The Supreme Court Has Always Been This Bad The Supreme Court Has Always Been This Bad
From allowing segregation to gutting abortion rights, the court’s reactionary streak runs deep. A new collection shows why calls for reform are as old as the court itself.
Sep 23, 2025 / Richard Kreitner
Donald Trump’s Corruption of the Law Is Destroying American Democracy Donald Trump’s Corruption of the Law Is Destroying American Democracy
If Democrats don’t fight this with everything they have, they are basically admitting that authoritarianism is here to stay.
Sep 22, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court
Minister Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha cast the deciding vote, defying the extreme right’s misogyny and sending a strong message to Bolsonaro ally US President Donald Trump.
Sep 19, 2025 / Nicole Froio
“We Shouldn’t Torture People”: The Case Against Solitary Confinement “We Shouldn’t Torture People”: The Case Against Solitary Confinement
A conversation with incarcerated journalist Christopher Blackwell about his new book Ending Isolation.
Sep 19, 2025 / Q&A / Jack Mirkinson
The Police State Presidency The Police State Presidency
Trump’s crime wave to break democracy.
Sep 17, 2025 / OppArt / Clay Bennett
Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence. Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence.
A brief catalogue of the times Republicans have called for brutal repression makes clear that Trump, not the left, is tearing apart the country.
Sep 17, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Pushback Over Trump’s DC Military Takeover Pushback Over Trump’s DC Military Takeover
The man who threw his sandwich at a National Guardsman became a symbol of resistance.
Sep 16, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper