The Constitution

Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished

Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished

Trump is preparing to run in 2024, but a new Senate report detailing his sedition gives officials the evidence they need to disqualify him from completing the coup.

Oct 11, 2021 / John Nichols

This Is How You Smack Down Texas’s Abortion Ban

This Is How You Smack Down Texas’s Abortion Ban This Is How You Smack Down Texas’s Abortion Ban

On Wednesday, a federal judge in Texas suspended SB 8. His ruling offers a step-by-step legal guide to striking down the law for good.

Oct 8, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Texas activists perform at the Women’s March

At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage

The march felt like less a reaction to impending crisis and more the announcement of a rejuvenated feminist movement.

Oct 5, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress

This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress

During the next nine months, conservatives justices will use their power to attack abortion rights, weaken gun regulations, and rewind the clock to a darker age.

Sep 30, 2021 / Feature / Elie Mystal

EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville

These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access These Cities and States Are Fighting the Tide and Expanding Abortion Access

For decades, the anti-choice movement has focused on state- and local-level victories. Now, the abortion-rights movement is too.

Sep 24, 2021 / Amy Littlefield

Osama bin Laden Newspapers

Pick Up the Stone: The American Way of Vengeance Pick Up the Stone: The American Way of Vengeance

The line from defeat in Afghanistan to deputizing bounty hunters in Texas can be traced in blood—and history.

Sep 22, 2021 / John Scagliotti and JoAnn Wypijewski

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Problem Solved Problem Solved

Just don’t have sex in Texas. You’re welcome!

Sep 15, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights. First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.

Just a week after Texas’s abortion ban went into effect, Governor Greg Abbot signed a draconian voter suppression bill into law.

Sep 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Senator Susan Collins

Susan Collins, Brett Kavanaugh, and Texas’s Abortion Ban Susan Collins, Brett Kavanaugh, and Texas’s Abortion Ban

Collins cleared the way for Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court, and Kavanaugh cleared the way for this new assault on reproductive rights.

Sep 10, 2021 / John Nichols

Garland-DOJ-press-conf

The Justice Department Strikes Back The Justice Department Strikes Back

Since the DOJ cannot force Texas Republicans to magically become decent people, its smart lawsuit against the state’s abortion ban is the next best thing.

Sep 10, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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