Racism and Discrimination

Workers hold signs at a protest with slogans like

We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement

We cannot stand by and watch as our so-called union brothers continue to brutalize Black and working-class lives with impunity.

Oct 26, 2020 / The Debate / Kim Kelly

Cage Rage

Cage Rage Cage Rage

Atlas plugged. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 19.

Oct 23, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous

Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous Military Flyovers at NFL Games Are Ridiculous

Troy Aikman and Joe Buck would be right to call them out for what they are: outrageously wasteful publicity stunts.

Oct 21, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden?

Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden? Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden?

UNITE-HERE! had 90 percent of its members laid off because of Trump’s bungling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are knocking on doors to elect Joe Biden.

Oct 21, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

Baseball’s Race Problem

Baseball’s Race Problem Baseball’s Race Problem

More than half a century after they reenergized the sport, Black Americans may not need baseball. But baseball needs more Black players—and fans.

Oct 20, 2020 / Feature / Gene Seymour

Lakers win

NBA Bubble Postmortem NBA Bubble Postmortem

Were NBA players correct to finish their season, given concerns that they would distract from the movements in the streets? I think they were.

Oct 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut Eyes Wide Shut

Dark obsessions. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 12.

Oct 16, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression

Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression

As the growing number of Black and Latinx voters threaten the GOP’s stranglehold on power, attempts to limit safe voting options during the pandemic reveal a deeper sickness in Tex...

Oct 16, 2020 / Michael Barajas and The Texas Observer

The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical

Amid the pandemic and worsening marginalization, we have to get better at doing one thing: listening.

Oct 14, 2020 / Sister Simone Campbell

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers

Countless men, women, and children have been killed at the hands of US law enforcement officers. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police on March 13, 2020, and recently he...

Oct 13, 2020 / OppArt / Coco Howard

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