Is NCAA President Mark Emmert ‘Justice-Curious’? Is NCAA President Mark Emmert ‘Justice-Curious’?
Last week, NCAA President Mark Emmert crossed a stunning ideological bridge away from the antediluvian. Emmert said in an interview with USA Today that at April's NCAA board meetin...
Apr 4, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08? Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08?
It’s not clear yet how the grassroots organizers featured in Obama's re-election kickoff video will figure into the overall strategy of his campaign.
Apr 4, 2011 / Ari Berman
The Resistance Has Begun The Resistance Has Begun
The rich got too greedy and took to much, and now average Americans are fighting back—not by looking to their leaders but by physically occupying banks, streets and state Cap...
Apr 4, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
The Great Wells of Manning Marable The Great Wells of Manning Marable
Manning Marable did more than encourage us. He made a way for us.
Apr 3, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry
2011 Budget Cuts: A Matter of Life and Death 2011 Budget Cuts: A Matter of Life and Death
For thousands of protesting Americans, their state budget cuts aren't merely an inconvenience, they're a matter of survival.
Apr 2, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Tax Havens: Bigger Than You Think, Closer to Home Than You Imagine Tax Havens: Bigger Than You Think, Closer to Home Than You Imagine
Author Nicholas Shaxson explains that over half the world's trade is now routed through tax havens, and the United States is itself a leading tax haven.
Apr 1, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
I Want to See Trump’s IQ Tests!: Birtherism Traps Trump, Gobbles GOP I Want to See Trump’s IQ Tests!: Birtherism Traps Trump, Gobbles GOP
The deeper purpose behind the pandering is to encourage us all to relax into the stupid.
Apr 1, 2011 / Leslie Savan
This Year’s Final Four: Beyond ‘Cinderella vs. Sinners’ This Year’s Final Four: Beyond ‘Cinderella vs. Sinners’
Before the media becomes too engorged on this Cinderella vs. Sinners narrative, it‘s worth noting that while superficially true, it’s also fraudulent, moralistic hooey.
Apr 1, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Bringing the Budget Protests to New York Bringing the Budget Protests to New York
From Wisconsin to Indiana to right here in New York—the state capitol in Albany Wednesday night echoed as well with chants of “This is what democracy looks like&rdq...
Mar 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Bring the No-Fly Zone Home to Arizona Bring the No-Fly Zone Home to Arizona
Could Obama and his supporters take a break from celebrating so-called no-fly zones—and take a look at what’s happening in Arizona?
Mar 30, 2011 / Laura Flanders