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A view of the Montana State Capitol in Helena, Montana, on May 3, 2023.

How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant How the Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant

A transpartisan initiative to return power to the people.

May 4, 2026 / Kathleen McLaughlin

Signage left by demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024.

They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm. They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm.

Our collective liberation depends on our continued dedication to caring for each other through these threats and attacks on abortion access.

May 4, 2026 / Dr. Jamila Perritt

Telehealth abortion—in which a provider, patient, and pharmacy all interact online and pills are mailed to patients—accounts for more than a quarter of all abortions.

The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol

What comes next is shifting terrain. The drug manufacturer has asked the Supreme Court to intervene, but the Food and Drug Administration could also step in.

May 2, 2026 / Rachel Rebouché

A café in Mardin.

A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change

I visited the city of Mardin, where Turkish, Syrian, and Kurdish people live together. What I found was a culture of pluralism under siege.

May 2, 2026 / Saliha Bayrak

Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie's take on Musk v. Altman.

May 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Friend of the Court

Friend of the Court Friend of the Court

Cockles and Mussels.

May 1, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Ken Martin speaks to Jon Favreau on “Pod Save America.”

Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy? Why Is the DNC Covering Up Its 2024 Autopsy?

DNC chair Ken Martin has turned himself into the shifty bad guy from Fargo.

May 1, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Mining Federal Lands for Profits

Mining Federal Lands for Profits Mining Federal Lands for Profits

Trump is welcoming destruction of our heritage.

May 1, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

An image of a proposed Trump passport as posted by the White House on X.

As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme

Increasingly unpopular and facing a fracturing coalition, Trump is using government power to punish his critics, take political revenge, and revel in his own cruelty.

May 1, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Picket signs are raised during the “Fight Starbucks’ Union Busting” rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2022.

What Starbucks Taught Me About Union-Busting What Starbucks Taught Me About Union-Busting

A new labor nonprofit called Union Now is trying to help workers weather firings, delays, and first-contract battles. We could’ve used their help in our Starbucks campaigns.

May 1, 2026 / Jaz Brisack

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