Bills Come Due Bills Come Due
Dead reckoning. Scenes from our series "The Greater Quiet" for the week of October 26.
Oct 30, 2020 / Steve Brodner
Every Vote Must Count Every Vote Must Count
On the first episode of our new podcast, System Check, we explain why our country’s voting system doesn’t work for most of us.
Oct 30, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren
Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma? Will Concerns About Domestic Violence Derail Sentencing Reform in Oklahoma?
Opponents of a constitutional amendment to limit enhanced sentencing say it would harm domestic violence survivors. Not all survivors agree.
Oct 30, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People
If Democrats could acknowledge it’s a political institution, they’d have a chance to harness its power.
Oct 29, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation
Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death Palestinian Maher Al-Akhras Demands: Freedom or Death
Most of the time, the death of a single Palestinian prisoner does not show up on the radar screen of Israeli or world consciousness. Maher Al-Akhras is putting his life on the line...
Oct 28, 2020 / Sally Abed
A Former White House Adviser Was Involved in DHS’s Response to Portland Protests A Former White House Adviser Was Involved in DHS’s Response to Portland Protests
Formerly a Middle East adviser to Mike Pence, the official played a central role in DHS’s Portland operation.
Oct 28, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett Make McConnell Pay for Amy Coney Barrett
A Republican Senate majority representing a minority of voters just packed the court with another right-wing judicial activist. This is why Senate races matter.
Oct 28, 2020 / John Nichols
Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump
In a footnote to a concurrence that restricted vote counting in Wisconsin, the justice included an ominous reference to Bush v. Gore.
Oct 27, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh
Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal. Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal.
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has reached the 50 ratifications needed to become international law.
Oct 27, 2020 / Ray Acheson
International Students Don’t Want to Study in the US Anymore International Students Don’t Want to Study in the US Anymore
And with constant changes in immigration policy keeping them in a state of anxiety during the pandemic, who can blame them?
Oct 27, 2020 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang