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Michael Oher and the Tuohys, who are portrayed in the film The Blind Side, stand on the field before an Ole Miss game.

“The Blind Side” Was Always Trash “The Blind Side” Was Always Trash

The book and movie about former NFL lineman Michael Oher lean into the white-savior trope. They were terrible long before the allegations that they were based on lies.

Aug 15, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Fulton County DA Fani Willis at press conference for Trump indictment

A Grim Chronicle of Trump’s Corrupt Public Life A Grim Chronicle of Trump’s Corrupt Public Life

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s wide-ranging indictment of the former president just might stick—not that you’d know it if you read The New York Times.

Aug 15, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

A still from the award-winning short film “The Court Watchers,” created by Zealous.

“We’re Only Here to Watch” “We’re Only Here to Watch”

How courtwatchers are shifting the power dynamics in criminal courtrooms.

Aug 15, 2023 / Feature / Jocelyn Simonson

Jenn Shapland's new collection of essays, Thin Skin (Pantheon), probes the capacity of essay as a form to examine and question the lines we draw between ourselves and others, ourselves and the non-human world, and the past we’ve wrought with the present in which we live.

Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin” Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin”

An interview with the writer about her new collection of essays, Thin Skin, and her hopes for the life it takes on in the world.

Aug 15, 2023 / Q&A / Sara Franklin

Supporters gather at a theater next to the Helena, Mont., courthouse on June 12, 2023, to watch the court proceedings for the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court. Sixteen plaintiffs, ranging in age from 6 to 22, are suing the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.”

16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won.

Environment / August 15, 2023 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. A state district court ruled yesterday that Montana’s failure to document greenhous…

Aug 15, 2023 / Gabriel Furshong

NIH Fellows demand the right to join a union.

NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union

One day after a Nation story reported claims that National Institute Fellows were "trainees" not "workers," the NIH changed its mind.

Aug 14, 2023 / Peter Lucas

Robbie Robertson circa November 1994 at The National Museum of the American Indian in New York City.

The Indigenous Roots of Robbie Robertson’s Rock and Roll Revolution The Indigenous Roots of Robbie Robertson’s Rock and Roll Revolution

The music called Americana was created by a Jewish-Canadian-Cayuga-Mohawk.

Aug 14, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Six plaintiffs in Zurawski v. Texas stand in front of Texas's Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility Under the court's name and seal.

Texas Is “Hell-Bent” on Preventing Pregnant Patients From Getting Life-Saving Abortion Care Texas Is “Hell-Bent” on Preventing Pregnant Patients From Getting Life-Saving Abortion Care

Hours after a Texas judge ruled in favor of expanding abortion access to patients facing life-threatening complications, the state appealed the decision, blocking it from taking e...

Aug 14, 2023 / Mary Tuma

Two Black women sit on folding chairs holding signs reading

The New Law to Protect Pregnant Workers Is Already Changing Lives The New Law to Protect Pregnant Workers Is Already Changing Lives

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act “flips the script” on employers and obligates them to accommodate their pregnant employees.

Aug 14, 2023 / Bryce Covert

I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible. I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible.

A defamation suit against leaders of an anti–sexual assault campus group could allow assailants to weaponize the court system against advocates.

Aug 14, 2023 / Ray Epstein

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Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin” Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin”

16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won.

NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union

The Indigenous Roots of Robbie Robertson’s Rock and Roll Revolution The Indigenous Roots of Robbie Robertson’s Rock and Roll Revolution

Texas Is “Hell-Bent” on Preventing Pregnant Patients From Getting Life-Saving Abortion Care Texas Is “Hell-Bent” on Preventing Pregnant Patients From Getting Life-Saving Abortion Care

The New Law to Protect Pregnant Workers Is Already Changing Lives The New Law to Protect Pregnant Workers Is Already Changing Lives

I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible. I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible.

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“The Blind Side” Was Always Trash “The Blind Side” Was Always Trash

A Grim Chronicle of Trump’s Corrupt Public Life A Grim Chronicle of Trump’s Corrupt Public Life

“We’re Only Here to Watch” “We’re Only Here to Watch”

Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin” Jenn Shapland on the Need for “Thin Skin”

16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won.

NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union

The Indigenous Roots of Robbie Robertson’s Rock and Roll Revolution The Indigenous Roots of Robbie Robertson’s Rock and Roll Revolution

Texas Is “Hell-Bent” on Preventing Pregnant Patients From Getting Life-Saving Abortion Care Texas Is “Hell-Bent” on Preventing Pregnant Patients From Getting Life-Saving Abortion Care

The New Law to Protect Pregnant Workers Is Already Changing Lives The New Law to Protect Pregnant Workers Is Already Changing Lives

I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible. I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible.