Law

Former Columbia Univrsity student Mahmoud Khalil speaks to the press as he arrives at Newark airport on June 21, 2025.

Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil? Will the Government Ever Do Right by Mahmoud Khalil?

Khalil is suing the government for false imprisonment and other harms. He should win—but will the courts let him?

Jul 15, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas

Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas Superman the Immigrant Would Have Saved Texas

In his weekly newsletter, Elie Mystal lambastes the Republicans’ shameful priorities—and their deadly consequences.

Jul 11, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit at the Washington Hilton on September 19, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism Trump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward Authoritarianism

Here we are, once again learning that the restraints Americans could rely upon in the past are fast disappearing.

Jul 11, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg

A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan.

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.

Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US Customs and Border Protection officers and DHS police push back protesters as they rally against the ongoing ICE raids taking place in the city, on July 4 in Los Angeles.

ICE Is Following the Lead of Anti-Palestinian Doxxing Groups ICE Is Following the Lead of Anti-Palestinian Doxxing Groups

Society / July 11, 2025 ICE Is Following the Lead of Anti-Palestinian Doxxing Groups The agency’s brutal racial profiling has drawn its latest targets from the McCarthyit…

Jul 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Members of the International Association of Machinists walking the picket line on Friday, May 23, 2025. In Thornhill v. Alabama, the court held that picketing is an “indispensable” right.

Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights Remembering Labor’s Constitutional Rights

The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those protections unless labor fights for them.

Jul 10, 2025 / Jennifer Abruzzo and Jay Swanson

Transport

Transport Transport

Walk this way.

Jul 9, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

SCOTUS

SCOTUS SCOTUS

The key players in the corruption and destruction of the Supreme Court portrayed as vermin.

Jul 8, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Say Their Names

Say Their Names Say Their Names

Not Giving Away Our Shot.

Jul 4, 2025

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