Objection!
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May 3, 2023
Tennessee Republicans Are Showing Exactly How Deep American Racism Goes
The Republicans’ attempt to push two Black legislators out of the Tennessee statehouse was an object lesson in bigotry.
Elie Mystal
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March 22, 2023
Corporate America Is No Longer Pretending to Care About Diversity
In what should be a surprise to no one, corporations are quietly trimming the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” teams they loudly championed in 2020.
Elie Mystal
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February 10, 2023
Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic
(Rather than a cohort of extremists that ignores judicial precedent and makes up facts to suit its agenda.)
Elie Mystal
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December 28, 2022
The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP
Republicans’ embrace of Kanye West and Herschel Walker says more about how the GOP thinks about Black people than it does about Black conservatism in America.
Elie Mystal
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November 29, 2022
This Supreme Court Case Is a Case Study in Conservative Hypocrisy
Just weeks after railing against race-conscious college admissions, the justices entertained a bogus race-based argument aimed at undermining Native sovereignty.
Elie Mystal
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October 17, 2022
Democrats Still Aren’t Trying Hard Enough to Reclaim the Judiciary
If Democrats really want to take back the judicial branch, they can start by ditching an old tradition: the blue slip.
Elie Mystal
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September 7, 2022
What Will It Take to Stymie Right-Wing Supervillain Leonard Leo?
With the help of $1.6 billion, the man who helped engineer the conservative takeover of the courts is about to wreak serious havoc.
Elie Mystal
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July 22, 2022
Could GOP States Really Stop Pregnant People From Traveling to Get Abortions?
Conservative legislatures shouldn’t be able to pass fugitive womb laws, but that doesn’t mean they won’t do it anyway—and get away with it.
Elie Mystal
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June 13, 2022
The Conservatives on the Supreme Court Have Officially Become Homicidal
In a shocking recent decision, the nation’s highest court ruled that “innocence isn’t enough” to spare a person the death penalty.
Elie Mystal
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April 15, 2022
Donald Trump’s Continued Liberty Is an Affront to the Rule of Law
There is ample evidence that the former president has committed numerous crimes, so why is he still a free man?
Elie Mystal