Sweeping Gun Reform Sweeping Gun Reform
The GOP erases sensible gun restrictions.
Jun 20, 2022 / OppArt / Ron Hauge and Peter Kuper
The Problem of the Supreme Court The Problem of the Supreme Court
It’s time to admit that the nation’s highest court has been a source of harm more often than it’s been a force for justice.
Jun 20, 2022 / Feature / Louis Michael Seidman
To Avert January 6, We Needed Whistleblowers—and We Never Got Them To Avert January 6, We Needed Whistleblowers—and We Never Got Them
The Trump and Pence staffers testifying now batted down Trump’s election lies—but they never went public with the threat he posed.
Jun 17, 2022 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
The January 6 Hearings Are Mired in an Attempt to Refurbish the GOP Brand The January 6 Hearings Are Mired in an Attempt to Refurbish the GOP Brand
In sorting out good Republicans from bad, the hearings keep getting lost in an insider game.
Jun 17, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s “Big Lie” Was Also a Big Grift Trump’s “Big Lie” Was Also a Big Grift
The January 6 committee’s revelations that the Trump campaign raised money for a bogus “Official Election Defense Fund” point to criminal fraud.
Jun 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Word On The Street Word On The Street
From Chicago to Minneapolis.
Jun 15, 2022 / OppArt / Rahmaan Statik, Walker Maffit, Anonymous, and Fly Orr
As a Former Gun Owner, I Support Gun Control As a Former Gun Owner, I Support Gun Control
That means that you can’t enjoy the privileges of the past—and that’s a good thing.
Jun 15, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte
Why Prosecutorial Reform Will Outlive Chesa Boudin’s Recall Why Prosecutorial Reform Will Outlive Chesa Boudin’s Recall
Many other progressive attorneys general have handily won reelection in recent years.
Jun 14, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Senate’s Gun “Deal” Won’t Stop Mass Shootings The Senate’s Gun “Deal” Won’t Stop Mass Shootings
While the framework represents some progress, it feels more like a Republican attempt to avoid the issue of gun violence than a Democratic attempt to solve it.
Jun 14, 2022 / Elie Mystal
The January 6 Committee Investigates the Origins of the “Big Lie” The January 6 Committee Investigates the Origins of the “Big Lie”
The committee broke down how Donald Trump ignored his own team and scammed his voters trying to grift his way into an illegitimate second term.
Jun 14, 2022 / Joan Walsh