Dave Zirin: The NFL Treats Its Players As ‘Equipment’ Dave Zirin: The NFL Treats Its Players As ‘Equipment’
Nation sports editor Dave Zirin appears on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry show to discuss the issue of medical coverage for NFL retirees.
Feb 3, 2014 / Press Room
Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen Choosing Comfort Over Truth: What It Means to Defend Woody Allen
Our culture will bend over backwards to inject doubt into Dylan Farrow’s harrowing open letter about being sexually assaulted by Allen.
Feb 3, 2014 / Jessica Valenti
Trans Lives Matter. Islan Nettles’s Life Matters. Trans Lives Matter. Islan Nettles’s Life Matters.
A rally for the young trans woman who was murdered in Harlem hoped to shed light on the world trans people navigate, full of hate and violence.
Feb 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Janet Mock: A Trans Activist’s Journey Janet Mock: A Trans Activist’s Journey
Trans activist Janet Mock appears on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry show to discuss her memoir, Redefining Realness.
Feb 3, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Super Bowl’s Military Fables The Super Bowl’s Military Fables
The NFL and the military work together to spin fantasies about the harm that can result from both activities.
Feb 3, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Ending the World the Human Way Ending the World the Human Way
What happens in our wars, politics and culture, who is celebrated and who ignored—none of it will matter if climate change devastates the planet.
Feb 3, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Not a Broncos Fan? Then This Super Bowl, Root for Russell Wilson Not a Broncos Fan? Then This Super Bowl, Root for Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson could break multiple taboos and thrash quite a few tired tropes with a victory in the Super Bowl this Sunday.
Jan 31, 2014 / Dave Zirin
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/31/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/31/2014?
This week: Northwestern football players attempt to unionize, NYSUT renounces the Common Core and Nigeria experiments with climate apartheid.
Jan 31, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Lawsuit Claims Chicago Police Conducted Illegal Strip Searches in Public Lawsuit Claims Chicago Police Conducted Illegal Strip Searches in Public
One plaintiff also alleges that an officer charged her with drug possession on planted heroin.
Jan 31, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Student Journalists Applaud New UC Water Conservation Plan Student Journalists Applaud New UC Water Conservation Plan
The university’s approach to conservation is better than California Governor Brown’s, and students should be proud that their system’s leadership has adopted thes...
Jan 31, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation