March 2016

A round-up of some of the best things that happened in the last month

Entertainment

John Green announced his new film project, about English soccer team AFC Wimbledon.

The Greatest Sports Story Never Told

Producer of The 100 Jason Rothenberg addressed the controversy behind the show’s killing off of a beloved character.

The Life and Death of Lexa

Shirley MacLaine revealed the truth about making an indie film in an excerpt from her new book.

The Truth About Making an Indie

HBO PR credited Garry Shandling with the birth of the company’s original programming in a statement about his death.

HBO Statement for Garry Shandling

Politics

President Barack Obama went to Cuba; Hillary Clinton clarified her remarks about AIDS in the wake of Nancy Reagan’s death; Mitt Romney and David Plouffe commented on the state of the presidential race while former Breitbart spokesman Kurt Bardella cautioned against violence; Carly Fiorina endorsed Senator Ted Cruz; DeRay Mckesson published his mayoral platform, and much more.

On the fight against HIV and AIDS—and on the people who really started the conversation.

My remarks on the state of the 2016 presidential race

How can Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner and close to presumptive nominee lose five of…

The Violence is Just Beginning…

Who I’m endorsing for President

It Happened on Medium

Sports

Now-retired motorcycle racer Carey Hart announced his next career move.

The Good Ride

Journalist Bethlehem Shoals kicked off a conversation about March Madness that garnered responses from volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, former UCLA players Kris Johnson and Josiah Johnson, journalists Will Leitch and George Vecsey, and sports economist Andy Schwarz (@andyhre).

Are You Being Exploited By March Madness?

Is the NCAA Such a Brutal Organization? It’s Complicated

I Played in the March Madness Tournament and Loved It

The Method to the NCAA’s Madness

College Sports Are Corrupt. That Won’t Stop Me from Watching

I totally agree, from decades of being a sports columnist at The New York Times.

Empathy can’t begin until we stop denying athletes’ rights

News

Medium hosted a platform-wide conversation about criminal justice reform that featured Senator Chris Coons and Senator Tom Cotton, Russell Simmons, explainers from publishers like AJ+, organizations like the Heritage Foundation, American Progress (CAP), and the ACLU National, personal and photo essays, and a series of town hall meetings. Check out the tags Criminal Justice Reform, Prison Reform, Mandatory Minimums, and War on Drugs for more.

For far too many, America’s legal system is about punishment, not justice

The Current Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act is Dangerous for America

The Night Shaka Senghor, a Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder, Changed My Life

A prison system long due for reform

Congress Must Act Now to Ensure Second Chances for Americans with Criminal Records and Their…

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erin brockovich wrote about how mothers are leading the campaign for clean drinking water, in Flint and elsewhere.

We Are All Flint

Tamir Rice’s mother Samaria Rice explained why she’s not endorsing a presidential candidate.

Why I Have Not Endorsed Any Candidate

Tech and media

Uber refuted a BuzzFeed story about the company’s safety record.

Safety at Uber

NPR Planet Money’s Adam Davidson clarified comments he had made about the company’s future.

A guardedly optimistic take on the future of NPR.

Gary Vaynerchuk and journalist Logan Hill each decoded Snapchat.

How to Create and Use Snapchat’s New Custom Geofilters

The New Media is Made of Memes

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