Society

Megan Rapinoe and team

The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is

This World Cup has demonstrated on the largest possible stage the competing forms of patriotism that exist in the United States.

Jul 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Draw Them One at a Time

Draw Them One at a Time Draw Them One at a Time

Artists focus on the children in the camps. An ongoing online project.

Jul 8, 2019 / OppArt / Chuck Todd, Dan McConnell, Steve Brodner, Ed Hall, and Ivan Ehlers

Migrants crossing through Agadez

What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger

Overnight, an EU-backed law criminalized the main source of income in the city of Agadez. It didn’t stop migration, but it wrecked the economy.

Jul 5, 2019 / Rémi Carayol

David Brooks

Democrats Don’t Need David Brooks Democrats Don’t Need David Brooks

Appealing to Never Trump Republicans would cost Democrats their base.  

Jul 3, 2019 / Jeet Heer

American flag

Defending the Right of Radical Dissent Is the Highest Expression of Patriotism Defending the Right of Radical Dissent Is the Highest Expression of Patriotism

A new book by David Maraniss captures the spirit of the Independence Day far more truly than Trump’s parade.

Jul 3, 2019 / John Nichols

The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations

The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations

Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy sends asylum seekers into dangerous border towns where they struggle to keep safe.

Jul 3, 2019 / John Washington

Trans women protest

Eleven Black Trans Women Have Been Murdered This Year. It’s Time for Another Uprising. Eleven Black Trans Women Have Been Murdered This Year. It’s Time for Another Uprising.

A recent survey of black communities in America found that for transgender people, the threat of violence is the biggest concern.

Jul 3, 2019 / Alicia Garza

How Stonewall Veteran Jay Toole’s Life Has Changed Since the Riots—and How It Hasn’t

How Stonewall Veteran Jay Toole’s Life Has Changed Since the Riots—and How It Hasn’t How Stonewall Veteran Jay Toole’s Life Has Changed Since the Riots—and How It Hasn’t

Toole sees Stonewall as a turning point for the LGBTQ movement, but not for everyone in it.

Jul 2, 2019 / Feature / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

US military in Qamishli, Syria

Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism? Why Won’t the Media Criticize US Interventionism?

Despite military involvement in 75 percent of the world, mainstream news outlets always stop short of calling out American aggressions.

Jul 2, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Baseball attendance

Why No One Watches Baseball Anymore Why No One Watches Baseball Anymore

The sport is experiencing its lowest levels of support since 1937. The reasons are obvious, but owners and executives have no incentive to look for answers.

Jul 2, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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