Bernie Sanders Is Courting Indigenous Peoples—Even Those Who Pledged Not to Vote Bernie Sanders Is Courting Indigenous Peoples—Even Those Who Pledged Not to Vote
The presidential hopeful is linking his “political revolution” with the concerns of Native Americans.
Apr 18, 2016 / Andrew Bard Epstein
Why Mississippi’s New Anti-LGBT Law Is the Most Dangerous One To Be Passed Yet Why Mississippi’s New Anti-LGBT Law Is the Most Dangerous One To Be Passed Yet
The law doesn’t protect religious belief. It protects bigots who discriminate against LGBT people—and zealots who place their religion above the law.
Apr 8, 2016 / Katherine Stewart
Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court
Will Indian nations lose one of the remaining paths for bringing justice to those who commit wrongs on their land?
Dec 7, 2015 / Andrew Bard Epstein
What If Your Tap Water Was Too Polluted to Drink? What If Your Tap Water Was Too Polluted to Drink?
This sorry state of affairs is the daily reality for too many Americans.
Oct 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans? Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans?
It's time to confront, not celebrate, the other American slavery.
Sep 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Apache vs. Rio Tinto The Apache vs. Rio Tinto
The San Carlos tribe is fighting to block a massive mining project that would cut a two-mile wide crater through sacred land.
Jul 31, 2015 / Nick Kimbrell
A Judge Just Ruled Against the Most Racist Name in Football A Judge Just Ruled Against the Most Racist Name in Football
The Washington football team's name is a dictionary-defined slur—and now the federal Patent and Trademark Office has been ordered to cancel its trademark registration.
Jul 8, 2015 / Dave Zirin
June 25, 1876: In the Battle of Little Bighorn, Custer Makes His Last Stand June 25, 1876: In the Battle of Little Bighorn, Custer Makes His Last Stand
"Who shall blame the Sioux for defending themselves, their wives and children, when attacked in their own encampment and threatened with destruction?"
Jun 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Confederate Flag, the Washington Football Team, and the Owners Who Love Them The Confederate Flag, the Washington Football Team, and the Owners Who Love Them
If the Confederate flag is seen as poisonous, then products bearing the Washington football team name should be regarded in similar fashion.
Jun 24, 2015 / Dave Zirin
The University of Wisconsin’s Point Guard Says Change the Mascot The University of Wisconsin’s Point Guard Says Change the Mascot
Bronson Koenig is using his newfound national platform to speak out against mistreatment of Native Americans.
Mar 16, 2015 / Brian Ward