Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes Slide Show: 6 Ways the Media Represents Female Athletes
Female athletes are significantly more likely to be portrayed in ways that emphasize their femininity and heterosexuality over their athletic prowess, often with the justification…
Aug 1, 2011 / The Nation
Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap Debunking the Myth that Sports and Politics Don’t Overlap
Sports has a rich tradition of resistance politics.
Aug 1, 2011 / The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel on All Things Considered: Debt Ceiling Compromises and Consequences Katrina vanden Heuvel on All Things Considered: Debt Ceiling Compromises and Consequences
All of the plans on the table for solving the debt crisis, including the finalized plan, are far removed from the needs and wants of ordinary Americans.
Aug 1, 2011 / NPR
Sherry Wolf: Revolution in the Air Sherry Wolf: Revolution in the Air
There is a unique global upheaval underway, with activists borrowing certain protest tactics and creating others to be shared as revolutions around the world create progressive cha...
Jul 29, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Dave Zirin on The Nation’s Sports Issue
From Jackie Robinson and the first integrated sports teams to Pat Tillman and our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, sports is woven into the fabric of our nation.
Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation
Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero
There was a time—not too long ago—when black players were not allowed to play on "white" teams.
Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Wants to Sabotage the Economy Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Wants to Sabotage the Economy
How can President Obama break through Republican gamesmanship and prevent a debt crisis?
Jul 28, 2011 / MSNBC
Slide Show: David Remnick, Ralph Nader, Cecile Richards on Their Sports Heroes Slide Show: David Remnick, Ralph Nader, Cecile Richards on Their Sports Heroes
For The Nation's special Sports Issue, we asked a distinguished group of writers, thinkers and advocates to pay tribute to their favorite sports heroes growing up. The result is a package of moving mini-essays all expressing, in their own way, a feeling many of us share: pure love of the game. The following slide show illustrates our writers' heros with excerpts from each tribute. Click the links in each slide to read the full tributes.
Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation
Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory
After an eighteen-week labor standoff, the National Football League players' union has unanimously voted to approve an agreement that promotes player health and safety.
Jul 27, 2011 / Democracy Now!
The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith
After years of unnecessary spending and tax cuts, Republican politicians are finally complaining about unfathomable amounts of debt.
Jul 26, 2011 / MSNBC