3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading 3 Years After the El Paso Shooting, “Environmental” Nativism Is Spreading
Racist attacks in which shooters claim to be motivated by environmental concerns are becoming increasingly common, as is the ideology behind them.
Aug 3, 2022 / Gaby Del Valle
By Attacking Brittney Griner, Trump Signals to His Base: “I’m Still Racist” By Attacking Brittney Griner, Trump Signals to His Base: “I’m Still Racist”
The former president is reconnecting with his fans by using an old playbook: demonize a Black athlete, lie about who they are, and reap the benefits.
Aug 2, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Bill Russell Was a Revolutionary Bill Russell Was a Revolutionary
The death of the basketball legend at 88 should remind us of his courage off the court.
Aug 1, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Distorting the Holocaust to Boost the International Arms Trade Distorting the Holocaust to Boost the International Arms Trade
If whitewashing Bulgaria’s history during the Second World War helps an Israeli arms company get a contract, who could possibly object?
Jul 26, 2022 / Raz Segal and Amos Goldberg
Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails Easy Money: How Counties Are Funneling Covid Relief Funds Into New Jails
Counties aren’t supposed to use Covid funds to build jails and prisons—but that hasn’t stopped some of them from trying to do it anyway.
Jul 26, 2022 / Feature / Lauren Gill
Aliyah Boston Makes ESPN Look Small Aliyah Boston Makes ESPN Look Small
Aliyah Boston showed that she doesn’t need the ESPYs—but the ESPYs desperately need her.
Jul 22, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant
A conversation with the activist and writer about his new book Asylum and the intersections of oppression that face LGBTQ migrants and refugees.
Jul 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / John Washington
It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded
A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.
Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders
Journey to Guantánamo: A Week in America’s Notorious Penal Colony Journey to Guantánamo: A Week in America’s Notorious Penal Colony
A journalist heads to the US naval base and detention center, seeking out truths we’re not meant to see.
Jul 11, 2022 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi