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Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

On Black Friday, protesters across movements came together with a common demand: spend not one dime.

Dec 1, 2014 / Michelle Chen

The Case for Reparations (to Undocumented Workers)

The Case for Reparations (to Undocumented Workers) The Case for Reparations (to Undocumented Workers)

How do we calculate the uncompensated labor of Mexican and Central American migrants?

Dec 1, 2014 / Greg Grandin

St. Louis Rams Players Tell the World That #BlackLivesMatter

St. Louis Rams Players Tell the World That #BlackLivesMatter St. Louis Rams Players Tell the World That #BlackLivesMatter

Five players on the Rams football team made a political stand on Sunday in solidarity with Michael Brown.

Dec 1, 2014 / Dave Zirin

The Savior Blues: Ray Rice Can Play and Roger Goodell Is Revealed as an Accomplice in Abuse

The Savior Blues: Ray Rice Can Play and Roger Goodell Is Revealed as an Accomplice in Abuse The Savior Blues: Ray Rice Can Play and Roger Goodell Is Revealed as an Accomplice in Abuse

The decision by Judge Barbara Jones to reinstate Ray Rice stands as a brutal judgment on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Nov 28, 2014 / Dave Zirin

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

Ferguson teaches us that in elections for local law-enforcement posts the most fundamental choices are made.

Nov 26, 2014 / John Nichols

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh This Is Black Friday in Bangladesh

Walmart, Dickies, Disney, Sean John Apparel, Sears: Two years after the Tazreen factory fire, these companies and others have still not compensated the victims who died making thei...

Nov 26, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Do #BlackLivesMatter to White Athletes? Let’s Ask Them

Do #BlackLivesMatter to White Athletes? Let’s Ask Them Do #BlackLivesMatter to White Athletes? Let’s Ask Them

Black athletes are expressing views across social media about the killing of Michael Brown. It’s past time white athletes took some of this weight.

Nov 25, 2014 / Dave Zirin

The Assault on Young Black Life Extends Beyond Ferguson

The Assault on Young Black Life Extends Beyond Ferguson The Assault on Young Black Life Extends Beyond Ferguson

Black youth are perceived as adults, and their behaviors criminalized at every turn. Can this moment help change that?

Nov 25, 2014 / Dani McClain

Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine

Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine Rethinking the Cost of Western Intervention in Ukraine

When it comes to Ukraine, it’s time for the hawks to stand down.

Nov 25, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

In the Awesome World of the Future

In the Awesome World of the Future In the Awesome World of the Future

Personal privacy is so twentieth century.  

Nov 25, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

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