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Marlean Ames, who claims she was passed over for jobs because she is a straight woman, stands outside her lawyer's office in Akron, Ohio.

The Supreme Court Just Cleared the Way for a Flood of “Reverse Discrimination” Lawsuits The Supreme Court Just Cleared the Way for a Flood of “Reverse Discrimination” Lawsuits

The court’s ruling in favor of a woman who says she was passed over for jobs because she is straight is correct in theory—but it’s going to be terrifying in practice.

Jun 5, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze US medalists, raise fists in a Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games (left). John Carlos repeats salute at a conference on September 24, 2018 (right).

The Timely Example of Dr. John Carlos The Timely Example of Dr. John Carlos

As the 1968 Olympian turns 80, his life provides a lesson for our times: Don’t sell out.

Jun 5, 2025 / Dave Zirin

The Saturday Mothers

The Saturday Mothers The Saturday Mothers

Since 1995, a group of mothers has been gathering every Saturday in Istanbul to seek information about their forcibly disappeared relatives.

Jun 5, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Harvey Weinstein at a preliminary hearing last year for his retrial on rape charges in New York

How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo

Sexual predators are getting free passes from Donald Trump and the right-wing mediasphere.

Jun 4, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

The Misinformation Campaign Trying to Bring Down Abortion Pills

The Misinformation Campaign Trying to Bring Down Abortion Pills The Misinformation Campaign Trying to Bring Down Abortion Pills

Hundreds of thousands of people could lose access to a safe, effective and well-studied method for abortion care if this campaign succeeds.

Jun 4, 2025 / Rachel Jones and Dr. Jamila Perritt

Leonard Leo, former head of the Federalist Society, and Donald Trump.

Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge

The fight might between the president and the conservative old guard might just be the biggest legal development of Trump’s second term.

Jun 3, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Springtime

Springtime Springtime

For MAGA

Jun 3, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaking during a press conference at Massapequa High School on May 30, 2025, discussing New York State’s ban on Native American mascots.

Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns

After pocketing billions from minstrelsy, Linda McMahon wants to force New York schools to bring it back.

Jun 3, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power President Trump Is Demolishing America’s Global Soft Power

Trump’s sharp cuts to humanitarian aid will ensure that the United States’ soft power crumbles, doing lasting damage to its international standing.

Jun 3, 2025 / Alfred McCoy

More than 50 people gathered at the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday to show that our country, a place that once welcomed immigrants, now disappears them.

Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget Art Is How We Remember What Power Wants Us to Forget

At the steps of the Statue of Liberty on Sunday, I organized more than 50 people to turn our grief into a collective demand: Free the 238 men unlawfully disappeared into CECOT.

Jun 2, 2025 / Paola Mendoza

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