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November 29, 2022
Timothy Noah
Kevin McCarthy’s Pledge to Impeach Mayorkas Is a Gift to Democrats
He doesn’t even know why he wants to put the homeland security chief on trial. Neither does McCarthy’s rival for the speakership, Representative Andy Biggs.
October 15, 2020
MagazineDavid Daley
Inside the Republican Plot for Permanent Minority Rule
How the GOP keeps cheating its way into power—and may get away with it again in 2020
October 10, 2019
Zachary Siegel
How the Drug War Blob Took Over The Washington Post
The paper's otherwise stellar investigative journalism accidentally exposes the failed Beltway consensus.
March 12, 2019
David Dayen
The Trudeau Scandal Happens All the Time in America
Politically influential companies have been avoiding criminal prosecution since long before Trump became president.
March 5, 2019
Matt Ford
Winning the White House Won’t Fix Our Democracy
More than a dozen Democrats are chasing the glory of the presidency, but some are missing the bigger picture.
October 25, 2018
Jeet Heer
As wave of attempted bombing continues, Trump chooses to blame the victims.
February 21, 2017
Lovia Gyarkye
Uber is bringing in Eric Holder after a former employee’s complaints about sexism went viral.
January 6, 2017
Scott Lemieux
Eric Holder to the Rescue?
President Obama's former attorney general will be at the forefront of legal challenges to the Trump administration. Will they work?
November 18, 2016
Scott Lemieux
The Trump Era Is Already a Disaster for Civil Rights
Why Jeff Sessions is a terrible pick to lead the Justice Department.
September 7, 2016
Anakwa Dwamena
With the nomination of a Muslim federal judge, Obama cements his reputation as a president of firsts.
February 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Who will President Obama nominate to the Supreme Court to replace Antonin Scalia?
March 18, 2015
Cristian Farias
"Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Was Not Built on a Lie
Ferguson's message is as powerful as ever.
March 16, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Media Is Obsessed With Hillary's Emails Because the Media Is Obsessed With Stories About Itself
March 4, 2015
Jamil Smith
You, Too, Can Prevent Police Brutality
The DOJ's Ferguson probe shows why we need to get proactive
February 27, 2015
Cristian Farias
Eric Holder Wants to Lower the Bar for Civil Rights Prosecutions. That's Trickier Than It Sounds.
February 25, 2015
Cristian Farias
Why Is It So Hard to Prove a Civil Rights Crime?
The Zimmerman case reveals the limits of the law—and foreshadows the Ferguson outcome
January 19, 2015
Jonathan Blanks
Eric Holder's Asset Forfeiture Decision Won't Stop the Widespread Abuse of Police Power
November 9, 2014
Sam Kleiner
Republicans Are Already Undermining Obama's Highly Qualified Attorney General Pick
October 8, 2014
Mugambi Jouet
America's Great Big Blind Spot on Human Rights
September 27, 2014
Angela J. Davis
Eric Holder Transformed the Attorney General into an Advocate for the Poor
As DC's prosecutor, he was my adversary. But at the Justice Department, he surprised me.

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