Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail
Biden’s recently announced commission to study court reform isn’t designed to offer solutions—it’s designed to be an excuse to do nothing.
Apr 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Solidarity With the Asian Community Solidarity With the Asian Community
People around the country showing up, in solidarity with the Asian/AAPI Community. Vigil: Upper Manhattan, March 2021.
Apr 13, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump
The president’s plan to hike Pentagon spending draws a rebuke from progressives.
Apr 13, 2021 / John Nichols
How Antidiscrimination Law Fails Black Mothers How Antidiscrimination Law Fails Black Mothers
Title VII’s short period for filing a complaint harms one of the very populations the law is meant to protect: pregnant or nursing mothers—especially mothers of color.
Apr 13, 2021 / Alison Wellford
A Plea to President Biden to Stop Perpetuating Racist Tax Policy A Plea to President Biden to Stop Perpetuating Racist Tax Policy
Even if the president managed to vanquish racism in every other part of government, failing to address its role in our tax system would be a tragedy.
Apr 13, 2021 / Steven Dean
Ramsey Clark’s Choices Ramsey Clark’s Choices
The former attorney general, who died April 9, remained true to his principles.
Apr 12, 2021 / Stephen Gillers
Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline
But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.
Apr 12, 2021 / Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, and Sophia Gurulé
Covid: Drawn from Experience Covid: Drawn from Experience
A short animated documentary.
Apr 12, 2021 / OppArt / Rafe Scobey Thal and Luca Valente
McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery
The minority leader has a problem with corporations that call out Jim Crow voting restrictions. But he’s still happy to take their dirty money,
Apr 9, 2021 / John Nichols
Fatal Instincts Fatal Instincts
Unproud. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 5.
Apr 9, 2021 / Steve Brodner