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Mitch McConnell’s Ghoulish Plan to Exploit Covid Desperation to Shield Corporate Crime

Mitch McConnell’s Ghoulish Plan to Exploit Covid Desperation to Shield Corporate Crime Mitch McConnell’s Ghoulish Plan to Exploit Covid Desperation to Shield Corporate Crime

Republicans want to protect corporations from Covid-related lawsuits. Senator Bernie Sanders says it’s wrong morally and economically.

Dec 7, 2020 / John Nichols

What’s At Stake in Julian Assange’s Extradition Trial

What’s At Stake in Julian Assange’s Extradition Trial What’s At Stake in Julian Assange’s Extradition Trial

If the UK sends him back to America, nobody should feel safe calling authority to account or scrutinizing those who hide behind the veil of power.

Dec 7, 2020 / Nancy Carolina Graterol

Crooked David Perdue Is Afraid to Debate His Record of Self-Dealing

Crooked David Perdue Is Afraid to Debate His Record of Self-Dealing Crooked David Perdue Is Afraid to Debate His Record of Self-Dealing

Amid mounting evidence of sordid financial abuses, the Republican senator from Georgia is skipping a big debate on Sunday with Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff.

Dec 4, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand next to each other behind a gate.

This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order

In Cedar Point Nursery, conservatives are invoking a Jim Crow version of property rights.

Dec 2, 2020 / Editorial / Nathan Newman

Ayanna Pressley at podium

Now Is the Time to Make Good on the Promise of Justice for All Now Is the Time to Make Good on the Promise of Justice for All

Here’s how we can.

Dec 2, 2020 / Editorial / Rep. Ayanna Pressley

If Senate Democrats Are Sick of Losing, They Should Try Fighting

If Senate Democrats Are Sick of Losing, They Should Try Fighting If Senate Democrats Are Sick of Losing, They Should Try Fighting

As a first step, that means making Sheldon Whitehouse the Democratic leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Dec 1, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted.

Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted. Removing Trump Is Not Enough. He Must Be Prosecuted.

He has declared total war on American democracy, and for that, he must be brought to justice.

Dec 1, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

A man in a housekeeping uniform adjusts a mirror in a bathroom.

These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights

J-1 recipients say the visa program is as an unregulated pipeline for temporary migrant labor that props up the US hospitality industry.

Dec 1, 2020 / Noah Flora

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Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue Letters From the December 14/21, 2020, Issue

Moneyball… Roe reversal… Remembering Steve…

Dec 1, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

Trump’s Trying to Take the Internet Down With Him

Trump’s Trying to Take the Internet Down With Him Trump’s Trying to Take the Internet Down With Him

A sore-loser president is promoting a last-minute assault on the underpinnings of discourse on the web.

Nov 30, 2020 / John Nichols

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