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Elie Mystal
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Elie Mystal is the executive editor of Above the Law and a contributing writer for The Nation , as well as the legal editor of WNYC’s More Perfect . He can be followed @ElieNYC.
He just says the quiet parts loud.
The meaning of the amendment has been so badly mangled that our only choice is to start over with something that allows for real gun control.
The difference is that this time, progressives will not negotiate with hostage-takers.
How the 45th president has packed the courts with ultraconservatives—and reshaped the judiciary for a generation.
The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.
It’s a warning for the next time the Supreme Court rules against him.
She’s using the media instead of the legal system, but her tactics are as corrupt as they were in 1989.
June 4, 2019
Progressives shouldn’t believe in unknowable plans on faith.
The Freedom Caucus gadfly is making the argument Pelosi and her party should be making.
For Democrats, this must be the hill we fight on—and even die on, if necessary.
Hint: From Congress to the courts, people keep treating Trump like a “normal” president. It’s time to stop.
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