The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’ The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’
The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.
Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right How and Why the First Amendment Became a Weapon for the Right
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has recast free speech and the Constitution’s core principles in order to entrench the power of employers and the wealthy.
Sep 12, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.
Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.
Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right
There is now a spirit of mutual accommodation among neo-Nazis, parts of mainstream political parties, and the police.
Sep 7, 2018 / Jordan Stancil
The Perils of Pelosi’s ‘Pay-Go’ Promise The Perils of Pelosi’s ‘Pay-Go’ Promise
Democratic leaders need to present a vision of a progressive future, not run as fiscal conservatives.
Sep 6, 2018 / Justin Talbot-Zorn
The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over The Family-Separation Crisis Is Not Over
One father deported to Honduras struggles to describe the pain of remaining separated from his son.
Sep 5, 2018 / John Washington
The ‘Anti-Catholic’ Playbook The ‘Anti-Catholic’ Playbook
Does Brett Kavanaugh think abortion should be illegal? A secret network of right-wing activists has spent millions attacking such questions as anti-religious bigotry.
Sep 5, 2018 / Sarah Posner
Forum: What’s the Matter With the Supreme Court? Forum: What’s the Matter With the Supreme Court?
And what can be done to fix it?
Sep 5, 2018 / Michael Klarman, Nadine Strossen, Eli Noam, Sanford Levinson, and Mark Tushnet
What Kavanaugh Will Say Today, and What He’ll Actually Mean What Kavanaugh Will Say Today, and What He’ll Actually Mean
A guide to the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Sep 4, 2018 / Nan Aron
With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point
Taking his lead from Tucker Carlson, the president is spreading the myth of a global “white genocide.”
Aug 24, 2018 / Carol Schaeffer