Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment
In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American communit...
Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room
What Does the AOL/HuffPo Deal Mean for Journalism? What Does the AOL/HuffPo Deal Mean for Journalism?
On Uprising Radio, John Nichols says that the $315 million deal will not benefit readers.
Feb 9, 2011 / Uprising Radio
Noam Chomsky: How Climate Change Became a ‘Liberal Hoax’ Noam Chomsky: How Climate Change Became a ‘Liberal Hoax’
The right has orchestrated a massive public relations campaign to discredit climate science and now a good number of Americans don't believe global warming is really happening.
Feb 9, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Was the DLC Good for Democrats? Was the DLC Good for Democrats?
After the death of the DLC, The Nation's Ari Berman explores whether the Democratic Party benefitted from their organizing.
Feb 9, 2011 / MSNBC
The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins
For Bobby Mitchell, integrating the last whites-only football team in the NFL was a greater challenge than most Americans can grasp, and remains part of a period in sports history ...
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
Does Russia Pose a Security Threat to America? Does Russia Pose a Security Threat to America?
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel and NYU's Stephen Cohen join MSNBC's Morning Joe to explore whether Russia and US foreign interests are at odds.
Feb 8, 2011 / Morning Joe
Sports and the African American Experience Sports and the African American Experience
Leading an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, The Nation's Dave Zirin asks, why is the history of sports and the African American experience so deeply intertwined?
Feb 8, 2011 / Press Room
Chris Hayes: An Experience That Changed Me Chris Hayes: An Experience That Changed Me
The Nation's Christopher Hayes talks about an experience that changed his worldview.
Feb 7, 2011 / YouTube
The Green Bay Packers: A Team for Progressives The Green Bay Packers: A Team for Progressives
Dave Zirin says that the Green Bay Packers are a special case in football, representing a possibility for community involvement and social change rarely seen in sports.
Feb 7, 2011 / GRITtv
Sharif Kouddous on Egypt’s Media Crackdown Sharif Kouddous on Egypt’s Media Crackdown
Democracy Now!'s Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports on the media crackdown that journalists have faced in Egypt.
Feb 7, 2011 / Democracy Now!