Letters From the December 18-25, 2017, Issue Letters From the December 18-25, 2017, Issue
Can you do the con-con?… RIP, Democratic Party…
Nov 30, 2017 / Our Readers
This Is a Constitutional Crisis This Is a Constitutional Crisis
Trump’s move to displace the legitimate head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau assaults consumers—and violates the rule of law.
Nov 28, 2017 / John Nichols
Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope. Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope.
Democrats will have to work harder to establish a clear, compelling vision of what they are for beyond opposition to Trump.
Nov 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy A New York Constitutional Convention Would Be Good for Democracy
The case for a constitutional convention in New York State.
Nov 3, 2017 / Richard Kreitner
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
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
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
‘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 / Richard Kreitner
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
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 / Our Readers