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Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party
Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party

February 18, 2016
A new documentary about the Panthers should serve to remind us that the greatest, most important athlete of the 20th century was no bystander to their revolution.

The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee
The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee

February 15, 2016
An old college case against the star quarterback was never confronted. Today, women are letting the school know that they have paid the price for this negligence.

In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl
In Defense of Beyoncé’s Black Panther Tribute at the Super Bowl

February 11, 2016
The right-wing backlash to her Super Bowl performance only proves how important it was.

Super Bowl 50: Brought to You by Toe Fungus
Super Bowl 50: Brought to You by Toe Fungus

February 8, 2016
The game was not only godawful to watch. It also gave us a hell of a window into the NFL’s three-ring circus.

The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City
The Streets of San Francisco: ‘Super Bowl City’ Meets Tent City

February 4, 2016
A city in the grip of a housing crisis just spent $5 million on the Super Bowl. Yes, people are angry.

Why Bay Area Residents Are Protesting the Super Bowl
Why Bay Area Residents Are Protesting the Super Bowl

February 2, 2016
An interview with Davey D on gentrification, police brutality, and protests against Super Bowl L.

Dear Cam Newton: Please Don’t Read This
Dear Cam Newton: Please Don’t Read This

January 19, 2016
The Carolina Panthers quarterback has become a bizarre source of consternation for some NFL fans.

Who Killed Lawrence Phillips?
Who Killed Lawrence Phillips?

January 14, 2016
The former first-round draft pick took his own life in a prison cell. But there is far more to this story.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Beautiful Mind
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Beautiful Mind

January 11, 2016
Sitting down with a basketball legend with a genius-level IQ demands eclectic questions and invites delicious answers.

Why They Pardon Peyton
Why They Pardon Peyton

January 6, 2016
The All-American superstar operates by a different, deeply corrosive set of media rules than any other player. We shouldn’t let him.