Topple the Electoral College Topple the Electoral College
A Supreme Court ruling upholding restrictions on “faithless electors” does nothing to legitimize this antidemocratic institution.
Jul 6, 2020 / John Nichols
Is Dan Snyder Really Changing the Washington Team’s Name? Is Dan Snyder Really Changing the Washington Team’s Name?
He has always said he would never change the name of his team, but “never” is coming up mighty fast.
Jul 6, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago Why JPMorgan Chase Should Give $1 Billion to Black Neighborhoods in Chicago
Activist Ja’Mal Green wants the nation’s biggest bank to pay reparations for its history of racist lending.
Jul 6, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez
American Dreamers American Dreamers
The Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Jul 3, 2020 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Black Lives and the Fourth of July Black Lives and the Fourth of July
After Juneteenth, it’s hard to overlook the hollowness of American freedom.
Jul 3, 2020 / Westenley Alcenat
Imagining a New Mount Rushmore Imagining a New Mount Rushmore
What would a monument for our current Trumpian moment look like?
Jul 3, 2020 / Lawrence Weschler
Maya Moore for the Win Maya Moore for the Win
Jonathan Irons finally walks free thanks to the efforts of the all-time basketball great.
Jul 2, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership The White Left Needs to Embrace Black Leadership
The current uprisings are what class struggle in the 21st century looks like.
Jul 2, 2020 / Barbara Ransby
Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma Black Visibility Matters—and Not Just During Trauma
The recent increase in the representation and prominence of Black voices amid the nation’s racial uprising is bittersweet—and limiting.
Jul 2, 2020 / Ernest Owens
Black Lives Matter: Walking Forward Black Lives Matter: Walking Forward
Street intervention (artist unknown), Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2020.
Jul 1, 2020 / OppArt / Chris Schiavo