The Supreme Court Could Make It Easier for States to Purge Voters The Supreme Court Could Make It Easier for States to Purge Voters
The Court has decided to hear a new case from Ohio, where Democrats were twice as likely as Republicans to be purged from the rolls in the state’s largest counties.
May 30, 2017 / Ari Berman
How the 1989 War on Manuel Noriega’s Panama Super-Charged US Militarism How the 1989 War on Manuel Noriega’s Panama Super-Charged US Militarism
It brought together neocons and realists in a warm-up act for the first Gulf War.
May 30, 2017 / Greg Grandin
How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law How to Join the Fight Against Texas’s Racist Immigration Law
Activists will gather at the Texas State Capitol this Monday—and they’re asking for everyone’s support.
May 26, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget
George Zornick on the president’s attack on the poor, Ari Berman on voting rights, and Joshua Holland on Trump’s travels.
May 25, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Case Against ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bills The Case Against ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bills
Hate-crimes laws make sense for groups that have been historically discriminated against. Police officers don’t qualify.
May 23, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
North Carolina Is Once Again Found Guilty of Discriminating Against Black Voters North Carolina Is Once Again Found Guilty of Discriminating Against Black Voters
The Supreme Court strikes down two of the state’s congressional districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
May 22, 2017 / Ari Berman
Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week
And it had nothing to do with the Russia investigation.
May 20, 2017 / John Nichols
Joe Lieberman Is a Civil Libertarian’s Nightmare Joe Lieberman Is a Civil Libertarian’s Nightmare
The nation’s top law-enforcement officer shouldn’t have flagrant disregard for constitutional protections.
May 19, 2017 / George Zornick
The Rev. William Barber Is Bringing MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Back to Life The Rev. William Barber Is Bringing MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Back to Life
Barber is stepping down from his post at the North Carolina NAACP to lead what he calls a “national moral revival.”
May 19, 2017 / Dani McClain
The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack
The Department of Justice is perverting a rule to shut down immigrant-rights lawyers.
May 19, 2017 / Rachel B. Tiven