Will a 300-Year-Old Legal Clause Get Lindsey Graham Off the Hook? Will a 300-Year-Old Legal Clause Get Lindsey Graham Off the Hook?
Graham cited the Speech and Debate Clause in an attempt to avoid testifying about Trump’s apparent election fraud in Georgia. He might get away with it.
Aug 24, 2022 / Elie Mystal
United We Rise United We Rise
A diverse country lifts everyone.
Aug 24, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Walker Maffit
Howard Zinn at 100: Remembering “The People’s Historian” Howard Zinn at 100: Remembering “The People’s Historian”
Zinn made no pretense of neutrality. He believed that “in a world of conflict,” it was the historian’s job to advocate for the oppressed.
Aug 24, 2022 / Robert Cohen and Sonia Murrow
When Moral Clarity Goes Extinct When Moral Clarity Goes Extinct
Many are waiting to hear an “I was wrong” from so many politicians—but I’m not holding my breath.
Aug 24, 2022 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Let’s Hear From the Women Lis Smith Smeared Let’s Hear From the Women Lis Smith Smeared
The political operative who covered for Cuomo is on a comeback tour, trying to paper over the damage she caused.
Aug 24, 2022 / Alexis Grenell
When Rap Lyrics Become Incriminating Speech When Rap Lyrics Become Incriminating Speech
The use of their songs in criminal cases has had dire consequences for hip-hop musicians.
Aug 24, 2022 / Column / Kali Holloway
Can Cuba’s Past Help Us Understand Its Future? Can Cuba’s Past Help Us Understand Its Future?
Ada Ferrer’s Cuba offers a capacious and wide-ranging history of the country’s centuries-old struggle to liberate itself from empire and economic upheaval.
Aug 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales
Ron Johnson Now Admits He Was Part of the Fake-Elector Scheme Ron Johnson Now Admits He Was Part of the Fake-Elector Scheme
But the senator from Wisconsin says it’s cool because he only participated in the seditious conspiracy for “a couple seconds.”
Aug 23, 2022 / John Nichols
Can Dennis Rodman Secure Brittney Griner’s Freedom? Can Dennis Rodman Secure Brittney Griner’s Freedom?
The State Department failed the WNBA superstar, but maybe the cult of celebrity can succeed.
Aug 23, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Workers Are Organizing Independently. Why Don’t Our Politicians Seem to Care? Workers Are Organizing Independently. Why Don’t Our Politicians Seem to Care?
It’s the only protection workers have against corporate resistance to unionizing.
Aug 23, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel