Who Killed Lawrence Phillips? Who Killed Lawrence Phillips?
The former first-round draft pick took his own life in a prison cell. But there is far more to this story.
Jan 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Letters From the January 25–February 1, 2016, Issue Letters From the January 25–February 1, 2016, Issue
Nader haters and lovers… ties that unbind… cold war, hot debate… exchange with Tim Shorrock (web-only)…
Jan 7, 2016 / Our Readers and Tim Shorrock
December 28, 1973: Alexsander Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ is Published December 28, 1973: Alexsander Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ is Published
“The duty is not only to memorialize the fallen, it is also to confront the living.”
Dec 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Survivors of Domestic Violence Deserve Clemency, Not Prison Cells Survivors of Domestic Violence Deserve Clemency, Not Prison Cells
Governor Andrew Cuomo just made an historic pledge to grant clemency to thousands of former nonviolent youthful offenders—what about women who committed violence in order to live?
Dec 21, 2015 / Victoria Law
The Biggest Threat to American Public Safety Is the American Police State The Biggest Threat to American Public Safety Is the American Police State
Welcome to Cop Land, where the police make all the rules.
Dec 21, 2015 / Matthew Harwood
China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented
Seven worker-activists involved in the independent labor organizations known as “worker centers” have been arrested.
Dec 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up
As in Ferguson, Waller County and Prairie View are choking residents with court fees in order to fill their coffers in a state without income tax.
Dec 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan
’Tis the Season to Give—Generously ’Tis the Season to Give—Generously
You might not have heard of these hardworking organizations—but they are doing great work, and could do more with your support.
Dec 17, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
‘Chi-raq’ Reveals Spike Lee’s Outdated Race Politics ‘Chi-raq’ Reveals Spike Lee’s Outdated Race Politics
At its heart, Chi-raq is a critique of the hypermasculine posturing that props up so much gang violence—but it only examines what that means for men, not women.
Dec 14, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith
For These Refugees, Trump’s Threats Are Already a Reality For These Refugees, Trump’s Threats Are Already a Reality
For one group of Bangladeshi asylum seekers, the threat of “banning Muslims” is far from hypothetical.
Dec 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen