The Constitution

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.

Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

US Special Forces in Africa

America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa

Are we prepared to ignore our own Constitution and shred international law, claiming the right to attack anywhere at will?

Nov 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Owen Fiss and the Liberal Legal Tradition

Owen Fiss and the Liberal Legal Tradition Owen Fiss and the Liberal Legal Tradition

The legal theorist’s case for how the Constitution can be a vehicle for civil rights and social justice.

Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / David Cole

Articles of Confederation

‘We Have Not a Government’: The US Before the Constitution ‘We Have Not a Government’: The US Before the Constitution

An interview with George William Van Cleve, author of a new book about a period of crisis that offers tools for thinking about our own.

Oct 23, 2017 / Asked & Answered / Richard Kreitner

Anila Daulatzai

Airlines Are Policing the Bodies and Behavior of Women-of-Color Passengers Airlines Are Policing the Bodies and Behavior of Women-of-Color Passengers

And they’re inadvertently revealing the racist and misogynistic assumptions and codes of behavior that are thrust upon us.

Oct 23, 2017 / Deepa Iyer

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Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue

Kneeling down, rising up… The wrong idol… False flag… Digital redistricting?… A worthy candidate… From the stacks…

Oct 19, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers

Actually, No, Bob Corker and John McCain Are Doing Nothing to Hold Trump Accountable

Actually, No, Bob Corker and John McCain Are Doing Nothing to Hold Trump Accountable Actually, No, Bob Corker and John McCain Are Doing Nothing to Hold Trump Accountable

All talk, no walk.

Oct 17, 2017 / John Nichols

With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good

With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good

You can also demand that Congress save the Iran nuclear deal and share your net neutrality story.

Oct 17, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Trump-Trudeau

Trump’s Latest Attacks on the Press are Ignorant, Wrongheaded, and Dangerous Trump’s Latest Attacks on the Press are Ignorant, Wrongheaded, and Dangerous

The FCC and Congress need to defend the First Amendment.

Oct 11, 2017 / John Nichols

Stewart ICE detention

ICE’s Captive Immigrant Labor Force ICE’s Captive Immigrant Labor Force

Across the country, ICE detainees are allegedly being coerced into performing work without proper compensation.

Oct 11, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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