Politics

Merrick Garland

This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination

The American Bar Association has given President Obama’s pick its highest rating.

Jun 22, 2016 / John Nichols

The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election

The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election

States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency.

Jun 21, 2016 / Ari Berman

MTA Ads

The MTA’s Ban on ‘Political’ Ads Has Turned It Into the Free-Speech Police The MTA’s Ban on ‘Political’ Ads Has Turned It Into the Free-Speech Police

Should the New York City transportation agency, and others across the nation, be in the business of deciding what riders are allowed to see?

Jun 21, 2016 / Allegra Kirkland

How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom

How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom

An informed public is vital to our democracy—but we will never be truly informed unless we fight for the media’s ability to hold those with power accountable.

Jun 21, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump Indiana primary

Relax, Donald Trump Can’t Win Relax, Donald Trump Can’t Win

Even before you get to his campaign’s incompetence and lackluster fundraising, the numbers just aren’t on his side.

Jun 21, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Aleppo, Syria

The Diplomats’ Revolt on Syria The Diplomats’ Revolt on Syria

Dozens of American diplomats are calling for strikes against the Assad regime, but they offer no endgame.

Jun 21, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath

Stop ignorantly scapegoating innocent guns.

Jun 21, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Mapping Allegations of an American War Crime

Mapping Allegations of an American War Crime Mapping Allegations of an American War Crime

A new interactive platform invites you to explore evidence that an elite American unit murdered Afghan civilians and buried them around their base.

Jun 21, 2016 / Matthieu Aikins

Chris Murphy Senate Filibuster

These Senators Want to Stop Terrorists From Buying Guns (Unless They Use Craigslist) These Senators Want to Stop Terrorists From Buying Guns (Unless They Use Craigslist)

What’s the point of adding suspected terrorists to no-buy lists if background checks are still easily avoided?

Jun 20, 2016 / George Zornick

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law

In an opinion that cited Michelle Alexander and Ta-Nehisi Coates, Justice Sotomayor railed against the gutting of the Fourth Amendment.

Jun 20, 2016 / John Nichols

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