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The Sterling Ban: 10 Takeaways From Adam Silver’s and Kevin Johnson’s Press Conferences

The Sterling Ban: 10 Takeaways From Adam Silver’s and Kevin Johnson’s Press Conferences The Sterling Ban: 10 Takeaways From Adam Silver’s and Kevin Johnson’s Press Conferences

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver brought down the hammer. But there is more work to be done.

Apr 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin

There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker

There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker

With the Senate preparing to hold a procedural vote as early as Wednesday on a proposal to increase the federal minimum wage, it’s worth considering what’s at stake in ...

Apr 29, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

What Cliven Bundy Learned From the Koch Brothers

What Cliven Bundy Learned From the Koch Brothers What Cliven Bundy Learned From the Koch Brothers

The real “takers” are the biggest corporations and banks, the richest Americans.

Apr 29, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Study: Most of the Innocent People Sentenced to Death Have Not Been Exonerated

Study: Most of the Innocent People Sentenced to Death Have Not Been Exonerated Study: Most of the Innocent People Sentenced to Death Have Not Been Exonerated

Researchers found that about one in twenty-five of people sentenced to death are likely innocent.

Apr 29, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power

Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power Justice Sotomayor Speaks Truth to (White) Power

The Justice’s dissent in the Michigan college admissions case identified an enduring element of white supremacy clinging to our democracy. 

Apr 29, 2014 / William Greider

1968 Olympian John Carlos Says the NBA Should Seize Donald Sterling’s Team

1968 Olympian John Carlos Says the NBA Should Seize Donald Sterling’s Team 1968 Olympian John Carlos Says the NBA Should Seize Donald Sterling’s Team

John Carlos has some strong feelings about what fans, players and NBA owners should do about Donald Sterling.

Apr 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Smitten With Our Smartphones

Smitten With Our Smartphones Smitten With Our Smartphones

There must be some reason why we're hopelessly devoted to our Androids and iPhones.

Apr 29, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Donald Sterling’s Impolite Racism

Donald Sterling’s Impolite Racism Donald Sterling’s Impolite Racism

The embattled basketball team owner broke the rules of how one should go about being racist in America.

Apr 28, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance

When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance When Acceptance Just Isn’t Acceptable: Netanyahu’s Denial of Holocaust Acceptance

Answering statements of Holocaust acceptance with denial is becoming a Netanyahu trademark.

Apr 28, 2014 / Eli Clifton

How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund

How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund

The impasse facing the TWA healthcare program stems from the taxi workforce’s structural exclusion from labor protections

Apr 28, 2014 / Michelle Chen

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