Letters From the August 14-21, 2017, Issue Letters From the August 14-21, 2017, Issue
The real crime… Reconstructing/deconstructing… Eating the environment…
Jul 27, 2017 / Our Readers
How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump? How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump?
Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope.
Jul 27, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately? A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately?
Two prominent ministers make a Christian case for government intervention in economic inequality.
Jul 26, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa
Scholar Ameer Loggins recounts their experiences on the continent.
Jul 25, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures
China’s president has crafted an increasingly progressive image for himself abroad, while stifling dissent at home.
Jul 25, 2017 / Gina Anne Tam and Jeffrey Wasserstrom
How the Left Can Win in the South How the Left Can Win in the South
Bernie Sanders’s crushing defeat across the South should be a wake-up call for progressives—but victory is within reach.
Jul 20, 2017 / Paul Blest
Johnny Manziel: The NFL Owners’ ‘Good Boy’ Johnny Manziel: The NFL Owners’ ‘Good Boy’
In Colin Kaepernick, NFL owners see a threat. In Johnny Manziel, they see themselves.
Jul 17, 2017 / Dave Zirin
I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse
And a reader with radical dreams is trapped in a lame nonprofit job.
Jul 13, 2017 / Liza Featherstone
Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Cleveland’s Corporate-Welfare King Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert: Cleveland’s Corporate-Welfare King
The City Council of Cleveland is siding with the billionaire against the people it represents in an outrageous $200 million corporate-welfare stadium scam.
Jul 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Net Neutrality Is About Much More Than the Internet Net Neutrality Is About Much More Than the Internet
Will the voice of the people be drowned out by a flood of corporate cash?
Jul 12, 2017 / John Nichols