NFL Bosses Are Already Weaponizing Jay-Z NFL Bosses Are Already Weaponizing Jay-Z
A coach’s decision to play Jay-Z to humiliate outspoken wide receiver Kenny Stills speaks volumes about where the NFL is in 2019.
Aug 21, 2019 / Dave Zirin
China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm
Underpaid and overworked, drivers for food delivery apps like Meituan and Ele.me are speaking out about brutal hours and dangerous conditions.
Aug 21, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests
The authorities are using unprecedented police brutality and selective arrests to silence pent-up public demands for more democratic governance.
Aug 21, 2019 / Ilaria Maria Sala
Conservatives’ Freakout Over the 1619 Project Reveals Their Fear of America’s Actual Past Conservatives’ Freakout Over the 1619 Project Reveals Their Fear of America’s Actual Past
It turns out conservatives love history—unless it’s true.
Aug 21, 2019 / Jeet Heer
We Have Been Here Before We Have Been Here Before
Japanese American incarceration is the blueprint for today’s migrant detention camps.
Aug 21, 2019 / Brandon Shimoda
A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry A Killer Cop Gets Fired, and Somehow the Cops Are Angry
Daniel Pantaleo suffered the absolute minimal consequence for killing Eric Garner. The fact that the police union is throwing a tantrum is sick and outrageous.
Aug 21, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Trump Baby Trump Baby
Check out all installments in the OppArt series.
Aug 21, 2019 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes and Steve Brodner
Clairo’s Bedroom Pop Takes Over the World Clairo’s Bedroom Pop Takes Over the World
Distilling heartbreak into hits, her debut album shows the YouTube sensation is a true star.
Aug 21, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Utah Is Spending Extra on Health Care So More People Can Suffer Utah Is Spending Extra on Health Care So More People Can Suffer
Utah voters approved Medicaid expansion. Why hasn’t it been implemented?
Aug 21, 2019 / David M. Perry
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Finish What FDR Started Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Finish What FDR Started
And it could give Democrats a fighting chance in farm country and small-town America.
Aug 20, 2019 / John Nichols