Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s Only Black Driver, Is Threatened With a Noose Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s Only Black Driver, Is Threatened With a Noose
This is not a prank and it’s not a game. NASCAR needs to be prepared to defend Wallace from violence.
Jun 22, 2020 / Dave Zirin
America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests
It took centuries to build up the system of white supremacy enforced by the police. It will take years of persistent protest to undo it.
Jun 15, 2020 / Elie Mystal
To the White People Who Keep Asking How to ‘Help’ To the White People Who Keep Asking How to ‘Help’
Spare me the sympathy. It’s outrage that matters.
Jun 3, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness
After the police murder of George Floyd, many athletes spoke out. This is a key part of the process of building anti-racism.
May 28, 2020 / Dave Zirin
You Can’t Mask Stupid You Can’t Mask Stupid
The very people howling the loudest about reopening—and running around maskless—are the ones making it too dangerous to reopen.
May 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly
They saw themselves as entitled to police the movements, motivations, and ultimately, the right to exist of a black stranger.
May 15, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
The Tangled History of Illness and Idiocy The Tangled History of Illness and Idiocy
The pandemic is stress-testing two concepts Americans have historically gotten wrong.
Apr 13, 2020 / Jessi Jezewska Stevens
Pop Music Has Always Been Queer Pop Music Has Always Been Queer
Sasha Geffen’s debut book reveals that the history of pop music is a history of gender rebellion.
Apr 8, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina
Impeachment Polls Show Democrats Are Wooing the Wrong White People Impeachment Polls Show Democrats Are Wooing the Wrong White People
It’s obvious which Trump supporters will go down with this ship—and there’s no point trying to change their minds.
Oct 25, 2019 / Steve Phillips
Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice
Critics of a San Francisco school’s decision to paint over art forget that people of color have a bright future, not just a tragic past.
Jul 9, 2019 / Jennifer Wilson