The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness The Critical Role of Athletes in Fighting White Blindness
After the police murder of George Floyd, many athletes spoke out. This is a key part of the process of building anti-racism.
May 28, 2020 / Dave Zirin
The US Government Has Sanitized War The US Government Has Sanitized War
We are reminded of our endless wars only when the government wants to invoke patriotism without criticism.
Feb 26, 2020 / William Astore
Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder
Is it any wonder, when radical right ideas are no longer confined to the margins, but have become normalized?
Feb 21, 2020 / Jordan Stancil
Is This the End of Rojava? Is This the End of Rojava?
The Kurdish region of northeast Syria was autonomous for seven years, but had to ask the Syrian government for protection after an invasion by Turkey.
Feb 18, 2020 / Mireille Court and Chris Den Hond
Can Sports Be a Site of War Resistance? Can Sports Be a Site of War Resistance?
Athletes have used their platforms to amplify messages against police brutality and other forms of oppression—can they do the same for war?
Jan 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Trump’s Distraction by Assassination Trump’s Distraction by Assassination
The killing of Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani took the public’s attention away from Trump’s upcoming trial in the Senate. This new crisis, though, has no visible off-ramp.
Jan 7, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11 The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11
For the past three years, Donald Trump has been a uniquely disastrous president.
Dec 26, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
What Never-Ending War Does to Kids What Never-Ending War Does to Kids
In expanding the reach of its military involvement, the United States has left a generation of children traumatized.
Dec 23, 2019 / Andrea Mazzarino
Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War Military Officials Sent Us to Fight, Kill, and Die in an Unwinnable War
The Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers framed in stark terms the incompetence and immorality of the officials under whom I served.
Dec 12, 2019 / Maggie Seymour
I’m Watching My Students Become Soldiers in Our Endless Wars I’m Watching My Students Become Soldiers in Our Endless Wars
At West Point, Graduation Day felt more like a tragedy than a triumph.
Nov 8, 2019 / Danny Sjursen