‘The Facts Themselves Speak Truth to Power’: An Interview With NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith ‘The Facts Themselves Speak Truth to Power’: An Interview With NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith
After the most tumultuous, scandal-plagued month in the history of the NFL commissioner’s office, we speak to the executive director of the player’s union about where t...
Sep 26, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever Hardest-Hitting Anti-Koch Ad Ever
Could ads like this stop the Kochs from buying the Senate?
Sep 25, 2014 / Leslie Savan
The Blotch on Eric Holder’s Record: Wall Street Accountability The Blotch on Eric Holder’s Record: Wall Street Accountability
The Attorney General has cemented a doctrine of “too big to jail” at the Justice Department.
Sep 25, 2014 / George Zornick
Eric Holder’s Voting Rights Legacy Eric Holder’s Voting Rights Legacy
DOJ’s aggressive defense of voting rights is one of the most important aspects of Holder’s tenure.
Sep 25, 2014 / Ari Berman
Why White People’s Awareness of Racism Isn’t Enough Why White People’s Awareness of Racism Isn’t Enough
A majority of Americans believe the criminal justice system is racially biased, but it takes more than an acknowledgement to dismantle the system.
Sep 24, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Fox: If Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’ Doesn’t Prove He Hates America, His UN Speech Does Fox: If Obama’s ‘Latte Salute’ Doesn’t Prove He Hates America, His UN Speech Does
How dare Obama salute someone without first tossing his coffee cup aside?
Sep 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Why Involving Bystanders Isn’t Enough to Combat Sexual Assault Why Involving Bystanders Isn’t Enough to Combat Sexual Assault
Activists say the Obama Administration’s “It’s On Us” campaign falls short of what’s needed to end campus sexual assault.
Sep 24, 2014 / Dani McClain
‘We Need to Convert That Energy’: Keith Ellison on What Comes After the People’s Climate March ‘We Need to Convert That Energy’: Keith Ellison on What Comes After the People’s Climate March
A Q&A with the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Sep 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable? Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable?
The de Blasio administration unveils an ambitious plan: reduce emissions and inequality at the same time.
Sep 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Barbara Lee Was Right in 2001. She’s Still Right Now. Barbara Lee Was Right in 2001. She’s Still Right Now.
Tuesday the Congresswoman called for “a full congressional debate and vote on any military action, as required by the Constitution.”
Sep 24, 2014 / John Nichols