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Brazil in Peril: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Zika Virus Brazil in Peril: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Zika Virus

The legacy of the 2016 Brazil Olympics could be the spreading of the Zika virus across the hemisphere’s most vulnerable populations.

Jan 27, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Obama gives State of the Union

Barack Obama’s Irrefutable Victory for Racial Justice Barack Obama’s Irrefutable Victory for Racial Justice

With at least one policy, the president has achieved something that almost never occurs.

Jan 22, 2016 / Algernon Austin

The Poisoning of Flint

The Poisoning of Flint The Poisoning of Flint

Decades of catastrophic austerity policies and ruinous government fealty to corporate interests are jeopardizing the people of Michigan—and the rest of the country.  

Jan 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Reggie Batiste, program manager with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, administers a free HIV test as part of National HIV Testing Day in Atlanta.

Trans Sex Workers Are 25 Times More Likely to Be HIV Positive Than the General Population Trans Sex Workers Are 25 Times More Likely to Be HIV Positive Than the General Population

Here’s what can be done to push back against this unacceptable trend.

Dec 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Anti-abortion activists

Nearly 400 Anti-Abortion Bills Were Introduced Across the Country This Year Nearly 400 Anti-Abortion Bills Were Introduced Across the Country This Year

Forty-seven new restrictions passed, including clinic regulations, mandatory waiting periods, and measures aimed at Planned Parenthood.

Dec 11, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

A representative holds an “impact-absorbing” helmet at NFL Headquarters in New York.

There Is No ‘War on Football’ There Is No ‘War on Football’

The idea that concussion research is a liberal conspiracy is toxic and will hurt kids. It has to stop.

Dec 10, 2015 / Dave Zirin

In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive

In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive

156,000 of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV are undiagnosed—so why do we have outdated laws that encourage ignorance?

Dec 2, 2015 / John Knefel

Planned Parenthood Colorado Springs

How the Phony Planned Parenthood Videos Degraded the Abortion Debate How the Phony Planned Parenthood Videos Degraded the Abortion Debate

Abortion foes know Americans want choice to stay legal, so they’ve shifted their strategy to reduce access and demonize providers.

Nov 30, 2015 / Joan Walsh

Now White People Are Dying From Our Terrible Economic Policies, Too

Now White People Are Dying From Our Terrible Economic Policies, Too Now White People Are Dying From Our Terrible Economic Policies, Too

As the “middle class” hollows out, whites who started life under relatively promising circumstances are finally seeing the floor fall out under them.

Nov 6, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Why Does Anybody Play Football Anymore?

Why Does Anybody Play Football Anymore? Why Does Anybody Play Football Anymore?

Football has never been more popular. And it has never felt less like a game.

Nov 3, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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