Klete Keller: From Gold Medalist to Capitol Insurrectionist Klete Keller: From Gold Medalist to Capitol Insurrectionist
The swimmer was wearing his United States Olympic jacket as he took part in the January 6 attempted coup.
Jan 14, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Capitol, Fortified The Capitol, Fortified
One week on from Trump’s riot, heavy fencing surrounds the Capitol complex and a swath of Washington is locked down tight.
Jan 14, 2021 / Andrew McCormick
There Can Be No ‘Unity’ With Seditious Republicans There Can Be No ‘Unity’ With Seditious Republicans
There can only be accountability from them.
Jan 14, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Bury Me Furious Bury Me Furious
This is our last, best chance to finally vanquish Covid-19. We mustn’t screw it up.
Jan 14, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves
What Sex Workers Want Kamala Harris to Know What Sex Workers Want Kamala Harris to Know
The incoming vice president has the opportunity to redress the harm she’s caused.
Jan 14, 2021 / Hallie Lieberman
Trump’s Congressional Co-Conspirators Are Just As Guilty as the President Trump’s Congressional Co-Conspirators Are Just As Guilty as the President
Congressional Republicans continue to embrace Donald Trump’s lies and, for the most part, refuse to sanction him.
Jan 13, 2021 / John Nichols
In a Shocker, Bill Belichick Spurns Trump’s Medal of Freedom In a Shocker, Bill Belichick Spurns Trump’s Medal of Freedom
There is no way Belichick could have avoided a jagged scar on his legacy if he had bent the knee for Trump at this moment in history.
Jan 13, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech Tech Giants Can’t Be Trusted to Police Speech
The job of regulating incendiary discourse belongs to democratically elected governments, not powerful private interests.
Jan 13, 2021 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
I No Longer Trust Law Enforcement to Keep Biden and Harris Safe on Inauguration Day I No Longer Trust Law Enforcement to Keep Biden and Harris Safe on Inauguration Day
The siege of the Capitol revealed what most Black people already knew: Law enforcement is in league with Trumpism.
Jan 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal