Kamala Harris Has a Chance to Electrify the Court Reform Debate Kamala Harris Has a Chance to Electrify the Court Reform Debate
After a century-long fight to make Supreme Court justices more accountable, 2024 might finally see voters empower a president and a Congress to end “judicial oligarchy.”
Jul 30, 2024 / John Nichols
Why Are Bernie Sanders and the Squad Propping Up Joe Biden? Why Are Bernie Sanders and the Squad Propping Up Joe Biden?
A wounded Biden is running on a platform that progressives have long dreamed about.
Jul 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Democrats Are Slow-Walking Into Fascism The Democrats Are Slow-Walking Into Fascism
Is doubling down on a candidate who is almost certainly going to lose really the best the left can do?
Jul 11, 2024 / Van Gosse
It’s Impossible to Overstate the Damage Done by the Supreme Court in This Term It’s Impossible to Overstate the Damage Done by the Supreme Court in This Term
The effects of the high court’s rulings will be enduring and almost impossible to overturn without a serious reckoning by Democratic lawmakers.
Jul 8, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Why Aren’t We Talking About Trump’s Fascism? Why Aren’t We Talking About Trump’s Fascism?
Joe Biden has created a distraction from the existential question that should define this election.
Jul 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
We Rejected Monarchy in 1776. The Supreme Court Just Brought It Back. We Rejected Monarchy in 1776. The Supreme Court Just Brought It Back.
King George III was tossed aside 248 years ago. Now the court seeks to impose King Donald I.
Jul 4, 2024 / John Nichols
The US Has Dealt With Contested Elections Before The US Has Dealt With Contested Elections Before
How different is this election from earlier tumultuous ones in American history?
Jul 4, 2024 / Julian E. Zelizer and Karen J. Greenberg
The Roberts Supreme Court’s Decision on Netchoice Was Righteous The Roberts Supreme Court’s Decision on Netchoice Was Righteous
No, that is not a typo. Amid the deluge this week, Big Tech didn't get what it wanted. And the court left open the possibility that we might get social media regulation right.
Jul 2, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
Can the Constitution Save Us? Can the Constitution Save Us?
The Constitution is often invoked as a safeguard for American democracy, but does it more often get in democracy’s way?
Jul 2, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy
The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially
Under this new standard, a president can go on a four-to-eight-year crime spree and then retire from public life, never to be held accountable.
Jul 1, 2024 / Elie Mystal