Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail
Biden’s recently announced commission to study court reform isn’t designed to offer solutions—it’s designed to be an excuse to do nothing.
Apr 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill
Derek Chauvin’s defense team is hoping that the 1989 Graham v. Connor ruling will be his ticket to acquittal.
Apr 8, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke? Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke?
There is no progressive future without a serious fight to reclaim the judiciary from the grips of conservative judges.
Apr 7, 2021 / Feature / Elie Mystal
The Right To Bear Laser-Blasting Arms The Right To Bear Laser-Blasting Arms
Don’t tread on me, unless you’re in a mecha suit.
Mar 30, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control
As the country reels from two mass shootings in a single week, the Supreme Court is considering taking on a case that could vastly expand gun “rights.”
Mar 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies
How can the United States focus on new threats while sustaining endless wars and obsolete postures?
Mar 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers
This federal sea change in policy comes after years of efforts by Western states to reimagine their social safety nets.
Mar 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead
Beware the light at the end of the tunnel…
Mar 4, 2021 / Mike Davis for The Nation
Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder
The amendment outlines how insurrectionists and those who give “aid or comfort” to sedition can be disqualified.
Feb 19, 2021 / John Nichols
How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable How to Hold Senate Republicans Accountable
Defeat them at the polls.
Feb 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel