The Blue Welfare State The Blue Welfare State
With its new budget proposal, California could be poised to go down the social-democratic route taken by most Western democracies three-quarters of a century ago.
May 21, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Brett Kavanaugh Remains As Incorrigible as Ever Brett Kavanaugh Remains As Incorrigible as Ever
In a recent decision, the man who argued he shouldn’t be judged by his youthful indiscretions had no problem sending young people to prison for life without parole.
May 21, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal
The Police Union Failed Miserably in Its Attempt to Beat Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner The Police Union Failed Miserably in Its Attempt to Beat Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner
Across the country, police unions are trying to defeat progressive reformers. Tuesday’s hotly contested election shows voters remain committed to changing an unjust system.
May 19, 2021 / John Nichols
This Is How Police Get Away With Murdering Black People This Is How Police Get Away With Murdering Black People
Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by cops last month, but the local prosecutor refuses to bring charges because he says the killing was “justified.”
May 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Surveillance Surveillance
Over-policing in Black and brown communities.
May 19, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill
‘I Don’t Want to Die Here’ ‘I Don’t Want to Die Here’
For Louisiana’s incarcerated children, their families, and their friends, Covid-19 is one more survival test, one more demand on resilience.
May 19, 2021 / Gina Womack
We’re Suing Google. Here’s Why. We’re Suing Google. Here’s Why.
Together with The Progressive and Genius Media Group, Inc., we’re fighting back against the tech giant’s predatory pricing and monopoly practices that put independent journalism at...
May 19, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kevin McCarthy Sinks Even Lower Kevin McCarthy Sinks Even Lower
He sells out a GOP House ally by opposing a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection. Is he afraid of what it will find?
May 18, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The Supreme Court May Have Just Signed Roe v. Wade’s Death Warrant The Supreme Court May Have Just Signed Roe v. Wade’s Death Warrant
The newly ultraconservative court has agreed to hear a direct challenge to the landmark 1973 abortion case—a move that can mean nothing good.
May 18, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’ Steven Donziger Wants to Convince ‘a Different Jury’
Denied legal judgment by his peers, the lawyer who took on Chevron wants the world to know about his persecution.
May 18, 2021 / James North