Religious Right Leaders Blast Trump’s Order as a Betrayal Religious Right Leaders Blast Trump’s Order as a Betrayal
But a vague provision could authorize Attorney General Jeff Sessions to issue guidelines to federal agencies allowing them to discriminate.
May 5, 2017 / Sarah Posner
Another Black Boy Was Killed by Police. Will Justice Be Done This Time? Another Black Boy Was Killed by Police. Will Justice Be Done This Time?
Every time a black person dies at the hands of a police officer, there’s a glimmer of hope that the police will be held accountable. Almost every time, that hope is in vain.
May 5, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Asking for a Friend: I Have a Fancy Law Degree, but No One Will Hire Me to Do Good! Asking for a Friend: I Have a Fancy Law Degree, but No One Will Hire Me to Do Good!
And another reader loves a prickly communist.
May 5, 2017 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
History Will Remember These 217 House Republicans for Their Inhumanity History Will Remember These 217 House Republicans for Their Inhumanity
What Paul Ryan and his minions just voted for is immoral.
May 4, 2017 / no-paywall / John Nichols
The Most Important Story of Trump’s First 100 Days The Most Important Story of Trump’s First 100 Days
The United States is a constitutional democracy, whether Trump likes it or not.
May 4, 2017 / Editorial / David Cole
The Fight Over Sexual Freedom The Fight Over Sexual Freedom
Geoffrey Stone’s book is a powerful reminder that the history of sexual equality is one of backlash as well as progress.
May 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Anna North
The Trump Administration Is Full of Mind-Boggling Conflicts of Interest The Trump Administration Is Full of Mind-Boggling Conflicts of Interest
But the president, and his family business, seems to be in it for the long haul.
May 2, 2017 / Nomi Prins
Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban Meet Bob Ferguson, the Washington State Attorney General Who Shut Down Trump’s Muslim Ban
Now a toast of the progressive community, Ferguson views the law as a profoundly moral enterprise.
May 2, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky
Donald Trump Has Zero Legal Authority to Order Military Action Against North Korea Donald Trump Has Zero Legal Authority to Order Military Action Against North Korea
Without congressional authorization, military action would “clearly and unequivocally be illegal and unconstitutional,” says Congressman Jerrold Nadler.
Apr 28, 2017 / John Nichols
Monday’s May Day Marches Could Be the Biggest in Years Monday’s May Day Marches Could Be the Biggest in Years
Ten years after immigrants took to the streets in unprecedented numbers, organizers expect another major showing.
Apr 28, 2017 / Julianne Hing