Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery
In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.
May 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court. Blame Republicans for Uvalde? Yes, but Also Blame the Supreme Court.
After radically expanding the definition of the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court is poised to give gunslingers yet another a big, wet kiss.
May 26, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot Insurrectionist Doug Mastriano Should Be Barred From the Pennsylvania Ballot
Details of Mastriano’s involvement with the coup attempt are overwhelming—and disqualify him under the 14th Amendment, argue constitutional lawyers.
May 23, 2022 / John Nichols
Gleaning Hope From Latin America’s Abortion Rights Revolution Gleaning Hope From Latin America’s Abortion Rights Revolution
After centuries of living under some of the most draconian abortion laws imaginable, millions of women in Latin America now have access to legal abortion. How did they do it?
May 18, 2022 / Omar G. Encarnación
The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls The Fight for Abortion After “Roe” Falls
It will be a battle with 50 different fronts.
May 16, 2022 / Feature / Amy Littlefield
6 Ways to Fight for Abortion Rights After “Roe” 6 Ways to Fight for Abortion Rights After “Roe”
We can win this eventually, but despair will make it harder. Just concentrate on what you can do now.
May 16, 2022 / Katha Pollitt for The Nation
Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion Even Under “Roe,” I Faced Barriers to Get an Abortion
In spite of having made up my mind, I still had to face unnecessary barriers in order to access medical care that I could have received online and by mail.
May 16, 2022 / Larada Lee-Wallace
Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts
To win back abortion rights, Democrats need to learn how to fight the moral battle being waged by anti-abortion theocrats—something clinic escorts do every day.
May 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Are Joe Biden, Democrats, Ready to Fight in a Post-“Roe” World? Are Joe Biden, Democrats, Ready to Fight in a Post-“Roe” World?
Reproductive freedom could give Democrats an edge if the party leadership weren’t so cowardly.
May 10, 2022 / Jeet Heer
“Roe” Redistributed Power—and Its Supporters Should Champion That “Roe” Redistributed Power—and Its Supporters Should Champion That
The decision was not toxic, unworkable or unpopular. But in fending off these accusations, we’ve forgotten to defend its most important result.
May 10, 2022 / Nan D. Hunter