Law

There Is Only One Way Out of This Crisis: Expand the Court

There Is Only One Way Out of This Crisis: Expand the Court There Is Only One Way Out of This Crisis: Expand the Court

Expanding the Supreme Court may not be easy, but it’s the only constitutional way to address the Republicans’ cynical theft of at least two seats.

Sep 23, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Russ Feingold on Why We Need to Talk About Expanding the Supreme Court

Russ Feingold on Why We Need to Talk About Expanding the Supreme Court Russ Feingold on Why We Need to Talk About Expanding the Supreme Court

The president of the American Constitution Society talks about Justice Ginsburg’s death and the theft of Supreme Court seats.

Sep 22, 2020 / John Nichols

Democrats Can’t Take Any Option Off the Table

Democrats Can’t Take Any Option Off the Table Democrats Can’t Take Any Option Off the Table

The tendency to pretend the old norms still prevail is part of what’s gotten the nation to this awful crisis.

Sep 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh

6 Tributes To Ruth Bader Ginsburg

6 Tributes To Ruth Bader Ginsburg 6 Tributes To Ruth Bader Ginsburg

RBG Forever Supreme.

Sep 22, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández, Judy Polstra, Lena Bartula, Coleen Quinn, Denise Deleray, and Andrea Arroyo

portland protest

Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland

Homeland Security has not yet come clean to the public about the full extent of its intelligence operations in Portland.

Sep 21, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Taking a Knee in Alabama

Taking a Knee in Alabama Taking a Knee in Alabama

Alabama soccer player Taylor Morgan kneeled during the anthem, and then issued a blistering response to those who would attack her.

Sep 21, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Three police officers stand outside the Supreme Court building at night

Packing the Court—or Taming the Courts? Packing the Court—or Taming the Courts?

To undo the damage of the Republican takeover of the judiciary, Democrats are going to have to fight for the primacy of democracy over the legal system.

Sep 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Countdown to Election: 52 Days Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Nothing comic about Trump’s actions.

Sep 19, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT!

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT! Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT!

To honor RBG, we’ve got to fight with all our might to reclaim the Supreme Court—and that means packing it.

Sep 19, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘My Most Fervent Wish Is That I Will Not Be Replaced Until a New President Is Installed’

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘My Most Fervent Wish Is That I Will Not Be Replaced Until a New President Is Installed’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘My Most Fervent Wish Is That I Will Not Be Replaced Until a New President Is Installed’

May her memory be a blessing, and may we fight to assure that she will truly rest in power.

Sep 18, 2020 / John Nichols

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