‘Whiteness Is All They’ve Got’: Gary Younge on Trump’s Working-Class Supporters ‘Whiteness Is All They’ve Got’: Gary Younge on Trump’s Working-Class Supporters
Plus D. D. Guttenplan on Jackson, Mississippi, and Amy Wilentz on Ivana Trump’s new memoir.
Dec 21, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash 2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash
Following an old script, right-wing racist minions spent this year trying to make athlete activists pay a price for being conscious.
Dec 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Roy Moore Isn’t the Only One Who Thinks Dating Kids Is Fine Roy Moore Isn’t the Only One Who Thinks Dating Kids Is Fine
Just ask their parents first.
Dec 13, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Second Klan The Second Klan
Linda Gordon’s new book captures how white supremacy has long been part of our political mainstream.
Dec 13, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kevin M. Kruse
The Racist Right Looks Left The Racist Right Looks Left
At Richard Spencer’s secret conference, white supremacists denounce corporate capitalism.
Dec 8, 2017 / Donna Minkowitz
How 5 College Kids Brought Thousands Together to Shut Down Richard Spencer How 5 College Kids Brought Thousands Together to Shut Down Richard Spencer
This wildly successful protest took months of planning by a handful of students with no help from their university.
Dec 7, 2017 / StudentNation / Samantha Schuyler
Two Different Paths, Two Different Goals: Understanding the Rift in the NFL’s ‘Players Coalition’ Two Different Paths, Two Different Goals: Understanding the Rift in the NFL’s ‘Players Coalition’
NFL owners have offered $89 million to stop player protest, but there are strings attached.
Dec 4, 2017 / Dave Zirin
10 Reasons to Revive the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign 10 Reasons to Revive the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
Inspired by an initiative cut short by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., moral leaders are planning a wave of civil disobedience.
Dec 4, 2017 / Sarah Anderson
Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting
In Baton Rouge, community members protesting Alton Sterling’s death faced police brutality, unjustified arrests, and jail time—and lasting trauma.
Dec 1, 2017 / Feature / Collier Meyerson
Donald Trump’s Most Vile Tweets Yet Deserve Global Condemnation Donald Trump’s Most Vile Tweets Yet Deserve Global Condemnation
The president creates an international incident by circulating the anti-Muslim hate rants of Britain First.
Nov 29, 2017 / John Nichols