Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act
Veterans of the Selma movement are receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, but would rather see the Voting Rights Act fixed.
Feb 24, 2016 / Ari Berman
Delonte West, Mental Health, and Royce White’s Unpublished Letter to the NBA Delonte West, Mental Health, and Royce White’s Unpublished Letter to the NBA
A former NBA player is suffering and another former player is taking the league to task for failing to do the right thing.
Feb 24, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Amputated Hands and Torn Fingers: The Meat-Processing Industry’s Horrifying Injuries Amputated Hands and Torn Fingers: The Meat-Processing Industry’s Horrifying Injuries
When a worker is seen as nothing more than a part on an assembly line, who cares if they break?
Feb 24, 2016 / Michelle Chen
A Larger Life A Larger Life
What A Little Life, the churn of narrative nonfiction, and, thus, likely our real views of victims of trauma are missing is the recognition of agency.
Feb 24, 2016 / Larissa Pham
Who Is the Real Progressive: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? Who Is the Real Progressive: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?
Four historians consider how the Democratic candidates fit within the history of the Progressive tradition.
Feb 24, 2016 / Kim Phillips-Fein, Charles Postel, Robert Greene II, and Michael Kazin
The Weirdness and Joy of Black Mountain College The Weirdness and Joy of Black Mountain College
Can the art of teaching art be exhibited? No, but people keep trying.
Feb 24, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Meet the Heroic Greeks Rescuing the Refugees the EU Has Abandoned Meet the Heroic Greeks Rescuing the Refugees the EU Has Abandoned
They’ve stepped into the gap, offering practical support to the thousands arriving daily on their shores.
Feb 24, 2016 / Feature / Kia Mistilis
Emperor Trump Emperor Trump
The 2016 election season is beginning to feel like an alternate reality.
Feb 23, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
The Gap Between New America and Old Politics The Gap Between New America and Old Politics
Latinos aren’t the only demographic changing the electorate.
Feb 23, 2016 / Julianne Hing
San Francisco’s Police Problem San Francisco’s Police Problem
The City by the Bay is known for its gentle vibe—except when it comes to the cops.
Feb 23, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon