How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI How the GOP Learned to Hate the FBI
And why it matters that Democrats and Republicans have switched positions on the national security state.
Dec 30, 2022 / Jeet Heer
The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP 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.
Dec 28, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal
Brittney Griner Faced Brutal Conditions in Jail—but So Did Viktor Bout Brittney Griner Faced Brutal Conditions in Jail—but So Did Viktor Bout
Amid all the reporting on the Griner-Bout prison swap, almost no one thought to cover what Bout experienced during his 12 years of US imprisonment.
Dec 27, 2022 / Aviva Stahl and Jeanne Theoharis
Sex Workers Have Been Banned From Airbnb for Years. Will You Be Next? Sex Workers Have Been Banned From Airbnb for Years. Will You Be Next?
Using surveillance technology, platforms have found new ways to continue targeting marginalized groups.
Dec 26, 2022 / Olivia Snow
Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State Tracy McCarter Is a Case Study of the Abusive Carceral State
Judge Diane Kiesel's ruling is just one example of the way the legal system took on the role of the abuser in McCarter's case.
Dec 23, 2022 / Victoria Law for The Nation
An Incarcerated Survivor Asks Kathy Hochul for Clemency An Incarcerated Survivor Asks Kathy Hochul for Clemency
The petition from the 34-year-old mother of two is one of 861 requests for commutations awaiting Hochul's decision.
Dec 20, 2022 / Victoria Law
DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump
The January 6 committee gave Merrick Garland's Department of Justice more than enough to charge Donald Trump.
Dec 19, 2022 / Elie Mystal
What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection What Democrats Can Learn From Keith Ellison’s Reelection
If the Democratic Party hopes to fend off future Republican challenges to vulnerable incumbents, they could draw on Ellison’s playbook.
Dec 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle
The Crypto Scandal Is Also an Opportunity for the Left The Crypto Scandal Is Also an Opportunity for the Left
Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall can help fuel a new war on plutocratic donors.
Dec 18, 2022 / Jeet Heer
When It Comes to Crime, the Left Has a Messaging Problem When It Comes to Crime, the Left Has a Messaging Problem
Progressives must do a better job speaking to people’s fears and presenting an affirmative case for our workable, effective policies on public safety.
Dec 16, 2022 / Jumaane D. Williams