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The Trump Administration Is on a Capital Punishment Killing Spree The Trump Administration Is on a Capital Punishment Killing Spree

After 17 years, attorney General Bill Barr has resumed federal executions—and the conservatives on the Supreme Court approve.

Jul 17, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Burning Down the House

Burning Down the House Burning Down the House

Trump’s mounting failures and corruption devastate the US.

Jul 16, 2020 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

John Roberts Is Not Your Friend

John Roberts Is Not Your Friend John Roberts Is Not Your Friend

Despite his recent rulings on abortion, DACA, and LGBTQ rights, Roberts is no moderate. He’s a rock-ribbed Republican playing the long game.

Jun 30, 2020 / Editorial / Elie Mystal

Republicans Fear D.C. Voters. That’s Why They’re Blocking Statehood.

Republicans Fear D.C. Voters. That’s Why They’re Blocking Statehood. Republicans Fear D.C. Voters. That’s Why They’re Blocking Statehood.

Frederick Douglass asked why D.C. was “excluded from the privileges of the ballot box.” We know why now.

Jun 29, 2020 / John Nichols

Doing the Dirty Work

Doing the Dirty Work Doing the Dirty Work

Bill Barr unleashed the National Guard on peaceful protesters in Washington D.C.

Jun 29, 2020 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

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The Supreme Court Just Took a Hammer to the Asylum Process The Supreme Court Just Took a Hammer to the Asylum Process

With its latest decision, the court gave the Trump administration the green light to fast-track deportations—and condemned many asylum seekers to likely horror.

Jun 26, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Bolton Tells All Too Late

Bolton Tells All Too Late Bolton Tells All Too Late

Behind the scenes. After the fact.

Jun 23, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Shouldn’t Congressional Approval Be Required to Deploy Troops at Home Too?

Shouldn’t Congressional Approval Be Required to Deploy Troops at Home Too? Shouldn’t Congressional Approval Be Required to Deploy Troops at Home Too?

Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders promise action after Trump threatens “to weaponize the US military against its own citizens.”

Jun 5, 2020 / John Nichols

Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest

Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest Jim Mattis vs. Tom Cotton: No Contest

The former defense secretary’s scathing attack on Trump’s shredding the Constitution showed how wrong The New York Times was to publish Cotton.

Jun 4, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Trump in front of an American flag

Time to Fundamentally Rethink What Trump Means by Security Time to Fundamentally Rethink What Trump Means by Security

The challenge for his successor will be how to dig out from the rubble.

Jun 2, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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