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July 2, 2024
Thom Hartmann
The Next Step Is to End All Prosecutions of Trump
Clarence Thomas says Jack Smith should go back to The Hague and prosecute European war criminals, because American fascists are now officially immune.
July 1, 2024
Holly Brewer
The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King
The conservative justices have ignored history altogether and created a shocking new precedent: The president is above the law.
June 28, 2024
Kate Aronoff
This Is Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Try to Do the EPA’s Job
Conservative justices this week confused nitrous oxide with nitrogen oxides and then insisted that they, not the EPA, were the final word on environmental regulations.
June 24, 2024
Magazine
John Fabian Witt
Is the United States Too Devoted to the Constitution?
A new book argues that worship of the Constitution has distorted our politics.
June 12, 2024
Kate Aronoff
The Chiquita Verdict Was a Long Time Coming
Companies are almost never held accountable for their actions, particularly in foreign countries. But a Florida jury just broke that trend, ruling that Chiquita is liable for eight deaths.
June 9, 2024
Matt Ford
The Right’s Truly Incredible Argument for Weakening Consumer Safety
A baby products company and an anti-woke activist group are trying to weaken a critical consumer watchdog agency. If one of their cases reaches the Supreme Court, we’re all in trouble.
June 7, 2024
Michael Tomasky
It’s Simple: Trump Is Treated Like a Criminal Because He’s a Criminal
Trump’s life has been one long criminal enterprise. Democrats, make sure people remember.
June 6, 2024
Matt Ford
Judge Aileen Cannon Will Entertain Any Excuse to Delay Trump’s Trial
The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case keeps coming up with increasingly ridiculous reasons not to begin the trial.
June 6, 2024
Steve Morris
The False—and Potentially Misleading—Promise of Restoring
Roe
Biden and the Democrats say they’ll codify abortion rights nationwide if voters give them full control of Washington. But can they really deliver?
June 4, 2024
Matt Ford
Texas Republicans’ Brazen Plan to Control the State Forever
The state GOP just approved a party platform that would effectively ensure one-party rule.
June 3, 2024
Michael Tomasky
It’s Up to You, Democrats: Make Donald Trump’s Conviction Matter
In a new poll, 10 percent of Republicans said Trump’s conviction made them less likely to vote for him. But Democrats have to make sure these voters don’t forget about it come November.
June 3, 2024
Timothy Noah
Lock Him Up! Why Donald Trump Should Do Jail Time Before the Election
Granted, most first-time offenders who commit this particular crime don’t do time. But Trump isn’t most first-time offenders.
May 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Knew Exactly What That Upside-Down American Flag Meant
As he made clear in a Supreme Court opinion in 2022, he’s well aware of how private intentions and public perception can differ when it comes to flying flags.
May 31, 2024
Matt Ford
Convicted Felon Donald Trump Is Facing a Long and Daunting Road
The former president’s life will get even more complicated in July, when he’s sentenced just days before the Republicans nominate him at their convention.
May 30, 2024
Matt Ford
San Francisco Is Handing the Right-Wing Supreme Court a Gift
The city, joined by some odd bedfellows from U.S. industry, is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s water quality enforcement. And it could spell trouble for the rest of America.
May 29, 2024
Timothy Soseki Kudo
Israel Can “Legally” Kill Babies Because the Laws of War Are Immoral
Just because international law allows the killing of civilians, including children, doesn’t mean that it isn’t morally abhorrent.
May 29, 2024
David Masciotra
Ted Kennedy Warned Us About Samuel Alito. He Was Ignored.
The Supreme Court justice’s flag controversy should come as no surprise to anyone who paid attention to his nomination hearings in 2006.
May 28, 2024
Michael Tomasky
If Trump Is Convicted, It’s Democrats’ Job to Make Sure America Cares
Say it again and again: “convicted felon Donald Trump.”
May 23, 2024
Matt Ford
Clarence Thomas Is a Big Fan of Racial Gerrymandering
In a Supreme Court decision siding with South Carolina Republicans, the right-wing justice took the opportunity to attack landmark civil rights rulings that protected Black voters’ political representation.
May 23, 2024
Grace Segers
The Hot New Down-Ballot Races: State Supreme Court Seats
With the end of nationwide abortion rights, money and attention is pouring into state-level high court races.
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