Society

Is Trump Racist

Is Trump a Racist? Is Trump a Racist?

Yes, but that’s the wrong question.

Feb 20, 2019 / Steve Phillips

Maryland Terrapins UMD

Will Maryland College Athletes Be Unionized? Will Maryland College Athletes Be Unionized?

A bill being put forward in the Maryland statehouse will give college athletes union protection. 

Feb 20, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess

Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess

That should bode well for lawsuits challenging Trump’s emergency declaration—if judges follow legal principles instead of politics.

Feb 20, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Mt. Suri-Bocci

Mt. Suri-Bocci Mt. Suri-Bocci

Shafted on the border.

Feb 20, 2019 / OppArt / Tim O’Brien

Pre-K Teacher and Students

Early-Childhood-Education Initiatives Are Promising More Than They Deliver Early-Childhood-Education Initiatives Are Promising More Than They Deliver

Pre-K programs are failing to adequately support children or staff.

Feb 19, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Anti-Trump “No Ban, No Wall” Demonstration

Take Action Now: End Trump’s Phony National Emergency Take Action Now: End Trump’s Phony National Emergency

Call your representatives and stage an action this week against Trump’s racist border wall.

Feb 19, 2019 / NationAction

Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.

Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent. Alabama Is Going to Execute Rocky Myers. He Might Be Innocent.

The case of an intellectually disabled prisoner on death row is a window into the many flaws in the death penalty in America.

Feb 19, 2019 / Ashoka Mukpo

Medicare For All

We Don’t Need Private Health Insurance We Don’t Need Private Health Insurance

New single-payer plans don’t need to worry about carving out roles for health-care profiteers. 

Feb 18, 2019 / Adam Gaffney

Donald Trump

Congress Should Apply Trump’s Own Standard for Executive Accountability to Him as President Congress Should Apply Trump’s Own Standard for Executive Accountability to Him as President

Trump wanted Congress to get tough on presidents who use executive action to “subvert the Constitution.” How tough? He said they “certainly could be impeached.”

Feb 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL

A confidentially agreement prevents us from knowing the details, but the fact that the NFL was willing to settle tells us a great deal. 

Feb 15, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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