It’s the Racism, Stupid: Meet the Press’s Epic NCAA Fail It’s the Racism, Stupid: Meet the Press’s Epic NCAA Fail
Bringing Arne Duncan and NCAA President Mark Emmert together to discuss the question of compensating college athletes produced predictable results.
Mar 24, 2014 / Dave Zirin
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fall and Rise of American Cities, Through Camilo José Vergara’s Lens This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fall and Rise of American Cities, Through Camilo José Vergara’s Lens
Vergara’s ambivalent feelings about gentrifying Harlem stem from a recognition of just how far the neighborhood had fallen in previous years.
Mar 22, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
14 Disturbing Stats About Racial Inequality in American Public Schools 14 Disturbing Stats About Racial Inequality in American Public Schools
Black students account for 18 percent of the country’s pre-K enrollment, 48 percent with multiple out-of-school suspensions.
Mar 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
True or False? Koch Brothers Group Abandons Its Misleading Anti-Obamacare Ads True or False? Koch Brothers Group Abandons Its Misleading Anti-Obamacare Ads
AFP goes all nice with #PeopleNotPolitics. What’s next: #PeopleNotPipelines?
Mar 21, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Europe Goes Soft on Conflict Minerals, Making Human Rights Optional Europe Goes Soft on Conflict Minerals, Making Human Rights Optional
The European Union’s new plan for restricting conflict materials in global trade starts with good intentions, but basically ends there.
Mar 21, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Tweeters of the World, Unite! Tweeters of the World, Unite!
Can the women of color on Twitter who are feeding the media’s aggregation mania see remuneration for their efforts?
Mar 21, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong
Michael Sam’s Open Letter to the University of Missouri Michael Sam’s Open Letter to the University of Missouri
Michael Sam pays tribute to a campus that gave him the strength to make history.
Mar 21, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Will Iran, Syria and Egypt Take Their Cues From Russia? Will Iran, Syria and Egypt Take Their Cues From Russia?
The Middle East's strongmen might not dislike Russia's tough new stand.
Mar 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
What Do de Blasio’s Lackluster Poll Numbers Really Tell Us? What Do de Blasio’s Lackluster Poll Numbers Really Tell Us?
The poll numbers don’t matter, but the limited narrative they reflect does.
Mar 20, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
Officials Investigating Death of Mentally Ill Homeless Vet Who ‘Baked to Death’ in a New York City Jail Cell Officials Investigating Death of Mentally Ill Homeless Vet Who ‘Baked to Death’ in a New York City Jail Cell
Jerome Murdough was found dead in a Rikers Island jail cell after it had reached temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mar 20, 2014 / Steven Hsieh