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Trump Judges Are Already Thwarting Biden’s Agenda Trump Judges Are Already Thwarting Biden’s Agenda

A Trump appointee in Texas has put a hold on Biden’s deportation “pause”—an example that other GOP judges are sure to follow.

Jan 28, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance

Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance Charles Mills Thinks Liberalism Still Has a Chance

A wide-ranging conversation with the philosopher on the white supremacist roots of liberal thought, Biden’s victory, and Trumpism without Trump.

Jan 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

It’s Still Trump’s Party—GOP Can’t Cry Even if They Want To

It’s Still Trump’s Party—GOP Can’t Cry Even if They Want To It’s Still Trump’s Party—GOP Can’t Cry Even if They Want To

Democrats need to keep reminding voters that the Republicans can’t give up on Trump.

Jan 27, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Expel Josh Hawley

Expel Josh Hawley Expel Josh Hawley

The Missouri senator is just as guilty as Trump. As the Senate gears up for the impeachment trial, some senators are beginning to look at Hawley too.

Jan 27, 2021 / John Nichols

The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun

The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun

Two bills awaiting the new Senate would ensure that everyone can vote—and that their votes matter.

Jan 26, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the February 8/15, 2021, Issue Letters From the February 8/15, 2021, Issue

No hope or change… An open question… It’s time… Fly high, comrade… Higher math…

Jan 26, 2021 / Our Readers

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The Justice System Is Going Too Easy on the White Insurrectionists The Justice System Is Going Too Easy on the White Insurrectionists

The Biden administration will be judged by how seriously it prosecutes the white supremacists who tried to overturn the election.

Jan 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New ‘Lost Cause’?

Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New ‘Lost Cause’? Are We Witnessing the Emergence of a New ‘Lost Cause’?

Just as after the Civil War, desperate attempts to preserve white supremacy are being camouflaged as a valorous fight for a noble end.

Jan 25, 2021 / Kali Holloway

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We Balk at ‘Law and Order,’ but Democracy Needs the Rule of Law We Balk at ‘Law and Order,’ but Democracy Needs the Rule of Law

The preservation of our liberties has always depended more on habit than on compulsion.

Jan 25, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

‘Signal:Noise’ Says a Fond Farewell

‘Signal:Noise’ Says a Fond Farewell ‘Signal:Noise’ Says a Fond Farewell

And what a relief to see Joe Biden already beginning to erase the grifter in chief’s toxic legacy.

Jan 22, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

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