A Tale of Two Coaches A Tale of Two Coaches
Kudos to Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy for being the first two black coaches to lead teams to the Superbowl. But hold the applause for the NFL.
Jan 23, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Draft Obama! Why Bother? Draft Obama! Why Bother?
Ambitious politicians don't need a draft to run for higher office, but as "draft" sites become a campaign essential, genuine netroots activists will pay the price.
Jan 22, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
Goodbye, Horatio Alger Goodbye, Horatio Alger
Is education widening the class divide?
Jan 21, 2007 / Feature / Jeff Madrick
The High Cost of the Home Team The High Cost of the Home Team
Big-money athletics cannot help but sabotage what our colleges and universities are for: instruction and research.
Jan 18, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The President and the Prophet The President and the Prophet
The Radical and the Republican traces the antislavery politics of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
Jan 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
My Beef With Vegetarianism My Beef With Vegetarianism
The Bloodless Revolution explores four centuries of arguments for vegetarianism, from good health to fascist politics.
Jan 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
ACLU v. ACLU ACLU v. ACLU
The civil liberties organization is engulfed in a tumultuous family feud over its controversial leader.
Jan 18, 2007 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Muhammad Ali: The Brand and the Man Muhammad Ali: The Brand and the Man
The day The Champ turned 65 was marked by the release of a line of snack foods bearing his image. Lost in the hype was Muhammad Ali's proud history as a war resister.
Jan 17, 2007 / Column / Dave Zirin
Iraq and the Sin of Good Judgment Iraq and the Sin of Good Judgment
Given their sorry records on Iraq, why are are neocon pundits worth listening to at all?
Jan 17, 2007 / Column / Eric Alterman
Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus
Progressive "blink tanks" are pressuring Congressional Democrats to work to restore civil liberties lost by passage of Bush's Military Commissions Act.
Jan 16, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber