Dave Zirin Hail to Bob Costas The broadcaster's decision to speak out against the racist "Redskins" name during a halftime show was a profile in courage.
Mark Steel Just like Stalinist Russia If you say that energy companies raising prices by 8 percent shouldn't be allowed, expect to be compared to Joseph Stalin.
Elizabeth Schulte Victims of U.S. chemical warfare in Iraq With a new report, the World Health Organization tried to rewrite past studies linking depleted uranium weaponry to birth defects in Iraqi children.
Deepa Kumar Holding the cyber-racists accountable Safe behind cyber-walls that protect their identity, some people feel free to spew bile, knowing they won't be held responsible.
Helen Redmond Exposing an unpunished crime A new film shows in meticulous detail how the drug companies blocked medicine from getting to Africans suffering from AIDS.
Kim Sloan Century of innovating toxins The Millions Against Monsanto campaign held a global day of action to protest the corporate giant's harmful agro-chemicals.
Readers’ View Does it help to “check privilege”? Even if the rich would "check their privilege," the systemic conditions of class disparity and unrestrained power would remain.
Nicole Colson “Non-essential” lives? The government shutdown has cut off funding for "non-essential" services--but Congress' definition of "non-essential" differs from ours.
Liliana Segura Tim comes home Timothy McKinney is re-acquainting himself with the world after his 15-year nightmare of unjust incarceration came to an end.
Steve Early The real Captain Phillips After surviving an attack by pirates, as depicted in a film starring Tom Hanks, the real-life Captain Phillips is still fighting--for union jobs.
