‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable
Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.
Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle
Yes, Democrats must expand the courts. Here’s why, and here’s how.
Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
Can Trump Delay the Election? Amy Coney Barrett’s a Big Maybe on That One Can Trump Delay the Election? Amy Coney Barrett’s a Big Maybe on That One
For two day running, the court nominee has refused to say whether she will respect the clear intent of election laws and the Constitution.
Oct 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary
The Republican deal with the devil to tolerate Trumpian corruption in exchange for a supermajority deserves both scorn and redress.
Oct 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony
The nominee did her best to evade serious questions, but what she did say—about the ACA, Roe v. Wade, and the president’s power to delay elections—should terrify us all.
Oct 14, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights
Coney Barrett offered a “virtue-based” defense of why some felons should be allowed to own guns, but not to vote.
Oct 13, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Term Limit the Supreme Court Term Limit the Supreme Court
In the midst of another confirmation circus, Representative Ro Khanna proposes to stop the madness by limiting justices to single 18-year terms.
Oct 13, 2020 / John Nichols
The Democrats Might Actually Have a Strategy to Block Amy Coney Barrett The Democrats Might Actually Have a Strategy to Block Amy Coney Barrett
Democratic senators demonstrated unusual discipline as they hammered away at Barrett’s threat to the Affordable Care Act. The problem is, it may not be enough.
Oct 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal
UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers UNCOUNTED, a Memorial for People Killed by Law Enforcement Officers
Countless men, women, and children have been killed at the hands of US law enforcement officers. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police on March 13, 2020, and recently he...
Oct 13, 2020 / OppArt / Coco Howard
In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion In California’s Agricultural Heartland, a Mayor Is Running on Compassion
Maria Orozco, the mayor of a small farming town, is fighting to protect her constituents, regardless of immigration status.
Oct 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Wesaam Al-Badry and Magnum Foundation