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The One Supreme Court Decision We Can Celebrate

The One Supreme Court Decision We Can Celebrate The One Supreme Court Decision We Can Celebrate

In ruling that police may not search cellphones without a warrant, the Court brought the Fourth Amendment into the twenty-first century.

Jul 2, 2014 / David Cole

Postcards Post-Stonewall

Postcards Post-Stonewall Postcards Post-Stonewall

We can pretend the politics of liberation can be tracked along clearly marked lines, or we can remember that history is like desire.

Jul 2, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski

After ‘Harris v. Quinn’: The State of Our Unions

After ‘Harris v. Quinn’: The State of Our Unions After ‘Harris v. Quinn’: The State of Our Unions

After one of Supreme Court’s most anti-union rulings in recent years, is there still time for organized labor to save itself?

Jul 2, 2014 / Eileen Boris, Jennifer Klein, Joel Rogers, Joshua Freeman, and Jane McAlevey

Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End?

Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End? Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End?

There’s no telling how far religious exemptions will go under Justice Alito’s ruling.

Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How the Supreme Court Undermined Women’s Citizenship

How the Supreme Court Undermined Women’s Citizenship How the Supreme Court Undermined Women’s Citizenship

The court’s decision to invalidate the abortion clinic buffer zone limits the privacy women require as participants in a democracy.

Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

William Kristol’s Credentials as an Iraq Expert William Kristol’s Credentials as an Iraq Expert

Bill Kristol predicted a war of two months. It’s lasted, we know, somewhat longer. So, even including his chicken-hawk pals, Has anyone ever been wronger?

Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Real Reason Pot Is Still Illegal

The Real Reason Pot Is Still Illegal The Real Reason Pot Is Still Illegal

Opponents of marijuana-law reform insist that legalization is dangerous—but the biggest threat is to their own bottom line.

Jul 2, 2014 / Feature / Lee Fang

Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Opens the Door to Further Challenges

Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Opens the Door to Further Challenges Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Opens the Door to Further Challenges

While the Court did not strike down barrier zones in other states and cities, the people who brought us McCullen can take those statutes on next.

Jul 1, 2014 / Emily Jane Goodman

From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Pride to Freedom Summer to ‘Aycock’ Hall, Students Mass for Racial Justice

Across the country, the summer is heating up with youth-led direct action.

Jul 1, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities

The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities The Silence of American Hawks About Kiev’s Atrocities

The regime has repeatedly carried out artillery and air attacks on city centers, creating a humanitarian catastrophe—which is all but ignored by the US political-media establ...

Jun 30, 2014 / Stephen F. Cohen

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