Today’s SCOTUS Ruling Means Trump’s Criminality Will Be Revealed—Someday Today’s SCOTUS Ruling Means Trump’s Criminality Will Be Revealed—Someday
The Supreme Court’s two rulings on Trump’s tax returns are a victory for the rule of law—even if the public won’t see the returns before the election.
Jul 9, 2020 / Elie Mystal
John Roberts Is Not Your Friend John Roberts Is Not Your Friend
Despite his recent rulings on abortion, DACA, and LGBTQ rights, Roberts is no moderate. He’s a rock-ribbed Republican playing the long game.
Jun 30, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Here’s How to Stop the Next Bill Barr From Gutting the Rule of Law Here’s How to Stop the Next Bill Barr From Gutting the Rule of Law
Barr has wrecked the DOJ. The solution isn’t to return things to the way they were—it’s to remake the AG appointment process.
Jun 29, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
The Supreme Court Just Took a Hammer to the Asylum Process The Supreme Court Just Took a Hammer to the Asylum Process
With its latest decision, the court gave the Trump administration the green light to fast-track deportations—and condemned many asylum seekers to likely horror.
Jun 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The Rule of Law Is Being Gutted Because ‘Moderate’ Republicans Stayed Silent The Rule of Law Is Being Gutted Because ‘Moderate’ Republicans Stayed Silent
Never-Trumpers and other GOPers could have stopped the rise of people like William Barr, Michael Flynn, and Neomi Rao—but they didn’t.
Jun 25, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening
Instead, it had everything to do with Trump’s incompetence.
Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal
The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is The US Needs to Be Treated Like the Racist Pariah State It Is
Will the international community finally rise in solidarity with black people against the white American regime of oppression and violence?
Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal
7 Candidates You Should Know on New York and Kentucky’s Primary Ballots 7 Candidates You Should Know on New York and Kentucky’s Primary Ballots
From Jamaal Bowman in New York to Nima Kulkarni in Kentucky, voters have a robust class of progressive candidates on their June 23 ballots.
Jun 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal and John Nichols
Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing Neil Gorsuch Stuns the Nation, Does the Right Thing
In a forceful decision, the Supreme Court grants an emphatic victory to LGBTQ rights.
Jun 16, 2020 / Elie Mystal
America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests America’s Racist Police Won’t Be Dismantled by 2 Weeks of Protests
It took centuries to build up the system of white supremacy enforced by the police. It will take years of persistent protest to undo it.
Jun 15, 2020 / Elie Mystal