UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics
We might have ourselves a good-old fashioned strike scenario during the London Olympic games.
Feb 29, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Eyal Press: What Makes a Rebel? Eyal Press: What Makes a Rebel?
Confronting hard truths about conformity and resistance.
Feb 28, 2012 / The Nation
Obama’s Crackdown on Whistle-blowers Obama’s Crackdown on Whistle-blowers
Why have so many public workers been accused under the Espionage Act during Obama's presidency?
Feb 27, 2012 / Press Room
In Defense Of ‘The Help’ In Defense Of ‘The Help’
Though complicated by controversy, a weekend in Los Angeles with thirty domestic workers underscores the power of Hollywood to propel social change.
Feb 27, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ilyse Hogue
Our Interview with UVA Football Player Joseph WIlliams, Hunger Striking for Campus Workers Our Interview with UVA Football Player Joseph WIlliams, Hunger Striking for Campus Workers
Jock for Justice Joseph Williams is putting his health on the line for a cause in which he deeply believes.
Feb 27, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Melissa Harris-Perry: How ‘The Help’ Commodifies Black Women’s Suffering Melissa Harris-Perry: How ‘The Help’ Commodifies Black Women’s Suffering
How does the movie The Help "photoshop" American history?
Feb 27, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Melissa Harris-Perry
Taking on the Dental Crisis: A Q&A With Bernie Sanders Taking on the Dental Crisis: A Q&A With Bernie Sanders
Students miss 50 million hours of school each year because of dental problems. A hearing Wednesday confronts the crisis.
Feb 27, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
The Untold Story of World War One The Untold Story of World War One
Going beyond the tale of a boy and his horse.
Feb 27, 2012 / Adam Hochschild
‘Why I’m Hunger-Striking at UVA’ by College Football Player Joseph Williams ‘Why I’m Hunger-Striking at UVA’ by College Football Player Joseph Williams
UVA football player Joseph Wiliams is on a hunger strike so campus workers can get a living wage. As you can read, he has the politics and depth to back up his concerns.
Feb 26, 2012 / Dave Zirin
This Week: The GOP’s Retro-Culture Wars. PLUS: The Latino Vote in 2012 This Week: The GOP’s Retro-Culture Wars. PLUS: The Latino Vote in 2012
This week, the GOP’s continued war on women's health. Plus, guest-blogger Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto begins writing for us with a post on anti-immigration racial animus an...
Feb 24, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel