Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge
The fight might between the president and the conservative old guard might just be the biggest legal development of Trump’s second term.
Jun 3, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think
What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.
Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails
Pregnant people are undergoing constant horrors at the hands of the carceral state, and the laws we’ve passed aren’t helping enough.
Jun 2, 2025 / Ira Memaj
My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in “Mahmoud v. Taylor” My Kindergarten Class Taught Me What’s Really at Stake in “Mahmoud v. Taylor”
As the Supreme Court debates this case, I am reminded of the students I taught over two decades ago who gave me an invaluable lesson about what representation really means to them...
Jun 2, 2025 / George Theoharis
The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible
Politics / May 30, 2025 The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible Court rulings this week suggest Trump’s lawless actions will not go unnoticed. Sasha Abramsky Share Co…
May 30, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
What the Hell Do This Week’s Whiplash Tariff Rulings Actually Mean? What the Hell Do This Week’s Whiplash Tariff Rulings Actually Mean?
While the courts continue to debate the legality of Trump’s sweeping tariffs, the law remains clear: They are unconstitutional.
May 30, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism Michael Ledeen Was the Forrest Gump of American Fascism
From Iran-contra to Iraq war WMD lies to Trumpism, this right-wing pundit kept subverting democracy.
May 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation
Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.
May 30, 2025 / Erica Etelson
McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings McCarthyism 2.0: Reflections on Testifying in the House Antisemitism Hearings
I soon realized that neither the law nor the facts matter to the Committee on Education’s Republican inquisitors.
May 28, 2025 / David Cole