Government

Cassidy Hutchinson at the January 6th Committee hearings

Mark Meadows Is the Biggest January 6 Coward. Also, Perhaps, a Criminal. Mark Meadows Is the Biggest January 6 Coward. Also, Perhaps, a Criminal.

The Trump chief of staff should be in prosecutors’ crosshairs, not for his cowardice but for his support for Trump’s violent coup attempt.

Jun 29, 2022 / Joan Walsh

It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs

It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs It Should Become Standard for Women to Freeze Their Eggs

Along with IVF, it’s a revolutionary procedure that allows women to control their own destiny. No wonder the right hates it.

Jun 29, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in as she testifies

It Was a Coup, and Trump Fully Intended to Lead It It Was a Coup, and Trump Fully Intended to Lead It

At a surprise January 6 hearing on Tuesday, a former White House aide linked Trump to the whole of the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.

Jun 28, 2022 / John Nichols

The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again

The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again The Theocrats on the Supreme Court Strike Again

With the praying football coach decision, the court’s conservatives upended a key precedent and knocked another hole in the wall separating church and state.

Jun 28, 2022 / Elie Mystal

A City of New York Police Department security camera

The NYU Policing Project’s Dirty Money Dilemma The NYU Policing Project’s Dirty Money Dilemma

A coalition of law students at New York University has condemned the nonprofit for partnering with various police technology, surveillance, and weaponry companies.

Jun 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook

Progressives Call on Voters to Stop Sending Millionaires to the Senate

Progressives Call on Voters to Stop Sending Millionaires to the Senate Progressives Call on Voters to Stop Sending Millionaires to the Senate

It’s the Democrats’ best hope in a midterm election year characterized by economic volatility and high inflation, says Senate hopeful Mandela Barnes.

Jun 27, 2022 / John Nichols

Why the January 6 Hearings Are a Trap

Why the January 6 Hearings Are a Trap Why the January 6 Hearings Are a Trap

It’s absurd to try to hold GOP accountable while conspicuously reaching across the aisle.

Jun 25, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

Brett Kavanaugh Has Beclowned Susan Collins

Brett Kavanaugh Has Beclowned Susan Collins Brett Kavanaugh Has Beclowned Susan Collins

The senator’s assurance that Kavanaugh would never overturn Roe was completely shredded on Friday by the justice’s own argument for doing just that.

Jun 24, 2022 / John Nichols

The Supreme Court Took the Most Extreme Course Possible

The Supreme Court Took the Most Extreme Course Possible The Supreme Court Took the Most Extreme Course Possible

In overturning Roe v. Wade, the conservative majority embraced a vision of the United States as a country by and for white men.

Jun 24, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Hands hold up a poster with pictures of the six conservative Supreme Court justices with their eyes crossed out.

This Fascist Gang Can Shoot Straight After All This Fascist Gang Can Shoot Straight After All

Mitch McConnell teamed with Donald Trump to pack the Supreme Court and make sure gun owners’ rights are protected—and women’s are not.

Jun 24, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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