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A protester at the Counter-Opening of the Olympics event in Paris on July 25, 2024.

The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests The Paris Olympics Are Kicking Off With Protests

“The Olympic Games are profoundly disrupting the lives of French people,” the protesters wrote in a joint statement.“The question then arises: Who benefits from the Games?”

Jul 26, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Who let the cats out? Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance.

J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think J.D. Vance’s Hatred of Cat Ladies Is Weirder and More Dangerous Than You Think

Patriarchy, plutocracy, and ethnonationalism fuel the vice-presidential candidate’s bizarre slur.

Jul 26, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Endangered Birds

Endangered Birds Endangered Birds

Fifteen local birds threatened by climate change, street mural, Bronx, NY.

Jul 26, 2024 / OppArt / Nicky Enright

Palestinians walk next to the remains of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City on February 10, 2024.

Every University in Gaza Has Been Destroyed. So Have These Students’ Dreams. Every University in Gaza Has Been Destroyed. So Have These Students’ Dreams.

The class of 2024 was supposed to graduate this year. Instead, they are trapped in the hell of Gaza, and their futures are unknown.

Jul 26, 2024 / Sondos Fayoumi

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol on May 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

What I Learned Covering Attorney General Kamala Harris What I Learned Covering Attorney General Kamala Harris

Since her time as California attorney general, Vice President Kamala Harris has proven to be a tough-as-nails negotiator.

Jul 26, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Community organizations and tenants hold a rally to protest against the rising costs of rental apartments in New York City, May 20, 2023, in Brooklyn.

Biden Said Rent Cap. Here’s What Tenant Organizers Say Must Happen Next. Biden Said Rent Cap. Here’s What Tenant Organizers Say Must Happen Next.

The president called on Congress to act, but he could enact a rent stabilization policy with a stroke of his pen. Tenant leaders say they will keep organizing until it happens.

Jul 26, 2024 / Thomas Birmingham

The Rolling Stones Haven’t Missed a Beat

The Rolling Stones Haven’t Missed a Beat The Rolling Stones Haven’t Missed a Beat

The world's greatest rock and roll band is on the road again. This time, they’ve got a new drummer.

Jul 26, 2024 / Feature / Ethan Iverson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to speak before addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024.

Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque Netanyahu’s Theater of the Grotesque

Yesterday, Congress lauded and applauded the Israeli prime minister, who has been accused of war crimes by the ICC, even as his victims continued to die in Gaza.

Jul 25, 2024 / Ahmed Moor

Scott Schuyler, Upper Skagit Tribe Policy Representative for Natural and Cultural Resources at sacred ancestral fishing ground.

A River of Deception A River of Deception

Newly discovered documents reveal how Seattle's City government knowingly impacted an Indigenous Tribe's treaty rights for over a century.

Jul 25, 2024 / Photo Essay / Rico Moore

Nikki Hiltz celebrates crossing the finish line to win the women's 1500 meter final at the 2024 US Olympic Team Track & Field Trials at Hayward Field on June 30, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.

Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games Why There Are No Trans Women Competing at the Paris Games

There are at least two trans nonbinary athletes—Quinn and Nikki Hiltz—and they’re impossible not to cheer for.

Jul 25, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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