‘Behind the Shield’ Documentary Challenges Idea Sports Should Be Apolitical
Dave Zirin's provocative examination of the 'Power and Politics of the NFL' foresees a day of reckoning for a sport that 'revels in the violence of the Black body for…
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Mikhail Gorbachev’s Legacy Was Squandered. Now We’re All Paying the Price.
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation, remembers the Russian leader—whom she called a friend—as a committed pro-peace thinker, on this week’s “Scheer Intelligence."
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Gorbachev’s Legacy
A great reformer in his country’s tormented history.
Defund the Police Algorithms
Law enforcement is increasingly turning to software to surveil and anticipate crime. But a grassroots movement is emerging to resist algorithmic policing.
Whose Rules? Our Rules! in the Rules-Based International Order
How the US leads by helping other people kill each other.
The Broken College Ranking System
A fairer rankings system would highlight universities like Georgia State and CUNY, whose mission is to help students from poor families enter the middle class, rather than fixating on institutions…
Boris Johnson’s (Far From Final) Bill for Damages
While the elderly white men who run Britain’s Conservative Party chose between two deeply depressing choices for new leader, let’s take a minute to reckon just how much ruin the…
Organizers Don’t Care That 2028 Olympics Could Be on Fire
In the face of climate catastrophe, the 2028 Olympics steam ahead unconcerned that they are making the crisis in Los Angeles County worse.
Can Chile’s Radical New Constitution Survive a Vote?
The new Chilean Constitution would be one of the most progressive in the world, but passage is anything but certain.
Roe v. Wade is Gone. A Wave of Criminalization is Coming.
With Roe v. Wade out of the way, the floodgates have opened. States are rushing to pass new laws to criminalize and surveil abortion, and the future before us could…
Boris Johnson’s Downfall Also Marks Brexit’s Final Act
A potent combination of sex, booze, and lies finally turned the British prime minister’s narcissism, contempt for truth, and blatant disregard for convention from personality traits into political liabilities.
A Football Coach’s Prayer is Not About Freedom. It’s About Coercion.
In a decision riddled with lies, the Supreme Court rules that a football coach can, should they choose, become a dictator-priest.
A Staggering Story of Palestinian Exile
Mona Mansour’s The Vagrant Trilogy is the Public Theater’s first full-length, main-stage production to address the aftermath of the Nakba.
Why Centrist Democrats Love Promoting Right-Wing Extremists
Having nothing of substance to offer, the party establishment thinks supporting Trumpists is a clever move. But they are playing with fire.
The Supreme Court Strips Us of Miranda Warnings
Today, Justice Alito ruled that you have constitutional rights, but no right to know what they are.