Feb 24, 2014 / John Nichols

How Slavery Made the Modern World

How Slavery Made the Modern World How Slavery Made the Modern World

Slavery was the flywheel on which America’s market revolution turned—not just in the United States, but in all of the Americas.

Feb 24, 2014 / Greg Grandin

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