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  The Betrayals of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
  by Karissa Halstrom Politics
  
  The representative from Washington has been hailed as the future of Democratic politics. But for those of us who actually live in her district, she’s just more of the same. Read the article ›
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  Don’t Let Medicare For All Be Rebranded
  by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Healthcare
  
  It’s single-payer healthcare. Period. Read the article ›
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  In Praise of Suit Socialism
  by Nathan J. Robinson Politics
  
  If there’s a visual language that connotes credibility and authority, why not take advantage of it? Read the article ›
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Articles in Sports (2)

The Socialist Case for Skiing

April 03, 2021

Skiing might seem like a rich person’s hobby, but it hasn’t always been like that—and it doesn’t have to stay that way.

by Richard Michael Solomon

The NCAA’s ‘Compromises’ on Paying Athletes Are Bullshit

January 26, 2021

The unpaid workers of college sports may soon get the right to earn money, but the NCAA will keep fighting to preserve a fundamentally unjust system.

by Stephen Wood

James Harden and the Death of Heliocentrism

January 21, 2021

Catering to the whims of stars above all else doesn’t work—either in sports or society at large.

College Football’s Inept COVID Response Sparks a Revolt

November 09, 2020

College football is back, baby, with a spike in COVID cases and a new surge of activism from the NCAA’s unpaid athlete-laborers.

by Stephen Wood

Sports on Strike

September 06, 2020

Don’t call it a boycott, and don’t underestimate the movement.

by Stephen Wood

The NBA Returns Like a Mournful Fart

July 30, 2020

Basketball is back. Hooray?

Sadness and Basketball

March 26, 2020

From our November/December 2019 issue comes a story of love, grief, basketball, and ASS.

Sports and the Right

February 03, 2020

Examining the right-wing political assumptions that underpin our supposedly “apolitical” sports culture.

by Lorenzo Bradford