Smoking Meat, Hoping to Survive Smoking Meat, Hoping to Survive
For a neighborhood BBQ joint, the struggle is real.
Dec 23, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray
Paul Farmer on How We Tell the Story of a Pandemic Paul Farmer on How We Tell the Story of a Pandemic
A conversation with Dr. Farmer about his new book on the 2014 Ebola crisis, clinical nihilism, and public health’s failure of imagination.
Dec 23, 2020 / Q&A / Connor Goodwin
How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona How the Movement for Black Lives Helped Defeat Trump in Arizona
While some Democrats have taken to blaming racial-justice activism for their party’s poor showing in down-ballot races, Arizona activist Lola N’Sangou tells a very different story.
Dec 23, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano
The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest The USOPC Defends Olympic Athletes’ Right To Protest
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent an unmistakable rebuke to the IOC.
Dec 23, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
The Vaccine Is Here—Now, We Must Distribute It Fairly The Vaccine Is Here—Now, We Must Distribute It Fairly
As the campaign to vaccinate almost all Americans against Covid-19 rolls out, racial equity must be at the forefront.
Dec 23, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
A Victory for Latino Democrats, a Disappointment for Many Black Women A Victory for Latino Democrats, a Disappointment for Many Black Women
California Governor Gavin Newsom is making Alex Padilla the state’s first Latino senator, while filling the seat vacated by Kamala Harris, the only Black woman senator. This should...
Dec 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice
He’s violating his oath to protect the Constitution, and every day that he’s allowed to remain in power, the threat to our democracy grows.
Dec 22, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Good Riddance to Robert E. Lee Good Riddance to Robert E. Lee
…and to “very fine people on both sides” apologias for Confederate infamy.
Dec 22, 2020 / John Nichols
You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How You Can Refuse to Work for Fossil Fuel Companies—These Law Students Show How
“We should all disagree with a business model that condemns future generations to disaster and displacement.”
Dec 22, 2020 / StudentNation / Josh Kirmsse and Catherine Rocchi