Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology
Facial recognition is a threat to privacy and the latest frontier in surveillance.
Mar 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi
Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health Royce White: The Truth About the NBA and Mental Health
The former NBA player n the NBA’s mental-health policy and why it falls woefully short.
Mar 21, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment
Trump’s call to execute drug dealers is bizarre and irrational, but so is our criminal-justice system.
Mar 15, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration? Is the USDA the Latest Site of Corporate Takeover in the Trump Administration?
Big Ag’s increasing influence has some farmers wondering whether it’s time to abandon the organic label altogether.
Mar 13, 2018 / Jasper Craven
Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP Walter Jones Jr. Is a Voice of Dissent in the GOP
Haunted by his vote to authorize the Iraq War, the Republican congressman is standing up against US military actions.
Mar 9, 2018 / Feature / Barry Yeoman
Deceit at a Brazilian ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ Deceit at a Brazilian ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’
A Catholic psychologist in São Paolo tries to shame an undercover reporter into not having an abortion.
Feb 28, 2018 / Andrea Dip
Don’t Blame the Mentally Ill. Blame the Guns. Don’t Blame the Mentally Ill. Blame the Guns.
The real threat isn’t “madmen”—it’s accessibility.
Feb 23, 2018 / s.e. smith
We Need to Address the Mental-Health-Care Imbalance for Students of Color We Need to Address the Mental-Health-Care Imbalance for Students of Color
Campus mental-health care is already inaccessible and often not attuned to students’ needs—add to that systemic oppression, and feeling better seems impossible.
Feb 21, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne
Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South
Thanks to a savvy, progressive coalition, Austinites will no longer have to work through heart attacks, flus, and stomach bugs.
Feb 16, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
How Should We Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain? How Should We Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain?
The drive to pathologize Trump isn’t going away, and neither, alas, is he.
Feb 13, 2018 / David M. Perry