A Louisiana Court Is Trying to Silence Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson A Louisiana Court Is Trying to Silence Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson
The message to black people: They can come for us at any time.
May 1, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Selling Black and Brown Voters Down the River, One Fox News Town Hall at a Time Selling Black and Brown Voters Down the River, One Fox News Town Hall at a Time
Democratic candidates need to stop showing up on a white-supremacist network.
Apr 25, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Robert Mueller Obstructed His Own Investigation As Much as Donald Trump Robert Mueller Obstructed His Own Investigation As Much as Donald Trump
Even under the standard Mueller set for himself, he didn’t finish the job.
Apr 18, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump Isn’t Playing Games With Ilhan Omar—He’s Inciting Violence Donald Trump Isn’t Playing Games With Ilhan Omar—He’s Inciting Violence
And he’s going to keep inciting violence until someone gets killed.
Apr 16, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Neil Gorsuch Just Made Death Worse Neil Gorsuch Just Made Death Worse
In an appalling majority opinion, Gorsuch endorses pain-filled deaths for people subjected to capital punishment.
Apr 3, 2019 / Elie Mystal
The Time Has Come for Democrats to Impeach Brett Kavanaugh The Time Has Come for Democrats to Impeach Brett Kavanaugh
And no, ‘he’s just not worth it’ is not an acceptable excuse.
Mar 20, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Lori Loughlin Probably Thinks My Kids Have It Easy Lori Loughlin Probably Thinks My Kids Have It Easy
Behind the college admissions scandal is a deeply held belief that minorities are out there, “gaining advantages.”
Mar 14, 2019 / Elie Mystal
The Manafort Sentence Is a Lesson in White Privilege The Manafort Sentence Is a Lesson in White Privilege
But the solution isn’t to inflate sentences for wealthy white men—it’s to reduce sentences for poor people of color.
Mar 8, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Running the Democratic Primary Through ‘Trump Country’ Is the Road to Defeat Running the Democratic Primary Through ‘Trump Country’ Is the Road to Defeat
Yes, I'm looking at you, Bernie Sanders.
Feb 28, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess Trump’s ‘National Emergency’ Is a Hot Legal Mess
That should bode well for lawsuits challenging Trump’s emergency declaration—if judges follow legal principles instead of politics.
Feb 20, 2019 / Editorial / Elie Mystal