What Was the Paris Olympics? What Was the Paris Olympics?
The Olympic Games supercharge the problems that already exist in a host city. We saw that in Paris—but what will happen in LA?
Aug 15, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin
It’s Hard to Be a Leftist Leader in Colombia It’s Hard to Be a Leftist Leader in Colombia
Since taking office in August 2022, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has pursued an ambitious agenda—with mixed results.
Aug 15, 2024 / Gabriel Hetland
To Understand India, Listen to the Pandits of Kashmir To Understand India, Listen to the Pandits of Kashmir
They have been lionized, targeted, exploited, and oppressed for decades. And they have stories to tell.
Aug 15, 2024 / Nevin Kallepalli
Let Us Not Praise Infamous Men Let Us Not Praise Infamous Men
Or: One morning in the war.
Aug 15, 2024 / Feature / Peter Davis
Democrats Need to Stop Trashing Palestinian Voters if They Want to Win Democrats Need to Stop Trashing Palestinian Voters if They Want to Win
Palestinian Americans have learned that the Democratic Party will bomb your homeland, kill your family, use your own money to do it, and still expect your vote.
Aug 14, 2024 / Layla Saliba
The Man Using Sports to Fight Israeli War Crimes The Man Using Sports to Fight Israeli War Crimes
Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestine Olympic Committee, says sports can be a nonviolent tool to resist occupation.
Aug 13, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden
The former president is caught in a nostalgia trap of his own making.
Aug 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Their Atrocities—and Ours: Thinking About the Wrong Side of History Their Atrocities—and Ours: Thinking About the Wrong Side of History
Can a cause still be just, even if atrocities have been committed on its behalf?
Aug 12, 2024 / Bruce Robbins
The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military The Rotten Partnership Between the US Media and the Israeli Military
Even as their colleagues in Gaza are deliberately massacred, Western journalists continue to play along with the IDF.
Aug 12, 2024 / Séamus Malekafzali
Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground
The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.
Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer