William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General William Barr Is Acting as Trump’s Defense Lawyer, Not Attorney General
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing confirmed one thing: The United States does not currently, in any practical or realistic sense, have an attorney general.
May 1, 2019 / John Nichols
A Louisiana Court Is Trying to Silence Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson A Louisiana Court Is Trying to Silence Black Lives Matter’s DeRay Mckesson
The message to black people: They can come for us at any time.
May 1, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue Letters From the May 13, 2019 Issue
Action plans for democracy… Spreading hope—and justice…
Apr 30, 2019 / Our Readers
How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits
In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors.
Apr 30, 2019 / Feature / Tim Requarth
Why Everyone Should Care About Mass E-carceration Why Everyone Should Care About Mass E-carceration
The social costs of constant surveillance are greater than we might think.
Apr 29, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Should the House Impeach Trump? Should the House Impeach Trump?
It’s a tough call, with strong arguments on both sides. Regardless, Democrats must aggressively pursue the investigative leads furnished by the Mueller report.
Apr 29, 2019 / The Nation
What’s It Like to Be Young, Queer, and the Mayor? What’s It Like to Be Young, Queer, and the Mayor?
Over tea, Samantha Paradis discusses the challenges of running a small town in rural Maine.
Apr 26, 2019 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory The Mueller Report Indicts the Trump-Russia Conspiracy Theory
The real Russiagate scandal is the damage it has done to our democratic system and media.
Apr 26, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump Here’s a Handy Impeachment Refresher for Donald Trump
The president’s latest idiocy reveals his staggering ignorance of the Constitution he swore an oath to defend.
Apr 25, 2019 / John Nichols
What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like? What Would an Open-Borders World Actually Look Like?
Borders have turned the American Southwest, the Mediterranean, and countless other areas of our world into unnecessary graveyards for migrants. It’s time for a new way.
Apr 24, 2019 / John Washington